I like jewelry boxes, the ones that come with the key lock and have lovely styles. In my opinion, those usually guard great stories and memories for the fun party, wedding, or family reunion where I wore those. Sometimes it feels it’s a great opportunity to reminisce on those memories when I open the box and start looking. These past few days I have been thinking on a way to have easy access to the pieces of jewelry that I use often. Thinking on how to have readily accessible the earrings, necklace and rings that match a regular work day outfit. Of course, beautifully collected instead of all over the dresser. I thought of another opportunity for DIY crafts, and decided to use oven baked clay and make a beautiful abstract jewelry dish.
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With that in mind, I am sharing the “how to” to make these simple abstract jewelry dishes. A great idea to gather your beautiful jewelry and bring a unique look to any dresser.
How to make an abstract marbled jewelry dish
First gather your materials:
- various clay colors that will match your style and décor
- clay sculpting tools
- roller or glass jar to roll the clay
- small brush
- silver color paint for the rim
First cut out some of the clay, about 3/4 to one inch length and 1/2 inch thick of the clay. This will be enough for one abstract jewelry bowl.
The next step is to roll into strings, align the strings together and twist. Make the twist into a circle and roll out with the roller. To create a marbled look continue to mix the colors together with the hands until you get the color pattern you desire.
Then smooth out with your hand and with a roller or glass jar to about 1/4 inch thick. In order to bake them and keep the abstract form, place in a ramekin and shape the edges. The shaping of the edges is what gives that unique abstract look.
Place in the oven and once the recommended time in the oven has been reached, remove from oven and allow to cool. Usually, the wrapping will give the specific temperature and time in the oven for the clay. This one I used asked for the temperature of 275 degrees F and 15 minutes for each 1/4 inch.
Lastly, paint the rim with a color that will allow some contrast and maintain the abstract look.
Finish by placing your favorite jewelry and bringing that unique style to the dresser. I think these turned out very nice and were so easy to make.
The abstract look brings some resemblance to coral, especially the red, brown, and white ones.
I love the abstract look and how beautiful the jewelry looks in them.
I love it too! so colorful and unique.
Thanks Patty. My daughter took possession of these ones and I will have to make another one for me. Thanks for stopping by. I am glad you liked them.
Jasmine,
I am truly amazed at all your diverse DIY projects. These turned out beautifully. Thank you for sharing at Monday Social.
Judith
Hi Judith, thanks! I love doing the projects. I am glad I started to share them in this platform. Thanks for hosting Monday Social.
I adore this. What fun. It’s so pretty.
Thanks Katie, I am glad you liked them. This project was a lot of fun to work on.
These are really beautiful! I want to get some clay and try to make one. 🙂
Thank you so much! This project was so much fun to make, I hope you try it.
Those are very cool… I like the soap dish too. I’ve never worked with polymer clay; does it harden like pottery once baked?
Hello! I am glad you like them. They dry a lot lighter than pottery after baking. These are very light weight.