How to Make a Ring Out of Clay
- 1). Measure and cut a piece of aluminum foil to 1 inch wide and 1 1/2 inches long. Fold it over along the length until it's about one-quarter inch wide. This is the form to which you will be adding the clay so it bakes evenly.
- 2). Soften a piece of polymer clay by warming it up and working it between your hands. This conditions the clay and makes it easier to work with. Flatten the clay to one-eighth-inch thick with a rolling pin. Cut a strip that's one-half-inch wide and 2 inches long with a knife.
- 3). Wrap the strip of clay around the aluminum foil and make press the edges together gently to blend them and get rid of the seams.
- 4). Apply some vegetable oil around a ring mandrel and gently wrap the clay-covered aluminum strip around the ring mandrel at the point of your ring size. Where the two ends of clay overlap is where the top of the ring will be. This is also where you'll add any embellishments or decorations. Blend the edges together.
- 5). Mold the decoration out of polymer clay. Use the tip of your knife to scratch and rough up the bottom of the decoration. Do the same to the middle of the top of the ring so the two pieces will interlock together. Press the two pieces together gently without changing the shapes of the clay.
- 6). Slip the ring off of the narrow end of the ring mandrel. Bake it in a conventional oven for 20 minutes at 250 degrees Fahrenheit. Remove the ring from the oven. Wait one hour for it to cool.
- 7). Brush a coat of clear acrylic gloss on the entire surface of the ring. Allow it to dry for 12 hours before wearing your clay ring.
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