DIY: Make Your Own Fimo Clay Earrings

Earrings are a bit of a must-have! Whatever you wear, they’ll brighten up your face.

As big fans of creative hobbies, we thought it would be nice to encourage you to let your imagination run wild and create an original, on-trend pair of earrings with your own two hands. And we found the perfect material: Fimo clay!

Also called polymer clay, it’s a kind of bakeable modeling clay that really took off in the 2000s. It sparked huge interest thanks to the multitude of things that could be made with it.

Jewelry, key rings and pins, little decorative objects… Most creative hobby fans were quickly won over. With the tools we have today, the results are much more professional, so much so that some people have even specialized in Fimo creations and made it their full-time job.

If you’re a social media fan, I’m sure you’ve already seen some. The improved range has something to do with it, along with accessories worthy of a top chef (rolling pin, molds, cookie cutters, and silicone mats); the clays come in a variety of textures, glittery, metallic, neon, phosphorescent colors…

But what makes it truly unique is that once baked, it is extremely durable—ideal for designing pretty jewelry to wear every day or give as a gift.

Enough talking, shall we get down to business?

Contents:

• List of materials
• 1: Shaping the clay
• 2: Cutting out the pieces
• 3: Create and roll out the patterns
• 4: Make holes in the pieces
• 5: Baking
• 6: Assembly
• 7: Enjoy your creation

List of materials

To follow this tutorial easily, you will need:

• 3 Fimo clays of your choice (for a terrazzo effect, choose several colors)
• A plastic or acrylic rolling pin (or, failing that, use a glass bottle; wooden rolling pins are not really suitable)
• Cookie cutters in different sizes or round caps
• Earring post with flat pad
• Small jump rings
• Your little hands
• Your imagination

1: Shaping the clay

Depending on what you have chosen, select a small amount of clay from each color and knead them to make them easier to shape.

Using your rolling pin or bottle, roll them out. Don’t flatten them too much because, firstly, they’ll be harder to peel off, and secondly, the final result will be less pretty.

2: Cutting out the pieces

From one of the rolled-out clays, use a cutter to make two small circles of the same size (1.2 cm, for example). These two circles will be used as earring studs; after baking, the earring posts will be glued onto them. Make them wider in diameter than the posts.

In a second sheet of rolled-out colored clay, cut out a larger circle (for example, three centimeters in diameter) and cut it in half to form two semicircles.

At this stage, you should have two small circles measuring one centimeter in diameter in one color, two semicircles in another color, and a piece of rolled-out clay.

Ready?

3: Create and roll out the patterns

I chose to create the terrazzo effect only on the largest circle and leave the other pieces plain. So, from the remaining sheets of rolled-out clay in different colors, take small pieces from two of them (the ones used to make the first pieces), which you can cut into small squares using a craft knife, for example.

You can also make small rolls if you prefer. Above all, don’t make them too thick. Take your different small pieces and place them randomly on the last sheet of rolled-out colored clay that we haven’t used yet.

Now roll over it until the disc is about 2 mm thick, then use a cutter to make two more circles, four centimetres in diameter, from this terrazzo-effect clay.

You now have all your pieces: two small circles in one color, two semicircles in another, and finally two larger multicolored circles.

4: Make holes in the pieces

Before baking your pieces, pierce each one with a toothpick. You’ll only need one hole for the smallest and largest circles, but you’ll need to make two holes, one below the other, for the semicircles.

The idea is to thread the small rings through them after baking to assemble everything. Be careful: the holes should not be more than one millimeter from the edge of the pieces.

5: Baking

On baking paper or a silicone mat, place everything in the oven and bake according to the instructions: 30 min at 110 degrees (check the directions on your clay packaging).

6: Assembly

Once your pieces are baked and cooled, you can lightly file the edges if they are not perfectly even. If you’re happy with them, you can start assembling everything. With the small rings, simply connect the pieces together in a logical way.

Finally, on the smallest circles, which will serve as “earring studs,” glue the post to the back, right in the center, and let the glue dry.

7: Enjoy your creation

Tadaaaaaam! You’ve just played apprentice jeweler, part chemist, part artist. Fabulous, right?

With this type of technique, you can create truly spectacular and original jewelry sets. Looking for DIY gift ideas for your friends? You’ve just found one 😊

And never forget, even polymer clay jewelry should be stored safely in a suitable jewelry box—we’re watching you!