Hinged Bracelets with Bettina Welker

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... materials

Class Materials List
• Kato Poly Clay (or Fimo Classic)
    o 1 1/2 p black
    o 1 p white
    o 1/4 p brown
    o 1/4 p yellow
• Kato Poly Paste
• Pasta Machine
• Acrylic roller
• Acrylic brayer (optional)
• Round or oval baking mold (about 1 inch bigger than your wrist)
• Rigid blade
• Flexible blade
• Scalpel or craft knife
• Double pointed knitting needle (3mm)
• Texturing mats
• V-shaped carving tool
• Ball stylus or a small knitting needle
• 4-5 rubber bands
• Flat metal file or sanding stick
• Wet/dry sanding sponges or paper ( 400-1000 grit)
• Neodymium magnets (5 x 10 x 1 or 2 mm)
• (Online source for magnets 3/8" x 3/16" x 1/16")
• 1 mm heavy duty metal pin (cut with side cutters)
• Hand drill with 1 & 3 mm drill bit
• Black oil paint

... instructors

Bettina Welker

Bettina always walks through the world curiously with eyes wide open looking for inspiration.
If she sees a shape, a color or a pattern, her creative mojo just starts going. This can be everything - architecture, nature, paintings or just a walk through the hardware store. She even gets new ideas just by cleaning up her studio. Teaching is very important to Bettina - the interaction with creative people is very inspiring - she never walks out of a class that she taught without having learned something as well. For her, the greatest reward is a happy, inspired student.

As a trained graphic designer,...
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Customer Reviews

great class! Review by shelly

Love this bracelet, it will have lots of value in making subsequent pieces and is well presented. Just a couple of notes: I think Bettina may have meant to write that the mold should be 2 CM larger than your wrist rather than 2 INCHES. (2" is large enough to fit over my wrist). You will also need an extra long 1mm drill bit to go thru the top & bottom knuckle of the hinge (mine wasn't long enough). Finally, my finished piece was blacker than the photo when painted with acrylic paint so next time I would use oil paint. The photos of other bracelets at the end are inspiring. It's a pricey class but does have great value in the long term. (Posted on 4/7/14)

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