Swing Bracelet with Bettina Welker

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Class Materials List

Polymer clay:
• 1-2 packages of Black
• 1 package of White • 1/2 package of scrap clay
• Poly Paste
• I recommend using Kato Clay for this project as the flexibility of most of the other clay brands are of disadvantage to the function of the clasp.
• Pasta machine
• Acrylic rod
• Clay blade
• Scalpel
• Ruler

For the patterned top:
• Cylindrical baking mold (size depends on wrist size / refer to chart on template)
• 3-4 different textures
• A piece of SizoWeb
• 15 mm round cookie cutter(Kemper Kutters)
• Medium grit sanding block or a big nail file
• Oil paint in black, white and three colors of your choice. I use Genesis heat set paints

For the bracelet band:
• Strong wire, 1.5 mm (~20 cm/8")
• Wire cutter
• 1.5 mm and 5 mm Knitting Needle
• Oval cookie cutter in the circumference of your wrist (nested set) - refer to chart on template sheet

For the findings and finishing:
• 4 cm and 5 cm round cookie cutter
• Lightbulb • CA glue

Optional:
• Dome shaped mold (~3,5 cm/1.25" diameter)
• Black Epoxy molding compound (like milliput or Apoxie Sculpt)
• Small flat paint brush
• Wet-sand paper 400-800 grit

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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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