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Gemma Jewel polymer clay necklace, part three

In Part Two I made a domed top for the Gemma Jewel Circuit. But I still needed to make the rest of the case.

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It is not tidy, but it is very secure. I had to BluTak the dome back to the ring, because even the hot-glue refused to stick, but it works. If I want to permanently attach it there are a few things I could try yet.

To review;

There are no shadows in the dome from attachment mechanisms,

The back opens easily to be able to turn on/off the lights, and to change the battery,

But, it is a bit chunkier than expected, and protrudes forward more than is desirable.

On to the next iteration! (I'm thinking of, at least temporarily, replacing the dome with an unicorn horn for Neopixely unicorn horn magic.)

Current state of case; wire bezel and BluTak
Photo by chebe

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Gemma Jewel polymer clay necklace, part two

Way back in Part One I had a go at making a custom enclosure, to house the Gemma Jewel Circuit, from polymer (bake-in-the-oven) clay and a purchased bead forming tray. It worked okay, but there was room for improvement.

Firstly I wanted a deeper, more domed, front to the necklace than the purchased tray provided. Something more like a hemisphere. Actually, maybe exactly a hemisphere. But I couldn't find any forming tools to do this. I wandered into the craft shop and found a bouncy ball with about the right diameter to encase the Gemma Jewel. Then I picked up some air-dry clay, and made my way home.

I am very new to all this, this is just an experimental log, not a how-to.

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I have plans in motion for the rest, but for now; to be continued.

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Gemma Jewel polymer clay necklace, part one

After making my Gemma-Jewel circuit I needed something to put it in. I couldn't find a tutorial that fit my minimalistic needs (and skills) so I'm trying to figure something out for myself (inspired by those existing tutorials) and learning as I go.

( Some attempts )

Magnets and Sugru Sculpey pendant closed
Photo by chebe

I have something much more complicated in mind, we'll see how it turns out. (Btw, the code used is once again the FastLED library, OceanColors palette. It's simply mesmerising.)