How to Make Fingerprint Necklaces
You can make a unique personalized keepsake necklace featuring your child's fingerprint. Fingerprint necklaces make good gifts for grandparents. Fathers can surprise their wives with the fingerprint jewelry on Mother's Day, Christmas or a birthday. Children will feel like an important part of the crafting process as they lend their fingerprint to the project. Polymer clay is the main ingredient required to make a fingerprint necklace.
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Things You'll Need
- Polymer clay
- Pen
- Wax paper
- Knife
- Toothpick
- Acrylic paint or sealant
- Paintbrush
- Satin necklace cord
Instructions
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Roll a bit of polymer clay into a ball. The ball should be about 1/2-inch wide. Lay the ball of clay on a piece of wax paper. Use a pen as a rolling pin to roll out the clay into a flat round or oval shape about 1/8 inch thick.
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Use a knife to cut excess clay from the sides of the pendant. Cut around the outside of the form to the exact shape you want. Use a toothpick to poke a hole through the top of the clay form. The hole needs to be just big enough for your necklace cord to go through.
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Hold your child's finger and place it in the center of the pendant. Press lightly to get a good print without smashing the clay form. If the print is not satisfactory, you can repeat the previous steps and try again. Use the toothpick to write the child's name and date on the front or back of the pendant.
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Bake your pendant in the oven according to the directions on the clay package. When the clay is done baking and has cooled off, you can add a light coat of acrylic paint in metallic gold or silver, or any color you like. Do not make the paint too thick or it will obscure the lines of the fingerprint. Let the paint dry. You can also leave the clay unpainted, or add a sealant for shine.
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Loop the center of the satin cord and pull the loop through the front of the hole. Use the toothpick to push the cord through if you can't do it with your fingers. Bring the ends of the cord over the top of the pendant and through the loop, and then pull it tight. Tie the ends of the cord into a knot. Your necklace is ready to wear or give as a gift.
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Tips & Warnings
You can put a metal ring through the hole and attach the pendant to a metal chain if you prefer.
References
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