Crafting with Polymer Clay: Creating Personalized Accessories

• Art and design
• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)

Crafting with Polymer Clay: Creating Personalised Accessories

Learning Objective

Understand the basics of working with polymer clay and create personalized jewelry, keyrings, and beads.

What do you already know about polymer clay and its uses in art and design?

Introduction to Polymer Clay

Polymer clay is a versatile material used for creating various accessories such as jewelry, keyrings, and beads. It can be molded and baked to form durable, colorful designs.

Tools and Materials

Discuss the essential tools and materials needed for working with polymer clay, including clay, molds, cutters, and baking supplies.

Basic Techniques

Demonstrate basic techniques such as shaping, blending, and texturing the clay to create unique designs for jewelry, keyrings, and beads.

Design and Personalization

Encourage creativity in designing personalized accessories by incorporating colors, patterns, and embellishments into the clay creations.

Baking and Finishing

Explain the baking process and finishing techniques to ensure that the clay objects are properly cured and finished for use.

Sharing and Feedback

Encourage students to share their creations with the class and provide constructive feedback to their peers.

Reflection and Evaluation

Reflect on the process of working with polymer clay and evaluate the success of the creations based on the initial design ideas.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.