How to Make a Swirled Cabochon Ring

Several months ago I came across Mold Muse on another blog that was giving away a credit to their shop on Etsy.  Now, like most crafters that make and/or sell the cabochon rings I was just buying the plastic ones from suppliers.  Thought it would be cool to eventually make my own with polymer clay (because I have a ton).  Filed it in my 'to-do' list.

A couple weeks ago I came across my note again, remembered all of my clay and pulled it down to see what colors I had.  Upon doing so I discovered a ball of two colors that I had swirled together to make what I think was going to be beads.  Years ago.  Have to say this stuff really keeps well if sealed.  Anyway, I decided now was the time to order the mold and make some swirled cabochons.

This is what I ordered:

Ordered the Mum in the 15mm and the 10mm and the Rose in the 13mm and 10mm. 

I decided to make a Mum 15mm ring first.

Filled the mold:

Smoothed it off with a flat edge knife:

Baked for 20 minutes at 275 degrees in the molds on a cookie sheet:

Several notes; I did fill up the rest of this mold and the others because if I am going to crank up the oven I am going to make the most of it.  Also, I did not gloss it and not sure that I am going to.  Right now I am liking the 'rougher' look.  When I made a few clay pieces years back I did buy some glaze at Michael's but some of the recent online research that I did said that you could use Pledge Floor Future Shine since is basically a polyurethane.  Also, you don't have bake in the mold.  I did for my first time but next time I am going to turn over and pop out on the cookie sheet.

Here are a few of the other pieces I did:

Love how the grey and purple one turned out! 

If interested the ring is in my Etsy shop and the four above will be listed as earrings when I get a chance!

Go check out Mold Muse!  They have over 200 different molds.

(Disclaimer: This post is completely and entirely my opinion.  Mold Muse has no idea who I am!)

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