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EDIT: These earrings are available in my Etsy shop!

Check them out here: [link]


Things I forgot:

1. You will also need brown clay.

2. The blending technique I used is known as a Skinner blend. It's very useful.

3. The eyepins are for if you want to turn the avocado slices into charms for jewelry.

4. The square at the very beginning is about 3" x 3" (about 8cm by 8cm)

Also, if you're really into polymer clay, even just as a hobby like me, a clay conditioning/pasta rolling machine is definitely worth the purchase. I caught mine at JoAnn's on sale for $10 (JoAnn's will publish 50% off one item/total purchase coupons every once in a while, so if you're wanting to buy a clay machine, keep your eyes open for these coupons). It's Sculpey brand, specifically for clay, and that's all I use it for. I think that you'd be able to use a pasta machine, too, but I wouldn't use the same one for food as well. It's useful for this blending technique as well as softening/conditioning old/hard clay, and rolling out large sheets for clay projects.

My tutorials:

Avocado Cane (Skinner Blend): [link]
Cake: [link]
Carrot: [link]
Corn on the Cob: [link]
Dumbledore: [link]
Human Feet: [link]
Human Hands: [link]
Key Lime Pie: [link]
Kiwi Cane: [link]
Milkshake: [link]
Orange Cane: [link]
Pea Pod: [link]
Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich: [link]
Pepperoni Pizza: [link]
TLS (Translucent Liquid Sculpey): [link]
Tomato: [link]
Treble Clef: [link]
Vanilla Bean Ice Cream: [link]
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~scourgespastslove May 21, 2013  New member Student Digital Artist
i know how to make a dog just using black white and red pink and then finally green for the eyes pink for nose white for the fur black also for the fur and red for the collar
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Mood: Stumped ~AnastasiaBatson Mar 29, 2013
a mile is about, part of a highway for 5-10-15 min long. thats how long a mile is O.o
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~ScarshadowX Mar 8, 2013  Professional Traditional Artist
thats alot of work for an avacodo key chain.... holy crap!
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~paperfaceparade May 18, 2013
they're earrings :) but i suppose you could make a keychain, too. with this technique, it makes a cane, which means you could get a dozen (give or take, depending on size) of avocado halves just by doing this once. it's very convenient.
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~ScarshadowX May 18, 2013  Professional Traditional Artist
Wow. I would make a pair of avocado earrings if they came out that good!
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=MayEbony Feb 10, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Your amazing work has been featured [link]
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~paperfaceparade Feb 20, 2013
Thank you! :)
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=MayEbony Feb 20, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
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=MayEbony Jan 8, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Your tutorials are so funny, as well as really clear and really helpful - thank you so very much!!! My favourite sentence so far is that your piece of clay is literally a mile long. Of course it is :pat: And a giant newspaper too :icondragonnod1:
I've read the Dumbledore, Key Lime Pie, Orange Cane, TLS (why can't I buy that here :iconshakestickplz:) and Treble Clef ones so far.
And I have a really dumb question, because I'm still really new to this hobby. Do I just do one coat of glaze on things? You said to do lots on the treble clef. I'm making tiny cake slices and don't know if I've done the right thing by glazing the sides of the cake or not? Cake isn't naturally shiny, but I'm guessing they need glaze protection?
Thank you soooooo much if you do have the time to answer :iconhearthugplz:
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~paperfaceparade Jan 17, 2013
You're welcome! I'm glad that they help.

I just liked the shiny look on the treble clef, so I used a lot of paint and glaze, but it's not necessary. It just depends on how shiny you want it. To some extent, the glaze can act as a protective coating and give the piece a little more strength, but it's not necessarily going to make or break the piece. The matte look is definitely better for some pieces, and it's just fine to leave them that way if that's what you want. :)
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