Watermelon earrings made of polymer clay

Mix equal parts of ruby red translucent cernit paste and white paste.

Roll out the mixture with a roller to a thickness of about 2/3 mm.

To get an even thickness I used 2 wooden sticks on each side of the dough.

I spread with the same thickness the anise green cernit dough.

Make a fine colombin with the Spanish Premo olive paste. A darker colour than the green base we have just spread.

Place the dark green strips at regular intervals on the light green plate.

Smooth it all out with a roller.

Cut regular strips vertically with a blade.

Cut out two ovals from the pink dough previously spread.

Cut the end of the ovals with the blade.

Place the green striped bands at the end, and cut off the excess.

Trim the edges of the ovals to make them a little more geometric and regular.

Make a very thin piece of black polymer clay, and cut out small pieces of clay.

Roll a small portion of black between your fingers, pinching one end to create a point.

Place the small black seeds on the pendants to create the watermelon seeds.

Hole the end of the pendant to be able to mount it in jewels. Then bake the creations for 30 minutes at 110°C.

After firing, varnish the creation. For a very shiny effect, I used the finishing lacquer Graine créative .

After the varnish is dry, let's start the assembly. I open to start a ring of 8mm diameter with 2 mounting clamps.

In this ring I insert the watermelon pendant and the hammered ear stud.

It only remains to close the ring and do the same for the 2 pendants.