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DIY Hand-Painted Clay Heart Necklaces

February 6, 2017 DIY Projects, Holiday

These DIY Hand-Painted Clay Heart Necklaces are the perfect DIY project! You can whip up a bunch of these little hearts charms in almost no time and use them for all sorts of Valentines crafts. Keep reading for the tutorial!

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I wanted to give little Valentines to a group of girls I work with in my church, but I didn't want them to be store bought and I didn't want them to be pricey and I didn't want them to be hard to make and I wanted them to be cute and hearts had to be involved. Ya. No sweat.
So, I turned to the box I affectionately refer to as craft crap, dug out a couple packs of clay I had been hoarding and got to work on dreaming up these little heart necklaces. The verdict? Making these met all of my requirements, they were so affordable/easy/cute/etc., AND the gals all squealed with delight when they opened them and put them around their necks immediately. Success.
I especially love this project because you can whip up a bunch of these little charms in almost no time and use them for all sorts of Valentines crafts. You can paint them or leave them how they are out of the oven, and bake clay is sooo easy and foolproof to work with. Have I given you enough positive feedback? If not, here's a lot of pictures of what I did to convince you:
DIY Hand-Painted Clay Heart Necklaces + featured by Top US Craft Blog + The Pretty Life Girls

Supplies needed to make your own Clay Heart Necklaces

Oven-Bake Clay (you can get this at any craft store for around $1.50 a block)
Heart Clay Cutter (you can get a set here or at any craft storeĀ and use the shapes for other projects, or you can just eyeball it and cut out the hearts with a knife/cookie cutter/etc.)
Necklace Chain + Fasteners
Rolling Pin
Something to poke holes in to the hearts (I used a paperclip)
Craft paint + brushes

DIY Hand-Painted Clay Heart Necklaces + featured by Top US Craft Blog + The Pretty Life Girls

How to make your own Clay Heart Necklaces

Step 1: Roll out your clay to the desired thickness of your charms
DIY Hand-Painted Clay Heart Necklaces + featured by Top US Craft Blog + The Pretty Life Girls
Step 2: Cut out your hearts
DIY Hand-Painted Clay Heart Necklaces + featured by Top US Craft Blog + The Pretty Life Girls
Step 3: Poke holes through the clay where you want to string the necklace. Don't forget to do this before you bake since baking them will make them too solid to poke holes.
DIY Hand-Painted Clay Heart Necklaces + featured by Top US Craft Blog + The Pretty Life Girls
Step 4: Put hearts on a cookie sheet or baking pan and bake at 275 degrees for about 15 minutes.
DIY Hand-Painted Clay Heart Necklaces + featured by Top US Craft Blog + The Pretty Life Girls
Step 5: Once you have taken the hearts out of the oven and they have cooled completely, paint them if desired.
DIY Hand-Painted Clay Heart Necklaces + featured by Top US Craft Blog + The Pretty Life Girls
Step 6: String the charms through the necklace!
DIY Hand-Painted Clay Heart Necklaces + featured by Top US Craft Blog + The Pretty Life Girls
DIY Hand-Painted Clay Heart Necklaces + featured by Top US Craft Blog + The Pretty Life Girls

Step 7: Wrap those little suckers up, pass them out, and feel the looove.

DIY Hand-Painted Clay Heart Necklaces + featured by Top US Craft Blog + The Pretty Life Girls
DIY Hand-Painted Clay Heart Necklaces + featured by Top US Craft Blog + The Pretty Life Girls
Happy Heart-Day Crafting!
ox. Liz

Make sure you check out these other fun clay craft tutorials!

How to Make Polymer Clay Hair Barrettes

How to Make a DIY Clay Cactus Dish

DIY Mix & Match Clay Coasters

DIY Ombre Clay Necklaces

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