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Assemble this striking statement piece by combining metalwork with uniform clay tabs. Roll a smooth slab, cut individual rounded tabs in pink and yellow, and pierce top connection points while raw, allowing a chunky silver curb chain to provide a luxurious, natural drape after curing.
The collar features a sequence of flat, rounded clay tabs in soft pink and yellow, elegantly suspended from a chunky silver curb chain. The tabs overlap slightly to create a continuous, fluid drape that rests beautifully on the collarbone.
Use the list to check tool size, hardware placement, pad width, and slab thickness against the piece you want to make before you buy.
The color stock and clay body choices that carry the visible design.
Useful for the acid yellow tabs that keep the necklace from reading as monochrome.
A firmer polymer clay ideal for crisp details, pixel grids, and canes to prevent distortion during slicing and assembly.
What you condition with and how you keep the slab even.
Stencils, blades, and cutters for cleaner outlines.
Hole placement, bake surface, and oven check tools.
Posts, jump rings, chain, and connectors that finish the piece.
Matches the soft pink tabs that alternate with the yellow pieces across the chain.
Matches the chunky chain that visibly carries the clay tabs across the neckline.
Useful if you want a clean connector between the clay holes and the curb chain.
Lets you finish the necklace with an adjustable closure that matches the visible silver hardware.
Keeps the tabs flat while they bake before you move into the chain assembly stage.
Adhesives and attachment choices when the build needs them.
Optional surface products if you want to shift sheen, sand, or coat.
This build is all about keeping the tabs even and the holes consistent. Thin slab-cut pieces hang better and weigh less, so focus on uniform thickness, clean rounded edges, and predictable connector spacing before you ever move into the silver hardware assembly.
Condition your pink and yellow polymer clay thoroughly. We recommend Sculpey Soufflé for a lightweight, suede-like texture, or FIMO Professional for highly precise, distortion-free edges. Roll both colors to a uniform thickness of about 2mm so the finished tabs hang evenly.
Gently wipe the raw tabs with a damp cotton swab to clean off any excess release powder. Use a needle tool or piercing tool to create a clean, centered hole near the top edge of each tab, making sure it is slightly larger than your jump rings.
Bake the tabs flat on a ceramic tile to prevent warping, curing them according to the manufacturer instructions. If you apply a finish, use a water-based polyurethane glaze like Varathane; avoid solvent-based glazes or aerosol sprays. Allow the pieces to cool completely before assembling.
Clean your silver curb chain and jump rings with rubbing alcohol to remove any oils. If attaching a clasp or securing findings, use Devcon 2-Ton Epoxy or E6000 rather than brittle super glue, which fails on smooth metal.
Open a silver jump ring, thread it through a cured clay tab, and attach it to a link on the silver curb chain. Repeat this process, alternating pink and yellow tabs on consecutive links, to build a balanced, overlapping collar along the center of the chain.
Metal findings like posts, hooks, and jump rings may contain nickel or other allergens. If your wearer has sensitive skin, choose surgical steel or titanium findings and test any sealant or coating on a small spot before wearing.
Open these when you want more depth on a technique behind the build, not another supply row.
Pendants hang crooked or the hole tears through the top edge because the hardware was placed from the side instead of the visual center. Mark the real balance line, leave enough clay margin, and choose drilled hole, bail, or short jump ring from the finished front view.
Your slab cracked at the edge or the cane squished because the clay was still stiff in spots. Condition until every color folds in a similar way, then do the fold test before you roll the working slab.
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