Layered cutter files
30 cutter 3D-printable filesSix matching cutters build each layered cherry.
- Separate stud sets in 20 and 24 mm, plus full jewellery sets in 36, 44 and 52 mm.
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Build kit
3D print the tools. Make it in clay.
Pixel Cherry Build Kit
3D print the cutters, then make a double cherry in polymer clay with leaves, flowers and square centres.
Digital download: STL files to 3D print, plus a PDF guide. Requires a 3D printer or 3D printing service.
What's included
Three STL-only cutter ZIPs, a build guide with full-size A4 mounting templates at the end, and a separate maker licence. Use a compatible printer or printing service; no physical tools, clay or findings are supplied.
Relief cutter files
5 cutter 3D-printable filesThe cherry design in one slab.
- Separate 20 and 24 mm stud cutters, plus relief cutters in 36, 44 and 52 mm.
Wall-art files
9 3D-printable files: 7 cutters and 2 attachmentsA 140 mm cherry for the wall, without the top circle the earrings hang from.
- Six layered cutters, one relief cutter, a rear bar hanger and a wall stud. Print two of each attachment for one display.
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Guide and maker licence
2 PDF documents- Illustrated guide covering every included method and finish. Includes full-size rear-hanger and wall-stud templates.
- Maker licence: sell the finished clay pieces you make. You can't share or sell the files, or sell or give away printed tools made from them.
Choose a size
Total design height, including the upper circle on full jewellery sizes. Stud and wall-art designs have no upper circle.
20 mm at the outlines' scale. Not an actual-size template.
Both methods are supplied at every listed size. Use the taught attachment: 20 and 24 mm studs, 36 mm layered drops or 44 mm relief drops. The other method at 36 or 44 mm is available for non-earring formats. The 52 mm designs suit larger formats; 140 mm is wall art. Small stud tools retain the leaf, flower, square-centre and stem-opening detail.
| Outline to scale | Size | Clay outline (W x H) | Methods | Use it for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 mm | 19 × 20 mm |
| Layered or relief studs with a 3 mm flat-pad post; no top circle for hanging | |
| 24 mm | 23 × 24 mm |
| Layered or relief studs with a 4 mm flat-pad post; no top circle for hanging | |
| 36 mm | 28 × 36 mm |
| Layered drops and pendants; layered or relief magnets | |
| 44 mm | 35 × 44 mm |
| Relief drops and pendants; layered or relief magnets | |
| 52 mm | 41 × 52 mm |
| Pendants, decorative keychains, brooches, magnets or bag charms | |
| 140 mm133 × 140 mm |
| Layered or relief wall art with matching rear hangers | ||
Making methods
Choose how to make your cherry
The layered method stacks separate colour pieces on a base cut to the cherry silhouette. The relief method cuts the outline and presses the detail into one slab. Both keep the opening between the stems clear.
Layered colour cherry
Cut the base, fruit, leaves, flowers and square centres from your chosen clay colours, then stack them to build the raised design. The small stud sets retain the same details in thinner colour pieces.
Build the layered Cherry
See the base, fruit and leaves, flowers and square centres build up in order. The PDF guide gives the complete making method, including the separate small-stud setup.
One-slab relief cherry
Press the cherry outline and its detail into one slab. Leave it one colour or paint the baked detail. The small stud version has recessed flower shapes with raised square centres; the larger versions use pressed outline detail.
Make the one-slab relief Cherry
See one slab, the pressed outline and detail, then the Cherry after clearing the outside waste and stem opening. Follow the PDF guide for the full method, baking and your chosen attachment.
Your first piece
Pick your first piece
Print the matching files for one size and method. Keep the remaining sizes for another project.
One slab
A 36 mm relief magnet
- The 36 mm relief cutter.
- Add
- One clay colour, two 10 mm disc magnets and adhesive suitable for baked clay and the magnets.
Press the detail in one piece. Follow the guide’s magnet instructions for the two rear attachment positions.
The full colour stack
A 36 mm layered pendant
- The six cutters in the 36 mm layered set.
- Add
- Your chosen clay colours, the specified connection rings, the specified chain and smooth-jaw pliers.
The 36 mm layered pendant gives the flowers and centres more room than the small studs while you learn the stacking order.
Small details
A pair of 24 mm layered studs
- The six cutters in the dedicated 24 mm small layered set. Use the same set for both earrings.
- Add
- Clay colours, two 4 mm flat-pad posts with matching backs and adhesive suitable for baked clay and metal.
Keep the leaves, flowers and square centres in a small no-circle design. Follow its thin-layer method rather than shrinking a larger set.
Wall art display
A cherry for your wall, with a pair ready to wear
Make the 140 mm layered or relief cherry as wall art. Its two marked holes can hold one pair of matching drop earrings, while two printed hangers sit out of sight behind the leaves.
- Hang it
- STL files for the rear hangers and wall studs are included; print two of each. The hangers sit behind the leaves, leaving the cherry outline visible from the front. Follow the guide for gluing and wall mounting.
- Choose your colours
- Match the wall cherry to its earrings for a coordinated set, or choose a different palette so each piece stands out.
- Show one pair
- Use the 140 mm cherry to show one pair of 36 mm layered or 44 mm relief drops. It can also hang as wall art on its own.
- Sell your work
- The maker licence includes finished clay wall art with its hangers attached. Printed tools and separate printed wall fittings are not for sale.
Use the guide's wall-art thicknesses as starting points; the pictured pieces may look thicker or thinner. Keep the clay around the earring holes thin enough for your hooks or posts to fit.
Finish and wear your Cherry
See the change from assembled clay to a finished piece, then compare it worn and displayed. Bake and cool the clay fully before drilling or fitting metal findings. Use the PDF for the full method.
From baked Cherry to finished piece
The raw stack comes first. Bake and cool it fully before drilling, then fit the connection rings and your chosen findings. The PDF gives the complete method and size-specific finding schedule.
Wear it, hang it, make it your own
See full Cherry drops, standalone flower studs and the mixed earring card, followed by full Cherry studs and the matching wall display. The guide gives the separate attachment method for each format.
Build the layered Cherry in four stages
Print the six matching cutters for one size. Cut the separate colours, then build the raised design in this order. The guide gives the full making method, including the separate thin-layer setup for studs.
Step 01
Cut the base
Use the base cutter from your chosen layered set. Keep the full outline and clear the opening between the stems.
The cherry-shaped base, before adding the fruit and leaf pieces.
Step 02
Add the fruit and leaves
Place the connected fruit and the two separate leaves on the base. They share one level, so keep them flat rather than overlapping.
The fruit and two leaves sit on the base.
Step 03
Place both flowers
Use the flower cutter twice. Place one flower on each fruit lobe, keeping the separate flower pieces flat.
Two flowers sit on the fruit pieces.
Step 04
Finish with the square centres
Use the centre cutter twice and add one square to each flower. Follow the guide to press the layers together, bake, cool and add your chosen finding.
Two square centres complete the layered Cherry.
What you will need
Supplies for your piece
Choose the piece you want to make to see its findings, then check the shared materials. The download includes files and instructions; you supply clay, printed tools and hardware.
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What are you making?
For your drop earrings
Ear wires + jump rings
Ear hooks, silicone backs and open jump rings in one kit, enough for many pairs.
Our pickStainless steel French ear hooks with silicone backs and open jump rings (600 pcs)Compare other optionsAffiliate linkView on AmazonAffiliate linkJump rings
Use the connection rings specified for your chosen Cherry size and finding in the guide. Check the wire and outside diameter before buying.
Look forOpen or unsoldered jump rings in the sizes and wire thickness taught in the guideConnector rings
The Cherry drop uses a separate connector between its main ring and ear wire or looped ball post. Follow the guide for the correct size.
Look forConnector rings matching the Cherry guideSmooth-jaw pliers
Two pairs open and close jump rings without scratching them.
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For your looped ball-post dangles
The Cherry hangs from the loop under a ball post, so it swings just below the lobe.
Looped ball-post earrings with backs
A ball post with a small loop below it. A jump ring joins the loop to the Cherry. Pick a finding material that suits your ears.
Look forBall-post studs with hanging loops and backsCompare on AmazonAffiliate linkJump rings
Use the connection rings specified for your chosen Cherry size and finding in the guide. Check the wire and outside diameter before buying.
Look forOpen or unsoldered jump rings in the sizes and wire thickness taught in the guideConnector rings
The Cherry drop uses a separate connector between its main ring and ear wire or looped ball post. Follow the guide for the correct size.
Look forConnector rings matching the Cherry guideSmooth-jaw pliers
Two pairs open and close jump rings without scratching them.
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For your stud earrings
Plus glue from the core kit below.
Flat-pad stud posts with backs
Glue a flat-pad post to each dedicated small Cherry stud after baking and cooling. Dry-fit the post wholly on clay, clear of the stem opening.
Look forFlat-pad posts with matching backs: 3 mm pads for the 20 mm Cherry, or 4 mm pads for the 24 mm Cherry. Follow the guide for placement.
For your pendant
The pendant uses the upper-circle hole and the guide's connection ring.
Necklace chain
Ready-made chains with clasps, so the pendant is finished as soon as it hangs.
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Use the connection rings specified for your chosen Cherry size and finding in the guide. Check the wire and outside diameter before buying.
Look forOpen or unsoldered jump rings in the sizes and wire thickness taught in the guideSmooth-jaw pliers
Two pairs open and close jump rings without scratching them.
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For your keychain or bag charm
Keep it decorative: hold the metal ring when you pull out your keys, not the clay.
Split key rings and snap clasps
A split key ring for keys, or a snap clasp that clips to a bag strap. This pack has both.
Our pickCoolrunner gold swivel lobster clasps and 1 inch key rings (25 of each)Compare other optionsAffiliate linkView on AmazonAffiliate linkJump rings
Use the connection rings specified for your chosen Cherry size and finding in the guide. Check the wire and outside diameter before buying.
Look forOpen or unsoldered jump rings in the sizes and wire thickness taught in the guideSmooth-jaw pliers
Two pairs open and close jump rings without scratching them.
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For your fridge magnet
Plus glue from the core kit below.
Disc magnets
Glue two discs to the baked, cooled back, one behind each fruit lobe. The guide gives the disc size and exact positions. Never bake magnets.
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For your brooch
Plus glue from the core kit below.
Brooch pin
Use the guide's bar pin that sits fully across the leaves on the flat back of the large jewellery Cherry. Dry-fit before gluing.
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For your wall art display
Print two supplied short hangers and two matching wall studs. The pair you hang on it uses the drop-earring supplies.
Wall adhesive or fixing
Fixes the two printed wall studs to the wall. Choose one suitable for printed plastic and your wall surface, and leave both studs undisturbed for the full labelled cure. Check for hidden pipes and cables first.
Look forA wall adhesive or fixing suited to printed plastic and your wall surfaceGel super glue
Glues one printed hanger behind each leaf on the baked, cooled wall Cherry. Keep the slots clear and let the glue cure fully.
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Drills the two earring holes in the baked, cooled display. The guide gives the bit size.
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Core kit for every pieceCheck your studio setup: 12 supplies used across projects.
Most makers already own some of these; the rest is your shopping list.
Polymer clay
Four colours for layered Cherry: yellow base and centres, pink fruit, green leaves and white flowers. Choose one clay colour for relief, with optional paint after baking.
Look forSculpey Premo clay coloursCompare on AmazonAffiliate linkAcrylic roller
Rolls even slabs between thickness guides.
Our pickAcrylic rollerView on AmazonAffiliate linkThickness guides
Use guides for the thicker slabs. For thin colour layers, make matching card or plastic strips and check them with calipers, as shown in the making guide.
ClayBake toolClayBake thickness guidesDigital calipers
Checks each layer's thickness against the guide.
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Lifts thin cut shapes off the surface without stretching them.
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Mark the top-circle hole while the clay is soft. Bake and cool fully before drilling as the Cherry guide teaches. Dedicated small studs have no upper circle.
Baking parchment
Supports the piece while you press the layers together and bake.
Look forBaking parchmentCompare on AmazonAffiliate linkOven thermometer
Checks the real oven temperature against your clay packet.
Our pickTaylor 5932 large dial oven thermometerView on AmazonAffiliate linkWet/dry sandpaper
Smooths the edges and back of the baked piece, from 400 grit up.
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Choose an adhesive suitable for baked polymer clay and the finding you are attaching. Keep the glue patch bare and let the adhesive fully cure.
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For dry sanding and drilling baked clay.
Our pick3M 8210 N95 particulate respirator (2 pack)View on AmazonAffiliate linkSafety glasses
For drilling and sanding.
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Worth it if you make and sellTools that save time and keep pieces consistent when you make in batches.
Pasta machine
Conditions clay and rolls even slabs far faster than a hand roller. Keep it for clay only.
Our pickMarcato Atlas 150 pasta machineView on AmazonAffiliate linkRotary tool
Drills hanging holes and sands edges quickly across a batch of baked pieces.
Compare on AmazonAffiliate linkLiquid clay or clay adhesive
A dab helps a lifting raw layer stick to the base.
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Printing your cuttersAlready have a printer? Skip this. You can also send the files to a 3D printing service.
FDM 3D printer
Prints the cutter files. If buying, compare models for your budget and workspace, and ventilate while printing.
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The guide gives the nozzle, layer and support settings. Match the filament diameter to your printer.
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Make it your own
Try another version
Make a matching cherry collection, from small studs to drops, a pendant or a wall display. Repeat the colours across the pieces, or try a different palette for each. Choose a finish below to see its supplies. Clay and findings are not included.
Your layered Cherry in hand
Make a matching pair with the taught layered or relief jewellery size, then connect the ear wires or looped ball posts with the guide's two-ring connection.
See what you need
Make a matching pair
Make a matching pair with the taught layered or relief jewellery size, then connect the ear wires or looped ball posts with the guide's two-ring connection.
See what you need
Wear the layered drop
Make a matching pair with the taught layered or relief jewellery size, then connect the ear wires or looped ball posts with the guide's two-ring connection.
See what you need
Keep the details in small studs
Use the dedicated small no-circle tools. Keep every leaf, flower and square centre rather than shrinking a larger design.
See what you need
Turn your Cherry into a pendant
Hang a jewellery Cherry from a chain through its top-circle hole using the guide's connection ring.
See what you need
Make a fridge magnet
Glue one disc behind each fruit lobe on the baked, cooled Cherry. Follow the guide's positions and keep magnets away from children.
See what you need
Make just the flowers as studs
Use the flower and square-centre cutters from the Pixel Cherry kit for a small standalone pair. In this variation, the flower itself is the body, with a flat-pad post glued to its baked, cooled back. The guide gives the thicker-body method separately from the full Cherry studs.
See what you needBrooch or decorative charm
Use the large jewellery Cherry with its taught bar pin, keychain or bag-clasp route. Carry keys by the metal ring, rather than pulling on the clay.
Wall art display
Make the supplied wall-size layered or relief Cherry, with two short rear hangers, to hold a matching pair of drops.
See the wall art displayMaker licence included
You may sell the finished polymer clay pieces you make. You may not sell, share or redistribute the digital files or 3D-printed tools. See the included Maker Licence for the full terms.
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