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Cut both white ghost silhouettes from a single template first to ensure perfect symmetry and balance. Once your outlines are beautifully matched, overlay the yellow face block, the hot-pink zigzag skirt band, and dark square accents before drilling the top connector hole.
Each earring features a charming white ghost silhouette adorned with a yellow face block, a hot-pink zigzag skirt, and dark square accents. Connected by a sleek jump ring to silver ball studs, these lightweight drops capture a lovely retro-arcade aesthetic.
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The color stock and clay body choices that carry the visible design.
Needed for the full ghost outline and the clean border around the color blocks.
Useful for the face block that makes the ghost readable from a distance.
Needed for the zigzag skirt band near the lower half of the ghost.
Useful for the square eye pixels and the darker accent row at the hem.
A firmer polymer clay ideal for crisp details, pixel grids, and canes to prevent distortion during slicing and assembly.
A polymer clay safe glaze that seals the piece without becoming sticky over time.
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.
Adhesives and attachment choices when the build needs them.
Optional surface products if you want to shift sheen, sand, or coat.
Useful for a softer satin sheen after sanding without burying small details under a heavy coating.
A lightweight clay with a cohesive suede finish that holds fine textures without sticky residue.
Build these as layered arcade sprites. The white outline does the hardest work, so cut it cleanly first and keep the side borders even. Add the yellow and pink blocks from thinner sheets, then place the small dark squares last so the face stays crisp and the bottom hem does not get muddy.
Dust your templates or cutting tools with a light layer of cornstarch as a release agent. Cut two white backing shapes with a pointed top and zigzag bottom, and two slightly smaller yellow ghost body shapes with stepped pixel corners.
Wipe the raw white backing pieces with a damp cotton swab to clear away any release powder. Carefully center the yellow body pieces on top of the white bases, leaving a clean, even white border around the perimeter, and press gently to create a strong raw-to-raw bond.
Cut the hot-pink zigzag skirts and small dark purple square eyes. Wipe the contact areas with a damp cotton swab, then layer the pink skirt over the bottom of the yellow body and position the square eyes symmetrically on the face.
Use a piercing tool or needle to punch a clean hanging hole near the top point of the white backing. Place the earrings flat on a ceramic tile and bake according to the clay package directions, letting them cool completely before handling.
Smooth any rough edges with fine-grit sandpaper. Clean the metal findings with rubbing alcohol. Using jewelry pliers, open a silver jump ring, thread it through the pierced hole, connect it to the loop of a silver ball stud post, and close the jump ring securely to complete the retro arcade dangles.
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.
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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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