Build this as a structured collar necklace from two mirrored fan tabs (hot pink on the outside, acid yellow toward the front center) joined at the front by a small silver connector and bridged across the top by a blue-and-white striped clay strip. Each fan tab carries vertical pressed ridge grooves radiating outward like sunrays. The collar must be cured on a curved neckline form so the arc is permanent. Plan the paper template first, cut all tabs from even slabs, press the ridges, assemble the striped bridge, and bake on a curved support.
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A V-shaped structured collar necklace laid flat. Two mirrored sides each with a hot-pink fan tab on the outer edge and an acid-yellow fan tab toward the front center. Each fan carries 6 to 8 vertical pressed ridge grooves radiating outward like sunrays. A blue-and-white striped clay bridge runs along the top arc of both fan tabs, joining the two sides. A small silver center connector links the two yellow fans at the front. Surface is satin to matte. The lifestyle image confirms high-collar placement on a wearer's neckline over a button-down shirt.
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Plan the collar arc on paper first, cut even slab fan tabs, press shallow sunray ridge grooves, assemble a striped clay bridge across the top, and cure on a curved neckline support so the arc is permanent. Liquid polymer clay locks the bridge-to-tab joins. After baking, attach a back chain with lobster clasp and a small front center connector with jump rings or two-part epoxy.
draw a half-collar arc that fits the wearer's neckline (about 16 to 18 cm across each side). Mark where the pink fan, yellow fan, and striped bridge will sit. Mirror it so both sides match.
Roll all colors to about 3 mm thick on a pasta machine.
cut two pink outer fans (about 8 cm wide each, fan-shaped) and two yellow inner fans (about 6 cm wide each) from the slabs using paper templates.
lay each fan flat and press vertical grooves with a needle tool, fluting tool, or clay shaper. Make 6 to 8 evenly spaced ridges per fan, radiating outward from the inner edge to the outer fan edge. Keep grooves shallow (about 1 mm deep) so the tabs stay strong.
Build the striped bridge from alternating thin blue and white strips (about 4 mm wide each, stacked into a striped panel and trimmed to about 15 cm long by 1 cm wide), brush liquid polymer clay along the top edge of all four fan tabs, and press the bridge into place to join the two sides. Embed a small wire loop or pierce jump-ring holes at the front center between the yellow fans, pierce back-chain holes at the outer ends of each pink fan, then drape the assembled collar over a curved support (large glass mixing bowl or styrofoam neck form, both wrapped in cardstock) and bake at the manufacturer-specified temperature (typically 130 C / 265 F for Premo) for 45 to 60 minutes. Cool fully on the support before lifting, then assemble the back chain (silver 5 mm jump rings opened with two pairs of pliers, about 10 to 12 cm of chain per side, lobster clasp plus extender) and the front center connector (small silver bead or jump-ring assembly secured with two-part epoxy or threaded through the pierced holes).
Metal findings like posts, hooks, and jump rings may contain nickel or other allergens. If you have sensitive skin, choose surgical steel or titanium findings and test any sealant or coating on a small area before wearing.
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