Valentine's Heart Shape Pearly Donut Handmade Clay Keychain

Hello, how are you? Happy Valentine's Day! Are you like me, single since forever? You're not alone! LOL, I know everyone is asking me why I am still single. I wonder why? hahaha. One thing to answer is that "I AM NOT READY YET." And I am busy sculpting clay, hahaha.

So yeah, to celebrate Valentine's, I am going to make a heart shaped Donut, which is a rush idea of mine, which I regret a little, but enjoyable at the same time.

Materials I Used:

Polymer Clay
Weighing Scale
Needle Tool
Acrylic Stamping Block
Toothbrush
Tree Brush Tool
Thin Sticker Paper
Soft Pastel
Brush
Clear Glue
Pallete Knife
Dotting Tool

X-Acto Knife
Gum Container
Eyepin
Pearl Powder
Oven
UV Resin
Gloves
Mask
UV Lamp
Keychain
Pliers

Craft Time!

First, I condition the clay by kneading it until the texture is soft enough to work with. Do not skip this process.

I forgot to document myself weighing the clay, but yeah, I like to weigh mine for future reference.

And then I shape it into a ball, and then to add the heart shape, I use my needle tool to do the job.

At first, it looks weird as I patiently sculpt it. This is what it looks like.

Because I'm making a donut, I am going to add a hole in the middle. I just use the back of the clay tool I have.

To add the texture, I use this needle tool. I really like to add the texture in the middle.

And then I added texture again using the toothbrush and tree brush tool.

I recently watched a clay artist add tape to the side of the clay before adding shade to it, which is a genius idea, so I tried it.

To add the shades, I use soft pastels and a brush. After I added shades, I removed the sticker I added to the sides. Look how realistic it looks now, that's how it happens when you fry a real donut, it leaves a lighter shade at the side.

To add the sweet glazing at the top, I mix clear glue and some red clay and mix it using pallete knife, keep adding clear glue until the desired thickness.

Using the dotting tool, I added the glazing at the top.

This is what it looks like.

And I made a mini topping too.

Let the glazing dry first, and then I added the eyepin.

I remembered I bought a pearl powder last year that I haven't used yet, so I added it to the clay to make it shinier.

And then I bake it, make sure to preheat the oven first, and set the timer and temperature to what the packaging instructions say. Let the clay cool down.