Make a statement with Ellen Kharade's bright polymer clay charm beads

What you need...

• BEADS: Crystals, flat back, 3mm, selection of pink shades
  
  FINDINGS: Polymer clay, Fimo Soft: white (0); raspberry (22); cherry (26); Indian red (24); lavender (62); tangerine (42); plum (63), Cord, leather, brown, thick, 2mm x 70cm, Chain, silver-plated, 3.5cm, Keyring fob, Head pins, silver-plated, Bead sleeves, silverplated x 17 pairs, Jump rings: 3mm; thick, 5mm, Clasps, 9mm, sterling silver (NVF2 L09) x 2, End caps, fold over, 3mm, sterling silver (NVO 216)
  
  TOOLS: Pliers: round-nosed; flat-nosed, Scissors, sharp, Skewers, metal, tapered, Cutter, blossom, Glitter (optional)
  

instructions

1. Handbag Charm - 1. Roll out a ball of raspberry clay measuring roughly 3cm in diameter. Push a head pin through the ball as before and decorate with flowers and crystals. Sprinkle with a little glitter if desired and bake for 30 minutes at 110°C.
   
   2. Using raspberry and pale pink clay, cut out five flower shapes with a blossom cutter and decorate, before pushing head pins through the middles. Make a few small round plum beads and push head pins through them. Bake all the beads for 15 minutes at 110°C.
   
   3. Trim the head pins to size and turn over into neat loops. Attach the charms to a 3.5cm length of chain with small jump rings. Fasten the ball and a key ring fob to the ends of the chain with large jump rings to complete.
   

2. Make it yours - For ease, make up all of the beads at the same time and leave them to firm up in the fridge for half an hour before decorating.