Make time for Ellen Kharade's striking steampunk silver clay set!

What you need...

• BEADS Rounds, silver, plain, 6mm (NVQ D06X) x 18, Pearls, glass, SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS: powder rose, 6mm (62SW P613) x 47, Charms: silver, keys, locks, heart, enamelled, fuchsia, leaf (EN4) x 1, flower tag (EN3) x 1, discus (EN2) x 1, crown (EN1) x 1, Bead, silver, fancy
  
  FINDINGS Clay, precious metal, PMC 3 (855 023) x 25g, Kilt pin, silver, Chain, belcher, plain silver, oval, loose: 2.5 x 3.0mm links (WVB B00); 4.2 x 5.2mm links (WVB D00), Clasp: hook, fancy, silver; lobster, 9mm, Jump rings, silver, 5mm (NVH H50), Crimp beads, Calottes, silver, Head pin, three bead end, silver ( NVN 117X), Wire, nylon-coated, silver
  
  
  TOOLS Pliers, round-nosed, PMC tool kit
  

instructions

1. Charm Bracelet - 1. Roll out a small square of precious metal clay on a Teflon mat to a 2mm thickness. Press a Clocks 4 rubber stamp mat into the clay until you get a good impression of the large clock face, then gently lift away. Allow the clay to firm up for a while, then carefully cut around the shape with a scalpel, incorporating a square at the top of the clock to represent the winder. Make grooves on the winder with the scalpel and form a hole in the centre using a cocktail stick. Leave the piece to dry out in a warm place for several hours.
   
   2. Gently smooth the edges of the clock with fine sandpaper and enlarge the hole with a needle file. Place the piece onto a firing brick and move a hand-held torch over the surface. It will smoke at first as the binder burns off, then begin to glow red. Keep it glowing like this for a minute, as this will ensure a good fire, then leave to cool down completely.
   
   3. Dip a wire brush into a little hand soap and gently scrub away the white coating until the silver beneath is revealed. Mix up a Liver of Sulphur solution following the manufacturer's instructions then dip the clock charm into the solution with tweezers. Once the desired colour change has been achieved, remove from the solution and rinse in fresh water.
   
   4. Using a very fine sandpaper, buff over the clock face until the silver beneath is revealed and the black patination is left behind in the recessed detail. Polish the surface and burnish to a mirror finish. Create a selection of clock face and cog charms from precious metal clay in the same way, varying the designs and sizes as you do so.
   
   5. Cut 7cm of belcher chain, or enough to fit around your own wrist and attach a jump ring at either side, plus a lobster clasp on one end. Attach your PMC charms, plus a selection of ready-made enamelled and metal designs with jump rings, spacing them out evenly along the length

2. Make it yours - For an alternative look, thread the large watch motif onto a piece of wide organza ribbon for an eye-catching cuff.