This DIY project is fairly easy but a bit time consuming. Also, please make sure you constantly wash/clean your hands/fingers every now and then to avoid mixing the different colors of clay together — eew multicolored floral petals :o

Have fun!

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MATERIALS:

• Sunnies ! Make sure you have enough room for the flowers on the upper rim —or lower if you’re planning to make a full floral rim~ Don’t use rimless / thin rimmed sunglasses :)

• Some pearls in different sizes. Optional but it gives a nice dainty effect; plus it’s a nice filler!

• Sculpey or Polymer Clay. You can find this in Hobbes and Landes (Philippines) 

• Oven — a small oven toaster will do.

• Sharp scissors / cutter 

• Mighty Bond

• Glue Gun

• PATIENCE !!!

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STEPS :

This DIY basically just requires you to learn how to make a flower/rose out of clay — oh and leaves too! This illustrated guide is pretty much self explanatory:

* Don’t make it too long! 

* repeat steps 1-3 and add another layer to your initial one until you get something like this:

PS: Don’t grip the bottom part of the rose too hard. We will cut any excess clay afterwards as we want a more blunt/flat end tip — pointed / excessive end tips will cause the flowers to look too popped out once you glue them on the glasses. It’ll also be harder for it to maintain it’s position if the end tip is not flat (flat on flat surface)

Now make random not-so-circular pieces and layer them over each other until you achieve something like this:

The more petals, the bigger your rose will get. Make your rose sizes vary. Make tiny ones for filling in small empty spaces too!

Tada~! Easy, right? :)

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This is where patience comes in — time to make MORE! :D Probably around 5-6 per color in different sizes. It’s better to make a lot of tiny ones so you won’t have to worry about having small empty spaces on your glasses later on.

Please be very careful when moving/holding your roses. Sculpey clay is very soft and too much pressure will ruin the petals. Once you finish with a rose, I suggest you place it immediately on your oven tray to avoid any unnecessary damages/distortion. 

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Once you’ve finished all your roses, it’s time to bake them— don’t forget the leaves! Just make tiny pieces (shaped like a teardrop)

IMPORTANT:

TRIM OFF ANY EXCESS CLAY ON THE BOTTOM PART OF YOUR ROSES. MAKE THE ENDS AS FLAT/BLUNT AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT RUINING THE FORM. 

Baking time varies depending on the oven you’re using. Don’t risk ruining all your hard work by not testing it beforehand. Mine takes around 5 minutes so I think it’s safe to start testing on 3 minutes first (Just one rose or a small chunk of clay~ Don’t put everything in yet!). Perfectly baked clay won’t be too hard — it will still be a bit soft, only difference is it doesn’t get deformed when you apply pressure on it anymore (but not too much it might break). Over cooked clay will have air bubbles and dark/brown portions. 

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When you’re done with baking. Allow your roses to cool off for about 10 minutes or so. Then you can start gluing on some leaves (not on all just the bigger ones)

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Now for the fun part ! Use your glue gun to glue in your roses and pearls. Make it very random but don’t place roses of the same color beside or too close to each other. Use your tiny roses and pearls as fillers whenever there’s a small empty space in between your roses.

PS: Don’t put the large ones on the middle as they might cover the lenses.

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Finished product:

I’m so proud of myself ! (LOL at self gratification)

Pretty! Now I want to go to the beach heehee 

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Show me yours if ever you make one for yourself :) Hope you enjoyed this post as much as I enjoyed writing it <3 Ciao!