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Mobile charms with beads and figures
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Make the coolest donut and rainbow mobile charms. The charms can be shaped from fine clay polymer or FIMO® clay. Finally, they are combined with delicate wax beads and shaped beads.
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How to do it
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Knead and soften the clay by hand for around 4 minutes.
Knead and soften the clay by hand for around 4 minutes.2 
Mix a little pink with yellow to make the orange colour for the donuts.
Mix a little pink with yellow to make the orange colour for the donuts.3 
Also mix purple by mixing pink and blue and green by mixing yellow and blue.
Also mix purple by mixing pink and blue and green by mixing yellow and blue.4 
Shape three round balls of orange of around 2 cm in diameter each. Push a hole down through the middle of the ball.
Shape three round balls of orange of around 2 cm in diameter each. Push a hole down through the middle of the ball.5 
Turn and repeat from the other side to make a hole all the way through.
Turn and repeat from the other side to make a hole all the way through.6 
Roll a small ball and press it flat for the icing.
Roll a small ball and press it flat for the icing.7 
Place the circle on top of the donut. Pull the edge down slightly over the sides as shown.
Place the circle on top of the donut. Pull the edge down slightly over the sides as shown.8 
Press a hole in the centre and down through the icing.
Press a hole in the centre and down through the icing.9 
Push the tool all the way through.
Push the tool all the way through.10 
Roll out very thin sausages to 2-3 mm thick. Cut small pieces of sprinkles with scissors. Decorate your donuts with icing or sprinkles.
Roll out very thin sausages to 2-3 mm thick. Cut small pieces of sprinkles with scissors. Decorate your donuts with icing or sprinkles.11 
Roll 3-4 mm thick sausages in all six colours.
Roll 3-4 mm thick sausages in all six colours.12 
Starting from the inside, shape the sausages into a rainbow by squeezing them together.
Starting from the inside, shape the sausages into a rainbow by squeezing them together.13 
Cut a straight edge at the bottom with scissors.
Cut a straight edge at the bottom with scissors.14 
Carefully insert the eye pin through the middle of the rainbow.
Carefully insert the eye pin through the middle of the rainbow.15 
Roll three sausages to 5-6 mm thick to make the second version of the rainbow.
Roll three sausages to 5-6 mm thick to make the second version of the rainbow.16 
Use the remaining clay to roll beads with a diameter of 10-12 mm.
Use the remaining clay to roll beads with a diameter of 10-12 mm.17 
Use the eye pin to pierce a hole through the middle of the bead. Twist the pin around a few times to widen the hole.
Use the eye pin to pierce a hole through the middle of the bead. Twist the pin around a few times to widen the hole.18 
Bake the clay in a preheated oven at 120 degrees for 18 minutes and then allow all pieces to cool down and harden for a few hours.
Bake the clay in a preheated oven at 120 degrees for 18 minutes and then allow all pieces to cool down and harden for a few hours.19 
Cut 25 cm of cord for the charms. Pull the cord through the hole in the donut and tie a double knot on the end. Pull the cord to tighten it.
Cut 25 cm of cord for the charms. Pull the cord through the hole in the donut and tie a double knot on the end. Pull the cord to tighten it.20 
Cut off the ends around the knot and thread a bead onto the cord. Hide the knot in the bead.
Cut off the ends around the knot and thread a bead onto the cord. Hide the knot in the bead.21 
Use the beading needle to thread a figure bead onto the cord and tie a knot just above it.
Use the beading needle to thread a figure bead onto the cord and tie a knot just above it.22 
Here you can see different types of charms.
Here you can see different types of charms.23 
Cut a 50 cm cord and thread on beads with the jewellery needle. The row of beads should be approx. 21 cm.
Cut a 50 cm cord and thread on beads with the jewellery needle. The row of beads should be approx. 21 cm.24 
Tie a double knot at the top. Leave around 6 cm of cord without beads on each side.
Tie a double knot at the top. Leave around 6 cm of cord without beads on each side.25 
Cut off the ends and hide the knot in one of the large beads.
Cut off the ends and hide the knot in one of the large beads.26 
Here you can see the finished charms. Attach the charms by pulling the cord through the hole on the side of the mobile cover, pull the charm through the loop and tighten.
Here you can see the finished charms. Attach the charms by pulling the cord through the hole on the side of the mobile cover, pull the charm through the loop and tighten.Here you can learn techniques for the idea
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