Hip Mamma Necklace

1. Prep hands, plastic work surface and rolling pin with olive oil.

2. Roll out a slab of PMC clay that is 2 playing cards thick. Press texture plate into clay. Cut baby photo frames using square clay cutters or craft knife (figure A). Allow frames to dry leather hard (figure B).

3. File off any rough edges and fire at an appropriate kiln setting.

4. Prepare templates for box pendant by cutting a rectangular shape out of graph paper that measures 1-1/2" x 3/4" inches. This is the front/back template for the box construction.

5. Cut two more rectangles out of graph paper, one that measures 1-1/4" x 1/2" and one that measures 3/4" x 1/2". These are the side templates for box construction.

6. Using PMC+ clay roll out a slab of clay that is five playing cards thick. Press texture plate into the clay.

8. Roll out another slab of clay that is five playing cards thick. Cut a single rectangle from each of the two side templates. Then cut each rectangle in half lengthwise--resulting in four sidepieces–two short and two long.