I have a new hobby! I finally bought myself plastic surgery. I have long dreamed of trying to sculpt turquoise. I just made and baked a test piece. I would like to show this in all its glory, but as usually happens, the batteries died, and I can’t wait until tomorrow. So here's my turquoise from a bad angle.

Since the process completely captivated me, I collected everything I could in one place, maybe someone else needs it? And I went further to polish the technology.

Imitation turquoise from

Beautiful, isn't it? This is real turquoise.

Why don't we try to make an imitation from polymer plastic?
To make imitation turquoise, we first need to obtain the appropriate color. Since turquoise comes in different shades from light to dark, from greenish to bluish, decide for yourself what color you want to get.
1. Color. I took the soft Fimo color FS 39 (called peppermint, but more like a very bright turquoise) as a basis, added a little FS 42 (orange), and just a little FS 70 (sugar) or a mixture of FS 7 (caramel) and FS 0 (white) to tone down the brightness of the color. After mixing everything until a uniform color, I got the shade of turquoise that seemed suitable to me.
2. Grind. At this stage, you can use an old chopper, which, after working with plastic, naturally can no longer be used for its intended purpose. If you do not have this opportunity, then you can do the following: on a work surface, chop a piece of plastic with a knife into particles ranging in size from a couple of millimeters to half a centimeter. The pieces do not have to be the same size. Next, you need to roll these pieces a little with your hands on the table, making sure that they acquire a rounded shape, but do not stick together.

3. Form the product. Little by little we put the pieces together and form the intended product - beads, pendants, etc. We squeeze the pieces tightly, but try not to destroy the cracks, which will later imitate the veins of turquoise.

4. Bake at the recommended temperature, 35-40 minutes, depending on the size and thickness of the product. Let it cool completely.
5. Mix a pinch of earth (you can from a flower pot, you can go for a walk in a nearby park) with a small amount of liquid plastic so that you get a thick paste. Carefully rub the mixture into the veins, wipe off excess from the surface with a napkin.

6. Paint the surface with burnt umber acrylic paint, especially carefully in places of veins and cracks. Wipe off excess with a paper towel while the paint is still wet. Let the paint dry.

7. Bake again for 10 minutes at a temperature of 130 degrees.

8. Sand with fine damp sandpaper.
9. Polish.
10. And then, as your imagination tells you...

Turquoise from

I show you what I did and how I did it and what I got as a result. This is the first, simplest option:

1. Mix the plastic until the desired shade is obtained, I took fimo “pacific blue” No. 37 and cernit “turquoise”.

2. Cut the plastic into pieces of different sizes;

3. Take black acrylic paint, drop a little of it into an unnecessary yogurt cup;

4.
a couple of drops was enough for my pile of “turquoise”, we put a glove on our hand
or simply plastic bag and roll it well in paint
pieces, do not use too much paint, the pieces should be covered with a thin
layer!

5. We form sausage from the pieces;

6. After cooling, cut the sausage into plastic pieces;

7. for the base you can use “waste” plastic, I formed a round cabochon;

8. Place turquoise plastic on top;

9. level, press the edges with a blade or stack;

10. for the beads, I rolled out the remaining plastic into a sausage with a diameter of approximately half a centimeter;

11 cut it into equal pieces using a ruler;

12. Roll each piece in your palms in a circular motion;

13. wrap each base bead with a “turquoise” piece;

14. form a bead;

15. Let's make as many beads as we want! :) It's good to do this while listening to a movie!

In a good way,
each bead then needs to be sanded and polished, because everything
fingerprints still remain, which cannot be found on real turquoise
be, as a way out - to work with gloves, but it turns out very, very
Seems like!

I tried the second method - a little more labor-intensive

1. The beginning is the same - mix different colors until the right time, this time for me
I wanted the turquoise to be a little more greenish, and I
added a drop of green to the mixture;

2. cut into pieces;

3.4. Roll the pieces on the board with your hands to smooth out the sharp corners;

5. We will form beads from the pieces, do not squeeze too much, obvious veins should remain;

6,7.
In this case, I formed a cabochon using film and a cap from
lipstick. The beads and cabochons prepared in this way are baked in
oven;

8. In a glass, mix a whisper of ordinary soil from a flower pot and a few drops of fimo gel;

9. Thoroughly rub this mixture into the veins, wipe off the excess with a napkin, and put it back in the oven for 5 minutes;

10.
After everything has cooled, the beads must be sanded with fine sandpaper. I
even before that I rubbed a little gold into the “cracks” acrylic paint
(remove excess with a napkin) - but this is not necessary;

11. sand and polish with a piece of cloth;

12. If desired, degrease and varnish.

Turquoise from NATAXA

To make plastic beads using the turquoise imitation technique, we will need:
- turquoise colored plastic;
- black acrylic paint or old black, dark gray shadows;
- glass work surface;
- a sharp blade or knife;
- plastic of any color.

To begin, take turquoise colored plastic and make small balls of different sizes from it. When the balls are ready, we coat them with black acrylic paint or roll them in dark dry shadows.

We wait for the paint to dry, and combine the balls into one lump, form a sausage and cut it into plates with a thin sharp knife or blade.

We make balls of the size we need for the beads from plastic of a slow-moving color and cover them on top with the resulting turquoise plates.
The turquoise beads are ready, all that remains is to connect them into beads.

my version of imitation turquoise is sausage :) because I don’t like messing around with paint.
Yes, and I love building canes :)

The point is precisely in incomplete wrapping (picture 3 - if you wrap completely you will get the effect of a grid or honeycomb), folding sausages of different diameters and deliberately distorting the sausages :)

The method is a little messy, but not very complicated. An electric polisher is not necessary, but is still useful. It makes the job easier. ATTENTION, however, if you hold a small piece between your fingers while processing it with a polishing machine, on the one hand it begins to heat up and you risk burning your fingers, on the other hand your bead is going to “fly away” if you do not fix it correctly! I use a wooden stick wider than the hole in the bead, which I screw firmly into the bead to support it well.

I invite you to make beautiful turquoise. It is most beautiful in the form of uncut precious stones or beads!

We will need the following:
-polymer clay of these colors: turquoise, blue with a metallic sheen, yellow with a metallic sheen (or), white transparent;
- chestnut acrylic paint;
- knife;
- a small vessel;
- medium grain sanding paper;
- electric polisher (optional);
- (optional) varnish.

The method is a little messy, but not very complicated. An electric polisher is not necessary, but is still useful. It makes the job easier. ATTENTION: however, if you hold a small piece between your fingers while processing it with a polishing machine, on the one hand it begins to heat up and you risk burning your fingers, on the other hand your bead is going to “fly away” if you do not fix it correctly! I use a wooden stick wider than the hole in the bead, which I screw firmly into the bead to support it well.

	Here are the proportions of the original colors of polymer clay that I use to make these beads. This is just an example and you are not required to use white or ash. As always, be proactive by testing out different combinations. I'm just giving you a hint.
	Mix both blue colors well into one very smooth sausage.
	Add clear white by roughly twisting, it should show up in some places after baking.
	Use a knife to cut into pieces of different sizes.
	Place in a bowl and add pieces of yellow polymer clay.
	Add a drop of chestnut acrylic paint.
	Mix the whole mass thoroughly with a knife. Try to keep the paint well distributed. You can "cut" pieces of plastic as you stir.
	To finish, use your hands to form the entire mixture tightly into one piece. Ay-ay, aren't you wearing rubber gloves? Nothing, the paint is easily washed off with water.
	Polish the sausage with your hands and separate the piece. You will see streaks of brown color formed by the paint between the pieces of plastic.
	If you wish to make an uncut gem like this, flatten a piece of sausage and shape it into the shape you desire. If you wish, make marks in the mass using a small stone.
	With the rest of the mass, you can make beads in the form of stones. All you have to do is make holes in them.
	Since I have the intention of hanging these beads on a leather cord, I didn’t have enough holes from the needle, I enlarge them with a wider stick.
	When the beads have cooled after baking, you need to sand them with sandpaper to remove excess paint. Then the veins will be better visible and the turquoise will look more luminous. I recommend sanding under water to avoid dust and see the result. Electric polishing is ideal for the final result.
	After polishing, re-wash the turquoise and make it sparkle with a pleasant shine.
	You can varnish the beads. Here the beads were made with a different color mixture, then varnished.

Turquoise from Ursa Major

1. Mix the plastic until the desired shade is obtained, I took fimo “pacific blue” No. 37 and cernit “turquoise”.

2. Cut the plastic into pieces of different sizes;

3. Take black acrylic paint, drop a little of it into an unnecessary yogurt cup;

4. a couple of drops was enough for my pile of “turquoise”, put a glove on your hand or just a plastic bag and thoroughly roll the pieces in paint, don’t take a lot of paint, the pieces should be covered with a thin layer!
5. We form sausage from the pieces;
6. After cooling, cut the sausage into plastic pieces;

7. for the base you can use “waste” plastic, I formed a round cabochon;

8. Place turquoise plastic on top;

9. level, press the edges with a blade or stack;
10. for the beads, I rolled out the remaining plastic into a sausage with a diameter of approximately half a centimeter;
11 cut it into equal pieces using a ruler;

12. Roll each piece in your palms in a circular motion;
13. wrap each base bead with a “turquoise” piece;

14. form a bead;

15. Let's make as many beads as we want! :) It's good to do this while listening to a movie!

In a good way, each bead then needs to be sanded and polished, because fingerprints still remain, which cannot be on real turquoise. The solution is to work with gloves, but it turns out very, very similar!

I tried the second method - a little more labor-intensive

1. The beginning is the same - mix different colors to the desired level, this time I wanted the turquoise to be a little more greenish, and I added a drop of green to the mixture;
2. cut into pieces;

3.4. Roll the pieces on the board with your hands to smooth out the sharp corners;
5. We will form beads from the pieces, do not squeeze too much, obvious veins should remain;

6,7.In this case, I formed a cabochon using film and a lipstick cap. We bake the beads and cabochon prepared in this way in the oven;

8. In a glass, mix a whisper of ordinary soil from a flower pot and a few drops of fimo gel;

9. Thoroughly rub this mixture into the veins, wipe off the excess with a napkin, and put it back in the oven for 5 minutes;

10.After everything has cooled, the beads must be sanded with fine sandpaper. Before this, I rubbed a little gold acrylic paint into the “cracks” (remove the excess with a napkin) - but this is not necessary;
11. sand and polish with a piece of cloth;

12. If desired, degrease and varnish.

Turquoise from NATAXA

We wait for the paint to dry, and combine the balls into one lump, form a sausage and cut it into plates with a thin sharp knife or blade.

We make balls of the size we need for the beads from plastic of a slow-moving color and cover them on top with the resulting turquoise plates.

The turquoise beads are ready, all that remains is to connect them into beads.

my version of imitation turquoise is sausage :) because I don’t like messing around with paint. Yes, and I love building canes :)

The point is precisely in incomplete wrapping (picture 3 - if you wrap completely you will get the effect of a grid or honeycomb), folding sausages of different diameters and deliberately distorting the sausages :)

The method is a little messy, but not very complicated. An electric polisher is not necessary, but is still useful. It makes the job easier. ATTENTION, however, if you hold a small piece between your fingers while processing it with a polishing machine, on the one hand it begins to heat up and you risk burning your fingers, on the other hand your bead is going to “fly away” if you do not fix it correctly! I use a wooden stick wider than the hole in the bead, which I screw firmly into the bead to support it well.

We offer you a master class on making turquoise beads with your own hands. These polymer clay beads look great in any jewelry, be it a pendant, necklace, bracelet or ring. If you like jewelry with natural stones, and especially turquoise, read on!

Tools and materials Time: 1 hour Difficulty: 6/10

• polymer clay in turquoise, transparent, white, black and ocher;
• fine grater or small blade;
• base for a cabochon ring;
• varnish for clay.

Silver jewelry with natural turquoise goes perfectly with any outfit. Treat yourself to some chic turquoise bead crafts made from polymer clay! Such jewelry will cost much less than the cost of natural turquoise. Moreover, you can create anything to your liking!

Here, for comparison, is a silver bracelet with natural turquoise and a ring made of polymer clay imitating turquoise.

Step-by-step instructions with photos

Let's start working.

Step 1: prepare the clay

• To obtain the color of classic turquoise, mix 2 parts turquoise, 1 part white and 1 part ultramarine clay.
• To get a shade of pale turquoise, mix 1 part turquoise, 1 part cobalt and 3 parts white polymer clay.

Knead the clay well and mix until a uniform shade is obtained. Roll the mixture into a ball and place it in the freezer to harden. These manipulations will greatly simplify the process of forming a turquoise pattern.

Step 2: make balls

Separate a small piece of black and light brown material from the polymer clay blocks. Mix them well too. Roll the pieces into balls and place in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours.

Step 3: rub the clay

• Grate turquoise clay on a coarse grater or grind it with a blade (both shades in equal proportions).
• Using a fine grater, grate some black and ocher polymer clay.

Step 4: mix colors

Gently mix all the colors into one pile.

Press the resulting mixture into one ball. Don't stir, otherwise it won't work!

Step 5: Cut the pieces

Using a sharp blade, cut off the desired piece of clay.

Place the cut piece on the ring base under the cabochon. Use a blade to trim off the excess. Using your fingers, lightly smooth the surface of the craft.

If you want to make beads from turquoise clay, cut it into equal parts. Form the pieces into neat squares or balls. Or give them the shape you want.

Step 6: bake the beads

• Bake the beads or ring in the oven for the amount of time specified in the instructions for the polymer clay.
• Once baking is complete, leave the crafts to cool in the oven.

Step 7: polish the beads

Polish the baked beads or ring and coat it with clear varnish. This will give them naturalness and a beautiful shine.