Easily form a lace design in clay

Check out this tutorial to see an extremely easy way to put a lace imprint on crafting clay, such as Sculpey.  I used this technique to make a ring.

First up, gather your supplies.

You need:

• a pair of scissors (optional; to cut the lace)
• a piece of lace
• some clay (I used Sculpey)
• a pin roller
• a shaped cutter (mine was a heart)
• a toothpick (optional)

Now, if you need to, cut out a piece of lace.  Mine was just a scrap piece, so I didn't need to cut it.
Then, knead your clay and roll out your clay so it is all roughly the same size.

 
Then, place your lace over the clay, and roll it a second time.  Be gentle, but use enough force to press the lace into the clay.

Peel back the lace.  It may stick to the clay a little bit, but that's alright.  Just gently separate the two.

Voila! You now have an elegant lace imprint in your clay.
Note: the imprint does remain in the clay even once it's baked.

Now, just out whatever shape you want from the clay.  You could use the toothpick to create a hole for a jump ring to make a necklace pendant.  Or you could glue it onto a ring base to make a ring- like I did.  You could even use it as a gift tag for presents around Christmas time or birthdays.

If you decide to make one, tell me how it goes! c: