Sculpey Cabochon Mandrel

Judy Larson

Save a ton of cash when you make your own cabochon mandrels.

Materials:

Sculpey polymer clay

Cabochon

Tools:

Roller

Two 3/8” mandrels

4” ceramic tile

Knife

Oven

Hot pads

Ultra fine point Sharpie marker

Directions:

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 275 degrees.

Step 2: Place a piece of polymer clay on the center of the tile

between the two 3/8” mandrel.

Step 3: Roll out the clay until the roller touches the two mandrels.

This will be the correct thickness. Set the roller and mandrels

aside.

Step 4: Place the cabochon on the polymer clay. Make an exact 90

degree cut around the cabochon through the polymer clay. Remove

the excess clay. Remove the cabochon.

Step 5: Clean up the edges of the

polymer clay, if needed.

Step 6: Place the tile with the polymer clay in the oven and bake for 40 minutes.

Step 7: While the clay is baking, trace the outline of the cabochon on a piece of paper. Fold the paper in half

lengthwise and crosswise, matching the drawn lines. Mark those lines on the paper.

Step 8: Remove the tile with the clay from the oven and let cool.

Step 9: Place the baked clay mandrel on the template created in Step 7. Transfer the lines to the mandrel.

Mark the size on the top of the mandrel.