Section A: Polymer Clay

• 8 x Sculpey Premo 2 oz , 1 each of the following:

  • 5042 Black

  • 5572 Cadmium Yellow Hue

  • 5063 Cobalt Blue Hue

  • 5382 Cadmium Red Hue

  • 5392 Raw Sienna

  • 5310 Translucent

  • 5055 18K Gold

  • 5101 Pearl

• 1 x Sculpey Premo 8 oz in 5001 White

 
Where to purchase polymer clay and alternatives:

• Sculpey website - $38.31

• Michael's similar to Sculpey website without coupons but Michael's almost always has 20-40% coupons off in US and Canada! This will likely be the cheapest option if you have access to Michael's. If you are from outside of North America or Sculpey Premo is not readily available, please consider Fimo. I use Fimo regularly. As long as you select similar colours, you will be a-okay! I do not recommend Sculpey III as it is too soft and difficult to work with, it is also fragile and prone to breaking.

Section B: Household Items

Required materials not included in the lists above that you should have at home or can easily purchase at your local dollar store (most highly recommended!), Walmart or Target-type stores:

• Cotton Swabs

• 50% to 100% alcohol (any between this range of concentration will work)

• Toothbrush

• 100% Acetone (Ingredients should state ‘100% acetone’ ONLY, don’t purchase nail polish removers that contain other fillers/fragrances)

• Cornstarch

• Parchment paper

• Aluminum foil

• Make-up blush (OPTIONAL) for applying to the cheeks of charms, dry chalk pastels in any shade of pink that you like also works (chalk pastels can be found at any craft store)! I use the Benefit Dandelion blush exclusively for clay that I have never applied on myself for sanitary purposes as I sell my work, but if you are not selling your charms, feel free to use old make up!

Section C: Tools and Supplies

Required items to obtain (included in the lists above) with alternatives:
 
Liquid supplies:
 

• 1 x Sculpey Oven Bake Adhesive 59mL (Choose 'multicolour') $9.46

  • Also available at Michaels

• 1 x Gorilla super glue GEL (20g) $7.49

  • Also available at your local hardware stores, Walmart and some dollar stores

• 1 x UV Resin $18.99

  • NOTE: Since the filming of this course, I now recommend this 'Let's Resin' brand of UV resin that differs from what is shown in the course video. You only need 1 bottle of this, but I've linked this kit version as it is comparable in price to buying a single bottle. I've had more success with this brand in terms of resin tackiness and durability. The kit comes with a UV lamp, if you purchase this kit, there is no need to buy another UV lamp as indicated in the 'Equipment/Tools' section below!

• 1 each of acrylic paint (red, blue, yellow, white, black) (Choose 'Primary 6 x 22mL') $17.39

  • This is the brand of acrylic paint I use, however please feel free to purchase cheaper acrylic paints, any acrylic paint will work for our learning purposes, even cheaper paints from the dollar store! Those might just require a few more coats for it to appear opaque. You will see me showing you guys my painting process during the course, thus I didn't list this under the optional section, but if you are not interested in painting, you can also opt out of this!
    
    

Equipment/Tools:

• Paint brushes for painting and applying UV resin $0.99

  • Any paint brush will work for UV resin. For painting, choose one pointed tip and one flat brush, both should be small so we can paint fine details. Must have a separate brush for applying UV resin and for painting. I purchase my painting brushes from Michael’s and my UV resin brushes from the dollarstore. For beginners, there is no need to purchase expensive brushes from Michael’s to paint with.

• 1 x 72W UV lamp $7.14

• 2 sizes of dotting Tools (see either 1 of the "10 PCs" set here) $2.61

  • This can be replaced with any rounded tip object. It is for making circular, round indents into the clay. I recommend having at least 2 sizes to choose from (one small tip for making fine indents for eyes, mouth, nose etc. and one large tip for bigger features). I have a small embossing/dotting tool for making small indents, but for larger indents I just use the end of my crochet hook! 

• 1 x Needle tool (choose 'style 1') $1.37

• 1 x Exacto Knife $0.99

• 1 each of jewelry tools (round nose pliers $2.70, flat nose pliers $2.45, cutting pliers $2.22)

  • I use these tools to open jump rings, bending eyepins/headpins and for cutting headpins for limb attachments, so any hardware tools you have at home that can accomplish this will work!

Metal Findings:

I have listed the approximate quantities to each of the metal findings that will be used for the course for your reference. The options via. AliExpress (linked below) usually sells them in larger quantities for a fairly reasonable price. However, please feel free to purchase only what will be needed for the course if you decide to find other options that are more convenient for you.

• 50 x gold jump rings (5mm) $1.50

• 3 x gold eyepins (50mm x 200Pcs) $2.06

• 10 x gold screw eyepins (4.5 x 10mm in gold) $1.22

• 10 x gold headpins (100Pcs x 60mm) $1.62

• 10 x gold lobster clasps (14x32mm) $1.16

• 5 x Pins and backing sets (choose any colour you like!) $2.74

Section D: Optional Items

• Gold flat back earrings (Choose '5mm, 20 pcs, gold') $1.81

  • During Part 2 of the course, I will let you know which charms are suitable to turn into earrings. This is optional for those who don't wear earrings or are uninterested in making earrings. Those same charms can be turned into a small necklace/bracelet charm, or small pins!

• 1 x small rolling pin (both hollow or solid works!) $2.10

  • You will require a roller of some sort, but this is listed under the optional section because you can easily use a round marker or any smooth cylindrical surface as a roller! I use the handle of my crochet hook as a roller :)

• Razor blade (10cm x 2cm) $1.86

  • I use a razor blade for cutting straight lines quite often, but you can easily do this with the Exacto knife as well - and if you need to make straight lines that are longer than the blade on the knife, you can use a ruler to guide your lines.