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Sugar Skull Beads

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Make some pretty Sugar Skull Beads

These would be great for making jewellery as gifts for Day Of The Dead or Halloween.

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  1. Step 1

    Step 1

    Start with a lump of fimo, you may want to measure all your lumps out before you begin, so that the beads will all be the same size.

    The fimo I used was a light cream colour, with a slight sparkle, which helped to give the skulls a realistic bone look.

  2. Step 2

    Step 2

    Roll the fimo in to an oval-shaped ball in the palm of your hand.

  3. Step 3

    Step 3

    Now press down, using your fingers, on either side of the oval.

  4. Step 4

    Step 4

    This will push indents where the eyes should be and create a ridge for the nose.

  5. Step 5

    Step 5

    Continue this until you have the number of skulls you want.

  6. Step 6

    Step 6

    Take a skewer of some sort and gentle slide it through the skull. I roll the skewer as I push it through the fimo as it helps keep the shape.

    Think about what you'll be using the beads for before you make the hole. If you're making bracelets, you'll want the hole through the middle, but if you're making earrings, you'll want it through the top.

  7. Step 7

    Step 7

    Using the black fimo, roll two small dots, flatten them and place them in to the indents for the eyes.

  8. Step 8

    Step 8

    Make a mouth and the nose out of fimo too. It's cute if you give all of your skulls different expressions.

  9. Step 9

    Step 9

    Use the coloured fimo to add various decorations and designs to the skulls. Bake until hard and then use to make jewellery.


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opposites-girl

opposites-girl

Oct 20, 2007 11:38am

So cool! I have to get my hands on fimo

Cat Morley

Cat Morley

Oct 20, 2007 5:43pm

Yeah, fimo has been my favourite play thing of the month.

JEM

JEM

Oct 22, 2007 2:31am

i am sooo gonna make this for my lil sis colene !

Emi

Emi

Oct 22, 2007 12:26pm

These are so adorable<3

FIMO... hmmm might try to find myself some :]

Roma

Roma

Oct 24, 2007 9:53pm

i'm going to make some of these, except more like wrestling masks. I do love wrestling mask beads. I'm such a nutcase.

Cat Morley

Cat Morley

Oct 24, 2007 10:13pm

Wrestling mask beads sound awesome too, you'll need to take a photo and show me!

Shivi

Shivi

Oct 29, 2007 12:49pm

I might make some of these but just black and white 1's

Carli

Carli

Oct 31, 2007 2:46pm

ooh, i made some of these for earrings. added some pearls and other beads too. Thanks for this or i wouldn't have made them :)

Michelle Y.

Michelle Y.

Nov 13, 2007 1:15am

ooo is this the technique you used to make those knitting needles? these are awaome!!!

Cat Morley

Cat Morley

Dec 20, 2007 6:37am

Yeah, it's a very similar technique actually!