I made these flowers out of Polymer Clay. Don't they make cute earrings. I made a set for one of my friends at work. I recycled an old Boy Scout Pin for a backing to make a rose lapel pin and made matching earrings. I don't have a picture unfortunately they were white white with a pink and green center. These are not hard or expensive to make. You just need to pick a color of polymer clay that you like. You can buy these often on sale for 50% off from Michaels or Joann's but their every day price is about $2.79 for one package and you can make dozens of earrings with one package. You will have to play with the clay and you can always start over. This clay will last a long time even while open to the air. It is great. You can make flat shapes and put them together without gluing before baking and they will adhere without the use of glue. These roses are a bit deep to use on a scrapbook page or a card but once the clay has been baked you can actually cut off some excess without compromising the rose shape. You can cut them to make a flat surface for gluing the earring, bracelet, bobby pin or necklace platform. I start by pinching off a small amount of clay and kneading it to make it softer and more plyable. I then pinch off about a pettit pea size piece and roll it into a ball. I squeeze it flat between my thumb and forefinger. I pull it from my finger and roll it up for the center of the rose. You continue this step and add (build) to your rose by placing the next petal on the outside of the last. You can see in the photo below how the petals are placed. The clay petals will cling to each other so do be careful before you commit to it's placement. Continue to build your rose to the size desired. I usually have between 5 and 7 petals in my roses. I usually cut off the excess with a clay knife place on a oven safe plate and bake at 275 degrees for about 10 - 15 minutes for each 1/4" of thickness. I ususally bake my roses for 10 minutes. I have also made blackeyed susans, daisies, poinsettas and beads with polymer clay. It is fun to play with, enjoy! Julie
