Thistle Medallion
Taking a walk through a forest, on a mountain trail or through a meadow, always inspires me. One of my favorite flowers on these walks is the thistle. The details of that flower make me smile. When I found this thistle stamp in a store, of course, I just had to have it. I put it on my work table waiting for the right time to use it. One day I decided to make the thistle in fine silver clay and put a wire staple on the back. That staple would allow me to make a backing of polymer clay and attach it securely to the silver. I also made a silver flat bail with a hole toward the bottom so I could put it between two layers of polymer. Both the staple and the hole would force polymer clay into those openings locking the silver in place. These are the 3 slabs of polymer for the Illuminance & Clarice beads The back of the medallion is made from the sunburst slab in the front of the picture. Combinin...