How to Drill Holes into Rocks (And Glass)

I've been asked, 'how do you drill holes into the sea glass thing you posted?'. Here's a tutorial that will help you with that. But it's for rocks. Hey, don't fret. It'll work for glass too. So, without further ado, I give you:

You'll need these materials:

• Plastic Tupperware thingamajig you don't care about
• Stones (or glass, like sea glass)
• Pliers (or, if you're brave, your hands)
• Dremel (or similar) tool
• Diamond tip
• 1-2 cups Water

So first take your dremel tool (or similar [I'll just call it a drill for now]), and get a diamond head. Diamond heads usually look like this:

Put that on the drill. Now pour your water into the Tupperware thingamajig. Put a small rock into the container. Add water until the water level comes up just above it. Switcho on your drill and, trying to keep it level, start to drill into the stone under the water. Try to keep it straight! If you have a drill press, it's best to use that.

In this image, I'm not holding it. For camera purposes. But really, hold it with your pliers/hand. Please That's a better idea.

CAREFUL THOUGH!

Every few seconds or so, ease up on the drill. Pull it up off the stone or completely out of the hole you are creating. Let the water into the hold you're drilling to cool the stone off so the stone doesn't crack or destroy the diamond tip on you.

This whole process can be repeated the exact same way with a piece of sea glass (or glass, if you prefer that) instead of a stone.

And you're done! Now you've got a wonderful stone with a hole in it, perfect for finding hidden treasures. So now make with it what you will! Enjoy!

How To Make An Octopus Tentacle Pendant

Hello. It's been what, three, four months since this blog has been updated? My, how time flies.
I'm here once more to give you another tutorial. On a jewellery type item. This time, we're looking at,

Yes, yes, you all want one. Let me tell you how you can make one. Let us go on a word-and-picture journey, shall we?

Step 1!  ASSEMBLE! Your materials.

You will probably need:
Tinfoil
1 length of Chain (fit to the size you want/need)
Unwanted Polymer Clay
Oven
Embroidery Needle or Pencil
Jump Ring(s)
Polymer Clay, Any Two Colours.

First, take the polymer clay you don't want/need, constitute it, and roll it across your work surface and your hands, cleaning them off. This ensures that when you form the tentacle(s) they don't get stuff on them from dust or animal fur or anything.

Now lets get down with your first colour of polymer clay. Roll it out onto your work surface, making a little cone shape. However long you want to make it is fine, but I opt for 6 to 7 cm (2 1/2 inches, about)

Next, take your second colour of polymer clay and roll out a long, thin strand. Cut the strand into small sections, about 2mm long.

Next, take each section and roll into spheres. Slightly flatten spheres until they're about the width of a penny, maybe a bit less.

Start placing dots onto the cone until it is filled all the way.

Start placing the dots on the cone.
I like two rows on my tentacle, but you can obviously do more or less depending on how shaky your hands are, or how pleasing it is to your eye. All up to you!
As you go down the cone, the dots can get bigger than you want them to. Just carefully take the dot off, shave a bit of the clay off, re-roll into a ball, and flatten. That might do the trick. If it doesn't, repeat.

Fill the cone all the way to the end.

Poke holes into each dot with pencil or embroidery needle.

Shape it! Twist it around something, free form it, whatever! Work it, gurl!

Now poke a hole in the top of the cone (the big end). If you decide not do do this step and drill a hole in the top later, that's totally fine. (I have a wire loop in there because the hole kept on collapsing, and it needed support)

Anywho, once you're done with that, put it into an oven-safe something, throw that into the oven (Please, not literally) and bake according to the manufacture's instructions (I've always wanted to say that). You can support your piece with the tinfoil, if you'd like.

WOOT! Look at what you've got now, a tentacle! SHWEET! Nice job, guys! If you chose not to poke a hole in the top before baking, you can drill the polymer clay once it's cool. If you did add a hole, put in a jump ring and let your chain through it. If you want, you can sand the tentacle with a very fine grit. Or finish it with a craft gloss. Just do with it what you please!