Update (Pictures!)

Finally. I know right? I finally got a chance to take a quick picture of my rosary prop. The darn camera was dying so they aren't very good but hey, I got a picture! This prop is created of three layers. But before I explain what and how I created it, here is the picture.

Caterina's rosary cross

This has three layers to it. I haven't made such a prop before so this was my first time exploring how to do so. I'll explain each layer and what product I used for it. Sadly I don't have pictures of each layer because I got bored and kept working on it. Which is something I don't normally do.

Layer one- Wire armature

This was made from florist wire which is not coated wire. It's easy to bend and twist. But has sharp edges. It's also easy to cut and you don't need fancy wire cutters to do so. It's very thin. I used the same wire to make my sphere prop as mentioned before (As pictured below) I started by making the longest part (The part that goes straight down first by deciding on a length (Around three inches I believe.) I bent the wire so it had two pieces, one rounded and connected at the end and cut it. Then starting from the bottom that was not connected I started to twist another piece of wire around that. I kept doing that through the prop as well as for the part that goes across. The squares were done last and I used the same method. The armature was firm and all connected. 

Layer Two- Oven-Bake clay

I used Sculpey brand clay. This is normally the cheapest, easiest to find clay. It gets VERY soft when kneed and I found it rather hard to make thick because of that. This part was easy. I had to mold the clay around the armature. After that was down I smoothed it out the best I could then popped it into the oven for ten minutes. I let it cool down for a few hours then later that night started on layer three.

Layer Three- Model Magic

This clay has been my got to clay. It's easy to work with, non-messy, molds nicely and dries fairly quickly. It's an air dry clay and is very soft and fluffy. I used it for my sphere prop as well. I covered the cross in MM clay to make it thicker and give it more character. It was a bit tricky because the clay I have is a bit too dried out but I managed to get it done. It does have a few imperfections but once it's painted and coated with resin you wont see them.

Now I need to...

• Paint it silver (Could take up to four layers)
• Paint on varnish 
• Cover with ice resin (Clear resin)
• Decorate while resin is still wet (Sparkly things, fake pearls, ect.)
• Start building the chain.