Author: Susan Spinks

The EYEs Have It!

Materials

PREMO! White
Dowel Rods (3/16 ” Diameter and 1/8 ” Diameter)
Straight pins
Small metal snippers
Super Glue
Poly-Tools small round bead roller
Black, white, tan, and blue acrylic paint
Sculpey glaze gloss
Non-stick baking pan
Oven preheated to 275 degrees

Instructions

	The Poly-Tools small round bead maker is used to create perfectly round doll eyes.

	Roll several different size beads (eyes!).

	With the beads formed in the bead roller, insert straight pins with a dab of super glue into the uncured clay (head of pin first), let dry, then bake at 275 degrees for 25 minutes.

	After the eyes have baked and cooled, dip the eyes into white acrylic paint.

	Dip one end of the large dowel rod into black acrylic paint for the iris of the eyes.

	On a rectangular piece of scrap clay, press the eyes (straight pin end) into the scrap clay to act as a holder during painting and baking. Stamp the eyes with the large dowel rod (black acrylic paint), then dip the small dowel rod into either tan or blue acrylic paint and stamp the pupil area with the this small dowel rod. To give the eyes a nice finish, cover with Sculpey glaze gloss.

	Snip the straight pins to a suitable length and insert into your project. Now you have it, perfectly round eyes!

Isabel says:

April 1st, 2006 at 2:32 pm

Wow!
Thanks for the helpful information, I’ll try it this weekend on a polymer fairy.

Sincerely,
Isabel

margaret spaeth says:

June 20th, 2006 at 6:55 pm

hi i am making fimo clay dolls, need
info about what tools to buy etc.
my dolls measure about 5 to 6 inches in height,
so only need one size eyes..
can you help
thank you
my e mail address:

Susan says:

June 20th, 2006 at 8:28 pm

Hi,

If you are interested in using the Poly-Tools bead roller, the smallest bead that the roller in this tutorial makes is 3mm. That’s very small and would probably work for the size doll you’re working with.

Marta says:

August 25th, 2006 at 6:39 pm

Super eyes and dolls!

christy says:

October 1st, 2006 at 11:53 pm

jeepers creepers great idea

Kathy Canuel says:

September 21st, 2007 at 9:36 am

Just when I thought my poly bead roller couldn’t get any cooler! If you were making Halloween or monster dolls, you could make the eyeballs different colors, like black or green or something, and then paint the irises whatever color you want! I have always drawn my fairies, even my good ones, with black eyeballs and white irises. I don’t know why. It makes them look more mystical somehow. I’ve GOT to try this. Thank you very much!

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The EYEs Have It!