How to Bake Sculpey Premo™

• Bake at 275 °F (130 °C) for 30 minutes per 1/4 in (6 mm) thickness.
• DO NOT MICROWAVE.
• DO NOT EXCEED THE ABOVE TEMPERATURE OR RECOMMENDED BAKING TIME.

Please make sure your work area is covered and you are not working on an unprotected surface. We recommend working on a craft mat, wax paper, metal baking sheet, or disposable foil. Uncured clay may damage unprotected furniture or finished surfaces. Be sure to cover your crafting area appropriately.

What is Sculpey Premo™?

Sculpey Premo™ polymer clay is loved by beginners and experienced crafters alike for its flexibility and strength. This Sculpey clay is soft and easily malleable, making it easy to work with while still being firm enough to hold intricate detail.

How to Use Sculpey Premo™

Sculpey Premo™ is great for many claying applications, including advanced techniques like caning, mixed media or mokume gane. You can use it for creating finely detailed charms, jewelry, faux stones or unique pieces of home decor. The metallic and pearl selections feature a high concentration of mica particles, making it perfect for incorporating captivating mica shift effects on your jewelry or any other creation.

This great polymer clay comes in a wide variety of colors and styles, including translucent, metallic, glitter and pearl varieties that are easy to blend to create one-of-a-kind pieces. With Sculpey Premo™, you can make all your most creative ideas come alive.

Creating With Sculpey Premo™

Sculpey Premo™ remains soft and pliable until it's baked. The clay's flexibility and our broad color selection allow you to let your imagination run wild. Once you've molded this great polymer clay into your desired creation, bake at the recommended temperature, time and thickness and watch your masterpiece come to life. Sculpey Premo™ can be carved, glazed, sanded and painted after baking to add those finishing touches.

Craft Ideas for Sculpey Premo™ Polymer Clay

The things you can make with Sculpey Premo™ are endless — this polymer clay is excellent for crafting various trinkets, jewelry and faux stones. Here are some ideas for when you have clay or are considering getting more but don't know where to start with your crafting.

Jewelry

Use the clay to create stunning earrings, bracelets, rings and necklace pendant designs. Mix and match the diverse Sculpey Premo™ clay colors to develop exciting patterns like marble, swirl, chevron, kaleidoscope and other intricate designs. If you have cut-out tools with special shapes, you can easily use your clay patterns as the base for the items you're making.

Home Decor

Whether you are a plant lover or want to add a personal touch to your or a loved one's home, use Sculpey Premo™ clay to make unique home decor items. Polymer clay is an excellent way to craft small or large plant holders. 

You could also use the clay to make wall-hanging decorations that match your aesthetic or other trending items and styles. Your home decorations don't have to stay on the wall or hold your plants, either. You could also use Sculpey Premo™ clay to design and make special coasters to hold drinks. Additionally, you could add color and more personality to picture frames to highlight a specific photo. The household decor items you can create using Sculpey Premo™ polymer clay are vast.

Ornaments

If you prefer to give handmade gifts for the holidays or want to provide others with unique presents, you can use your clay crafting skills to make beautiful ornaments. The shapes and designs you come up with will make bold statements on people's trees or around their homes if they like to display ornaments elsewhere or year-round.

Organization Dishes and Boxes

The clay crafting world is your oyster, and if you have an affinity for the ocean, you can easily craft a clam-shaped dish to hold your jewelry or other everyday things. Use Sculpey Premo™ clay to make organization dishes and boxes following any theme, pattern or aesthetic. Besides standard trinket dishes and boxes, you could also make jars for writing utensils or makeup brushes. You will produce visually stunning items with the various colors and fine details of Sculpey Premo™ clay.

Does Sculpey Premo™ Dry Out?  

 Any polymer clay including Sculpey Premo will not dry out. Sculpey clay will only get hard when baked in the oven. While this clay does not dry out from the air, we do recommend storing the clay in an airtight container to prevent hair and debris from getting in the clay.

How to Soften Sculpey Premo™?

When Sculpey Premo™ becomes too firm it  can  be softened using various techniques: 

• Using a clay conditioning machine (pasta machine)
• Mixing it with clay softener
• Combining the clay with softer clay
• Using a food processor 
• Smashing the clay inside a plastic bag using a rolling pin

Purchase Sculpey Premo™ Today

When crafting with Sculpey clay, you can bring your visions to life like never before. Find out why Sculpey Premo™ clay is the go-to choice for clay enthusiasts and purchase it online today!