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Retro Disney Earrings! / Bespoke handmade Disneyland inspired mouse earrings with a vintage twist

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I was scouring the internet for jewellery for my outfit for a trip I've got booked for Disneyland, after opening a bazillion etsy tabs it lead me down a path of wonderin if I still have my Fimo clay somewhere.  Turns out I do! Cue a few days playing around with different designs for mouse ear dangle earrings. My personal favourites are the retro atomic boomerang style. For those unfamiliar with Fimo, it's a brand of polymer clay. A modelling clay that you bake in the oven to harden. The process with these was to model the Mickey heads with a set of circles, model the hanging pendant attachment, bake them, then in some cases paint some details on before finishing with a glaze and fixing the backs on. Polka Love, Tomorrowland, Abstract Pair, Razzle Dazzle, The Ears As each pair is handmade they're completely unique! So they're like wearable little mini pieces of art! I also made myself an Up! brooch last night from a different brand of clay I sourced to try it out. It...