A New Twist on an Old Scarf Clip

A few years ago I introduced a scarf clip finding that you could add your polymer clay designs to.  The supplier who had those clips no longer carried them and the search was on to find more.  About a year later we managed to locate some that were similar from another wholesaler.  I was again disappointed when I returned to order more and discovered those were no longer available as well.  After a lot of searching I decided to give up and proceeded to brainstorm and work on a whole new concept instead.

I am excited to tell you about our new style of scarf "clips" that are a part of our Snap Decisions Collection -- 

Interchangeable Fashion for Your Scarf . . .

 . . . It's a Cinch!

* Easy to use!
* Adjustable
* Fits any scarf thickness
* A snap base for interchanging designs
* Style your scarf in various ways

It is easy to add even a large decorative snap to a scarf as an accent like these Holy CaBezels.

It is so easy to use.  Slide the scarf through the open loop placing the open snap base to the front.  When it is in the position you want, cinch it up to hold it in place.  Finally add your decorative snap to the snap base.

The cord is very strong yet soft and gentle on your scarf.  We have them in a variety of colors to coordinate with your scarf and several metal colors to choose from.  They are now for sale in our online store and will be available with a selection of our decorative snaps and luxurious scarves at the Kamloops Craft-A-Fair this Sunday.

Scarf Jewelry Collection

For the past year, our scarf jewelry has been our best seller, so we have shifted our focus more towards developing a wider range of designs and styles.  Some of this depended on finding the right scarves that would work best for us and then developing the clay accent pieces to go with each type.  For instance our "Soft Elegance" line is based on a soft and airy polyester scarf that is light enough to wear in a hotter climate, yet also elegant to wear in the winter over a heavy sweater.  The clay pieces we make for this scarf also need to be lighter in weight so they don't pull on the scarf and can stay balanced and in place.

This scarf is included in several of our scarf accent designs:

The "Soft Elegance" Scarf Necklace

Scarf Charms

Scarf Clips

Our "Classic" Scarf Necklace required a heavier type scarf and were very excited to find these gorgeous ones in viscose.

"Classic" with the metal bail

"Classic" with all clay textured bail

And our third type of scarf are our viscose animal prints for our new "Exotic Line".  I love the print and colors in these scarves and they are so comfortable to wear.

Our scarf jewelry is sold in several stores in our area (click here to see) and we are slowly adding a few designs to our online Artfire and Etsy shops. 

I should mention that we now offer free shipping for most of our items to Canadian residents.  Due to the size of the scarf jewelry, we only charge a small (subsidized) flat fee and orders will be shipped by expedited mail.  For other countries we still charge a low flat fee for as many items you buy.

How to Wear Our Scarf Clips

Our new scarf clips are so versatile and can be worn in many different ways.  We have been working on photos to show how to wear them and now listed on our website (click here).

I love how they can also be worn as a pendant either on a scarf (shown above) or on a cord (shown below).

These clips are like the old vintage style but adding them to our clay designs give them a modern make over. We will be listing some of these in our online store soon as well as available in our upcoming Christmas shows.

Note:  If you are looking for the clip findings we used, we now have some in our online store.

How to Attach a Scarf Clip Ring to a Polymer Clay Art Piece

UPDATE:  These scarf clip rings are no longer available.  After a long time of searching for more we finally found some but they are different than the ones shown here in this tutorial.  I have created a new free tutorial on how to work with the new clips which you will find here.


Since I first introduced our new scarf clips, we have had many requests for where we got our clip findings.

Well I am happy to announce that they are now available through Shades of Clay.

These findings are a very good quality but due to the strong spring action, we found them to be a little tricky to attach.  I thought I would share with you how we do this so here goes:

Prepare and bake your clay art piece.  If you want your piece to be curved, you can use a form when baking.  Here we used a cardboard tube to create a curve.

The scarf clip finding has a very strong spring action so it can grip the scarf.  When attaching this clip, you want to maintain as much of that "spring" as possible yet not detach itself from your clay piece while baking which it will do if not done in several stages as shown.

(1) Roll out a small piece of clay in the same color as the back of your clay piece (about 3 mm thick).  Cut out an oval shape with a shaped cutter or by tracing around the clip base.

(2) Place the clip base on top of the oval shaped clay piece and press down at the inside end next to the ring hinge.  Remove the clip from the clay and there should be an impression left.

(3) Trim the section from the oval piece using the marks as a guide as shown and then place it back onto the back of the clip base.  This is to ensure that the "spring" mechanism is allowed to move while attached to your clay design.

(4) Apply a bit of liquid clay to the back of the clay on the clip base and center it onto the back of your clay design.

(5) Apply some more liquid clay to the top part of the base making sure it fills all the small "openings".  Take a tiny piece of clay and apply it to the base pressing firmly to make contact with the clay below through the openings with the liquid clay acting as a bonding agent between them.  Bake your piece for 15 - 20 minutes and allow to cool.  Make sure the ring is "open" or "up" while baking or the spring action will force it off while baking.

(6) Allow your piece to cool.  To cover your clip base, roll out a medium-thin piece of clay and cut out a thin strip.  I like to use an oval shape cutter, trimming a bit off to fit.

(7) Apply some liquid clay to the back of your clay strip.

(8) Place it over your clip base as shown leaving enough space below the hinge to allow it to open and close properly.

(9) Close the ring and press it down then open it up again.  This is to be sure that it will close properly after your piece is baked.  You may need to do this a couple of times to double check as you smooth out the edges of your clay covering. (10)

(11) If you like to add your signature stamp or cane slice, this is a good time to do this if you wish.  Bake your piece, leaving the clip ring open (up).  If you bake it with the ring down, the force of the spring action will push the clip off when it is in the oven.

Tomorrow I will show you several ways on how the scarf clips can be worn.

You can see the post here.

Just a note:  The scarf clips work best on a light to medium weight scarf that is not too thick.  Here we are using a polyester scarf that is on the light side but not too flimsy.