R2-D2 Earrings (Finally!)

"Fear is the path to the dark side.  Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering." -Yoda, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. 

I promised my R2-D2 earrings back in May (since I wore them to a wedding on May 4th aka Star Wars day).  I finally found my camera cord and I am able to post them!

Here's a quick tutorial on how to make them!

Materials:

• Blue polymer clay
• Light blue polymer clay
• White polymer clay
• Black polymer clay
• Gray polymer clay

Directions:

1. Roll out a small cylinder of white clay to be the base of R2-D2. 
2. Roll a small ball of white clay and flatten it.  Attach this to the bottom of the cylinder.
3. Create two very small cylinders of white clay a little bit taller than the base cylinder.  Flatten out one side of each of those cylinders to be a 'foot' and attach them to each of the sides of the base. 
4. Take some gray clay and create half of a circle that's circumference is as big as the base of the cylinder.  Attach the gray clay to the top of the base.  You now have the basic R2-D2 form.
5. Create one long snake of blue clay.  Cut off four pieces and attach those to the legs on R2's sides.
6. Cut off two more pieces of blue clay and attach those to R2's front.
7. For R2's face cut off two more pieces of blue clay and attach.  Roll a tiny ball out of a piece of blue clay and attach that to the side of R2's head.
8. Roll one tiny piece of light blue clay into a ball and attach this to them lower right corner blue clay on R2's face.
9. Roll two black circles of clay.  Attach one to the upper left corner blue piece of R2's face.  Attach the other black circle to opposite side of where you places the blue circle, only attach this one a little bit lower.
10. Insert Earring into clay and remold R2-D2's dome.
11. Repeat this process for the second earring. 

My R2-D2 earrings counted the same as answering Star Wars trivia at the wedding (also known as how you got the bride and the groom to kiss at the reception). 

For the real Star Wars fans, you can read all the Star Wars books that have been printed.  These books break down into different eras.  Dawn of the Jedi is what you will want to start with if you haven't read the books yet.  In the mean time, Happy Crafting and May the Force be With You!