I would love to start making jewellery with clay, but it is not something that I have much experience with. I currently just make beaded jewellery, but would like to branch out into clay.

I know there are lot of different types of clay, but I am wondering what is the best type of clay for making jewellery? I will probably mostly be making earrings. I would like to use something that either comes in a lot of colours, but that can also be mixed to create more unique colours. Or maybe even something that can be painted easly.

I was browsing around Hobbycraft this morning looking at the different types of clay. I have heard a lot about Polymer clay like FIMO and have seen lots of beautiful things made with it. And it does come in a lot of different colours. I can be quite picky about colours, I would be interesting if there was a website where it could tell you how to mix colours together to get a specific hue, maybe by weight. I have a tiny jewellery scale somewhere.

However, I just wanted to check that this is the best choice before I start or ask if anyone has any other good experience with other options.

I also like the idea of getting some mold for the polymer clay, but I don't know where is the best place to buy them. Or maybe I could eventually even make owm molds. I know many people do that when they make resin bracelets and bangles.

I had some cute little silicone molds for making icing decorations, I wonder if I could just use them for the polymer clay. As long as I don't use them again or icing I don't see why this wouldn't work.

I know there are a lot of experts crafters who make jewellery with clay, so it would be good to get some feedback and maybe even post a picture below of anything you are working on.