From hairballs to soft white pearls

Some brands and formulas of bronze clay are sold in powdered form rather than as lump clay. The bronze clay powder is mixed with distilled water according to the manufacturer's instructions until it is rehydrated into lump clay of the desired consistency.

Each manufacturer has its own instructions, but the method that Hadar Jacobson recommends for mixing water into her own Hadar's Clay brand metal clay powder is adaptable to most brands and formulas of powdered bronze clay. The water is sprayed onto the powder and mixed in gradually until lumps form, then the lumps of clay are scraped onto an oiled work surface and alternately rolled under a plastic bag and folded over until the mixture is homogeneous and workable. Hadar says mixing the clay from powder takes less than five minutes.

Gaia, a flame-tipped Ragamuffin, requires frequent grooming to keep that fluffed up look. The grooming sessions always produced large mounds of soft cat fur. Davis took to rolling them between her fingers and creating "toy fur balls" for Gaia who loved them. One day, when Davis was "awash in hairballs," she scooped up a handful and placed them in a bowl on the piano. From the new vantage point, she likened the soft white fur balls in the bowl to "oversized white pearls"--and so began the vision: cat hairball jewelry.

From hairballs to soft white pearls Silver Jewelry
Davis eventually developed a process that creates what she calls "felted hair balls." While the collection of cat hair needed to create one piece of jewelry can take time, neither party seems to mind. Thanks to Gaia, the fur is readily available. At some point Davis rolls the accumulated fur into tiny balls. Only then does the magic begin. It can take several months for Davis to gather enough cat hair to begin a piece. Designing hairball jewelry requires patience. Gaia doesn't mind.more：Crystal Jewelry