Dagger/drop/spike shapes

[Donna@Rockin' Beads]

Here's the thing. I want to make a necklace for my sister's 50th birthday consisting of a set of 5+ dagger/drop/spike shapes graduated in length strung on leather cord.
I've had a go today with BronzClay and am not very happy with the sausage shapes with poorly turned loops barely attached to the main spike.
Hmm, hard to explain but if anyone has any idea of the sort of thing I'm describing and if they think they can suggest the best way to make them then I am all ears!!!!
Actually the shape is kind of like Les's fab glass drops that she showed in last week's Show and Tell. I'll trot off and get a link...



Les, I hope you don't mind me showing this photo but that's the kind of thing I want to make in BonzClay (and they are exceedingly pleasing to the eye  )


Thansk guys  

[Fired Silver]

ok, I'm a bit fuzzy headed! But....

I'd say draw a template out on paper or card, then overlay onto the rolled out clay and cut out the shape.  you could then round off any edges once dried.

Becci
xx

[Hazer]

ok, I'm a bit fuzzy headed! But....

I'd say draw a template out on paper or card, then overlay onto the rolled out clay and cut out the shape.  you could then round off any edges once dried.

Becci
xx

I do that for polymer clay. Works really well

[ebj]

I'd go for the same suggestion  as Becci!

[Donna@Rockin' Beads]

That makes perfect sense. Thanks Ladies - looks like I have a stash of dried BronzClay crappy drop shapes to try to reconstitute