I finally ordered stuff!

I have finally made my first order of metal clay. I plan to make my mom some charms for a Christmas present. I want to do some little hearts with her grandkids initials, one heart per kid. I'd prefer to do their whole name and/or birthstone but feel that will be too much for my first try.

I decided to order from Cool Tools mostly because I liked their roller best.

I think I will be more comfortable with the spacers than trying to roll over different stacks of playing cards. Although it was reasonably priced, it's still $20 more than I wanted to spend and I did have to give something else up to justify. I'm sure it will be worth it in the end.

I also got a jar of Slik, Metal Clay Conditioner and Release. I feel more comfortable using something like this over just whatever flavor of olive oil I have in the kitchen.

I also got a clay shaper as a tool to write the initial in the charm.

A pack of polishing papers to finish the charms and make them shiny and pretty.

Last, but definitely not least, 16 grams of PMC3. It seems to be the all-around-type of clay for most any project. I have no idea if 16 grams is enough or too little. The charms are going to be small so I have my fingers crossed.

I paid extra for 2 day shipping. Christmas is only 39 days away and I'm not sure how much free time I can manage for the project. I am quite nervous about it now that I have actually taken the leap.