flower poly clay plugs.

[peppertree]

I like the colors of these. very psychedelic

these I hand painted.

[kathleenalice]

very nice!

[harryjohnpursey]

Really funky and cool

[iloveoctopus]

cool! i wanted to make my friend some of these, cause he has bottle caps and cut up spray paint caps and coins in his ear and they are not cool at all! but i was wondering, would you suggest sealing it? or are they ok as they are?

[sprinklez]

Pretty! But is the plug itself made of clay? Is it biocompatible? I have very sensitive ears, but this seems like it would be a fun project...

[enchantedwhimsies]

cute plugs...

there was much discussion on it in this thread
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=164377.0

and here http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=177308.0

and a link to a BME wiki on fimo  http://wiki.bmezine.com/index.php/Fimo

[kathleenalice]

i wear clay plugs myself and i've never had a problem - but i always make sure they're fully cooked, i only wear them when i've been at a certain size for a good long time and i don't tend to wear them for long. if i were to wear them for any longer period, i'd wrap them in PTFE/teflon tape.

[peppertree]

cool! i wanted to make my friend some of these, cause he has bottle caps and cut up spray paint caps and coins in his ear and they are not cool at all! but i was wondering, would you suggest sealing it? or are they ok as they are?

thanks,
I wouldnt suggest sealing the actual part the inside of his ear is going to be touching. I have sealed the artwork on a few other pairs Ive made and they're holding up just fine.

[peppertree]

Pretty! But is the plug itself made of clay? Is it biocompatible? I have very sensitive ears, but this seems like it would be a fun project...

my ears are pretty sensitive too. I dont wear them 24/7 either though. I'll just wear them for the day and take them out before bed. I havent had any problems with them.