To begin with, you want to follow the standard clay item making process by kneading the clay.



You do this by mashing your pound of clay into the table until it is pressed somewhat flat. After that, you fold the clay in half, and repeat the process several times until you feel that there are no more air bubbles in the clay.



Kneading the clay is one of the most crucial parts of the entire process of making these earrings, because by kneading the clay, you get rid of the air bubbles inside the clay.



While air bubbles in clay might not seem like a big deal, any potter would tell you that if you have air bubbles in your clay, your item has a very high potential to explode when you go to fire it later. This will not only be a mess to clean up, but it might also damage other items that are being fired as well, so make sure you knead the clay well!



Once you're done with that, you can move on to flattening the clay.