Polymer Clay Covered Makeup Brushes To Go!
Makeup brushes often have plastic handles, so finding a set that has wooden handles is always welcome because they beg to be covered in polymer clay! Since these are travel sized, I figured a travel theme would be most appropriate. Text featuring words such as “journey” figure prominently in these five brushes. They’re almost too nice to pack away in my cosmetic bag – I think I’ll keep them displayed in my glass-topped jewelry box and admire them until I’m ready to go somewhere!
Barbara Briggs Designs 
I’m crazy about these! (Which is funny, because I don’t use makeup brushes and I don’t work in polymer clay.) Thanks for sharing.
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OMG you just gave me a SUPER idea! I have stencil brushes for my rubber stamping/paper crafting and I keep a different one for different color ranges so they don’t contaminate other colored stamp pads – one for yellows, reds, blues, greens etc. They have wooden handles and all are grey and hard to tell apart – I write the color on the handle with a sharpie but it isn’t the best way to tell them apart. Colored polymer clay handles (decorative of course) would be awesome! I know what I’m doing this weekend now!
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Creative ideas are meant to be shared and that’s why I started a blog in the first place. I love to hear from people who have been inspired by something I made or wrote!
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I was wondering how you got the lettering words on to the polymer clay and how durable it is or permanent say if the brushes need to be washed
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The lettering was done with rubber stamps before the clay was baked. Once cured, I painted the brushfes with acrylic paint and then wiped the excess off. I sealed the brushes by applying clear acrylic floor finish which protects the painted surface and adds sheen.
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wow pretty neat. Reason I was asking is because I sell professional 22 pcs brush sets. I had the same idea of covering them with polymer clay and stamping them which I did with a few of them. They turned out beautiful but my problem is the cost of the polymer clay to cover 22 brushes. I would have to tack on quite a bit more to the price of the brush set to offset the cost of clay and time any suggestions??? I really love the way they look and I assume they are probaly alot more durable with the clay on them but do you think it is reasonable with the cost of clay…
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My guess is that the cost of polymer clay to cover twenty-two brushes would be under $10 because you’d be using relatively thin layers of clay. However, it would be rather labor intensive and time consuming to cover, texture, and finish that many brushes. And I would think the novelty of putting that much work into brush sets of that size might wear off quickly. A deluxe set of Bobbi Brown makeup brushes is about $175. I would think a set of twenty-two polymer covered brushes would have to cost at least that much if not more. After all, they are individually created and one-of-a-kind. I think the biggest challenge is finding a target market willing to pay what your brush sets are worth in time and materials. As with most art endeavors, we create because we possess a passion to make beautiful things, yet are seldom compensated enough to cover the cost of the time spent creating.
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These are lovely. My question is, are all makeup brush hairs/bristles safe to go in the oven at the temp required to cure?
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Thank you, Kristal! Hairs/bristles must be natural. Any synthetics will most likely melt. Brush handles must be wood or metal. Plastic handles will melt too.
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Thank you Barbara. Very creative idea. I love them and will be experimenting with my brushes. I’m excited and nervous bc my collection is expensive. This has crossed my mind but I couldn’t find info on it so thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
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To be on the safe side, I’d suggest you buy an inexpensive set (around $10 or so) and try it first before using your expensive set.
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