Raddish earrings

I made Luna Lovegood (from the Harry Potter series, for those of you visiting from another century) for one of my best friends for her birthday last year. Late to share, but oh well. Better late than never, right? I was so thrilled with how they turned out. And pleased with how thrilled she was!

Want to make a pair of your own?
The first step is to shape the earrings using oven bake polymer clay. Insert a long steel (or preferred metal) jewelry wire through the clay balls with a loop at the top end. Make sure it's securely placed. Bring the clay down at a point at the bottom edge of the ball (where there is no loop). Bake for about 10 minutes at low heat (about 250 F). The clay should be hard and unmaleable when it comes out. It is okay if it's a little bit burnt as these are going to be painted.
The next step is to add the white root at the bottom of the raddish. I used light cream embroidery thread and stuck it on with hot glue. It helps to make a tube of glue around where the root is attacked and bring it to a pointed shape. However, this can be difficult as the glue cools quickly and you don't want to burn yourself whilst shaping it.
Once the root is attached, paint the clay ball red and then attach a faux leaf to the jewelry loop. Finally, get some steel, silver, or gold earring hooks and attach it to the look. Viola! Radishes on your earlobes.