Reborn Troops

Zhou Wanwan sat in the corner of the jewelry store, holding a cup of hot tea in her hand, but her eyes drifted out the window.

Recently, she suddenly had a bold idea: to design a piece of jewelry with marshmallow as the theme.

The thought made her both excited and anxious, as if what she was holding in her hand was not hot tea but a ball of scalding marshmallow.

Qianqian pushed open the door and walked in in a hurry. She was Zhou Wanwan's best friend and her strongest supporter.

"Qianqian, you're here just in time." Zhou Wanwan raised her head with a confused look in her eyes. "I've been thinking recently whether I should design a piece of jewelry with cotton candy as the theme."

Qianqian raised her eyebrows and walked over to sit next to Zhou Wanwan. "Marshmallow? This is a fresh idea. But are you sure this theme can attract customers?"

Zhou Wanwan sighed, "I don't know either. I just feel that the current jewelry market is too homogenized. Everyone makes those traditional styles, and there is nothing new. I want to try something different."

Qianqian nodded. "I understand your idea. However, you have to think clearly whether this theme can impress customers."

Zhou Wanwan was silent for a while, then suddenly raised her head with a firm look in her eyes, "I want to try. Even if I fail, at least I tried."

Qianqian smiled and patted Zhou Wanwan on the shoulder. "Then do it! I believe in you, Wanwan. You can always make something that will make people's eyes shine."

In the next few days, Zhou Wanwan devoted herself to the design of marshmallow-themed jewelry. She read a lot of information, studied the shapes and colors of various marshmallows, and even went to a marshmallow factory to observe the production process.

However, Zhou Wanwan found that it was not easy to incorporate the lightness and sweetness of marshmallows into jewelry.

She experimented with various materials and techniques, but always felt like something was missing.

"Wanwan, why are you always frowning recently?" Qianqian came to the jewelry store again and saw Zhou Wanwan looking tired, so she couldn't help asking.

"The design has reached a bottleneck." Zhou Wanwan sighed, "I always feel that the current design is not perfect enough."

Qianqian frowned, "Are you asking too much of yourself? Sometimes, perfection isn't the most important thing. What matters is your intention."

Zhou Wanwan shook her head. "I can't just give up like this. I must make a piece of jewelry that will catch people's eyes."

Zhou Wanwan sat at the workbench, holding a pencil in her hand, the softness and sweetness of marshmallows kept appearing in her mind, but how to transform this feeling into jewelry always troubled her.

"Wanwan, are you still struggling?" Qianqian's voice came from the door. She was holding a bag of freshly bought marshmallows in her hand with a mischievous smile on her face.

Zhou Wanwan raised her head and saw the marshmallow in Qianqian's hand, and suddenly an idea flashed in her mind.

"Qianqian, you are really my muse!" she said excitedly, "I can simulate the feel of marshmallows with polymer clay!"

Qianqian blinked, "Polymer clay? What is that?"

"Polymer clay is a material that can be shaped by hand. It is soft and colorful, and can be fired into a hard finished product," Zhou Wanwan explained. "I can use it to make beads for bracelets that simulate the texture of marshmallows."

Qianqian nodded, "That sounds good, but how are you going to decorate it?"

Zhou Wanwan's eyes flashed with excitement, "I want to add some tiny metal decorations to the polymer clay beads, such as golden stars or small silver sugar grains, so that I can keep the sweetness of the marshmallows and add some refinement."

She smiled faintly, "It sounds very creative, but you have to be careful not to make the bracelet look too complicated."

Zhou Wanwan nodded, "I understand. I will try to keep it simple and highlight the lightness of the marshmallow."

In the next few days, Zhou Wanwan began to try to make bracelet beads using polymer clay.

She chose a few soft colors like pale pink, light blue, and cream that reminded her of the sweetness of cotton candy.

However, although polymer clay is soft, it is not easy to shape, especially in detail processing. Zhou Wanwan tried several times, but always felt that the shape of the beads was not perfect enough.

"Wanwan, you look depressed." Qianqian came to the jewelry store again and saw Zhou Wanwan looking tired, so she couldn't help asking.

"I tried several times, but I couldn't achieve the desired effect." Zhou Wanwan sighed, "Although polymer clay is soft, it is too difficult to shape it."

Qianqian frowned. "Are you too anxious? Sometimes, slow work produces fine results."

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "You're right, I may be too impatient."

She took a deep breath and decided to slow down and carefully study the properties of polymer clay.

She found that polymer clay needs to dry for a period of time after shaping before it can be modified further.

So, she decided to make a batch of beads first and then touch them up after they were dry….

After a few days, the first batch of polymer clay beads finally dried.

Zhou Wanwan began to add metal decorations to the beads.

She selected tiny gold stars and silver sprinkles and carefully glued them to the beads.

However, the retouching process is also full of challenges.

Although metal decorations are delicate, they will fall off if you are not careful when sticking them.

Zhou Wanwan tried several times, but was always unable to achieve the desired effect.

"Wanwan, you look depressed." Qianqian came to the jewelry store again and saw Zhou Wanwan looking tired, so she couldn't help asking.

"I tried several times, but I couldn't achieve the desired effect." Zhou Wanwan sighed, "Although the metal decoration is exquisite, it is too difficult to stick it on."

Qianqian frowned. "Are you too anxious? Sometimes, slow work produces fine results."

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "You're right, I may be too impatient."

She took a deep breath and decided to slow down and study the characteristics of the metal decoration carefully.

She found that metal decorations needed to be fixed for a period of time before being pasted to ensure they were firm.

So, she decided to fix a batch of metal decorations first, and then glue them after they were firm...