The sand dollar is one inch in diameter, or 2.5 cm, and is 1/8th inch thick, or about 3 mm. The shard is about 1 and 1/2 inches long, or 40 mm, and is 1/16 inch thick, or about 1 1/2 mm. My measurements are only approximate.
The sand dollar has just a bit more detail to be added, then the patina. The shard is probably finished. I not sure that anything else needs to be done. The patina is orange acrylic paint with interference red acrylic paint over the entire piece. It isn't noticeable in the photo, but it gives a sort of nacre-like sheen to the piece.
The shard began as a sort of ellipse with one end rounded. I gripped one end in a pair of round nose pliers, heated the material with a heat gun, then gripped the other end in another pair of round nose pliers and twisted the piece.
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