Alanna George | The Craft Nest » AIr-dry clay http://www.alannageorge.com a craft site for families Thu, 18 Jul 2013 11:30:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 How To | I Love You Clay Necklace Charm http://www.alannageorge.com/2011/03/10/how-to-i-love-you-clay-necklace-charm/ http://www.alannageorge.com/2011/03/10/how-to-i-love-you-clay-necklace-charm/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:04:48 +0000 Alanna George http://www.alannageorge.com/?p=1116

Don’t you just love a cute charm with a simple statement. My daughter and I made these for each other for Valentine’s Day. She wore hers to school and lots of other little girls wanted one too. So we spent another afternoon making more of these necklace charms.

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Don’t you just love a cute charm with a simple statement. My daughter and I made these for each other for Valentine’s Day. She wore hers to school and lots of other little girls wanted one too. So we spent another afternoon making more of these necklace charms.

How To | Clay Necklace Charm

Supplies:

  • White Air-Dry Clay by Crayola (found in children’s craft section at Jo-Ann’s)
  • Rolling Pin
  • Rubber Stamp
  • Toothpick
  • Acrylic Paint
  • Paint Brush
  • Water
  • Wax Paper
  • Wire
  • Ribbon

How To:

  1. Choose a lump of clay and knead it in your hands until softened. Add a tiny bit of water if the clay is too hard.
  2. Roll clay into a small ball.
  3. Use rolling pin to flatten the ball to form a thin-ish circle.
  4. Use rubber stamp to press image into clay.
  5. Use the toothpick to poke a small hole through the top of the clay.
  6. Use your finger to apply a small amount of water to the image to smooth out any rough spots.
  7. Let dry until clay turns white.
  8. Use acrylic paints to paint your charm.
  9. Make a loop using your wire and thread the ribbon through to create the necklace.

Roll clay into small ball.

Flatten clay with rolling pin.

Press image into clay and poke a hole with toothpick.

 

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How To | Clay Valentine Magnet http://www.alannageorge.com/2011/02/05/how-to-clay-valentine-magnet/ http://www.alannageorge.com/2011/02/05/how-to-clay-valentine-magnet/#comments Sat, 05 Feb 2011 19:09:48 +0000 Alanna George http://www.alannageorge.com/?p=1055

We made this clay magnet as a Valentine gift for my daughter’s classroom helper. It was fun to make and to paint. After it was finished we wrapped it in a cello bag and added a matching birdcage gift tag made with the rubber stamp.

How To | Clay Dish

Supplies:

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Air-Dry Clay Magnet

We made this clay magnet as a Valentine gift for my daughter’s classroom helper. It was fun to make and to paint. After it was finished we wrapped it in a cello bag and added a matching birdcage gift tag made with the rubber stamp.

How To | Clay Dish

Supplies:

  • White Air-Dry Clay by Crayola (found in children’s craft section at Jo-Ann’s)
  • Rolling Pin
  • Decorative Edge Scissors
  • Rubber Stamp
  • Acrylic Paint
  • Paint Brush
  • Water
  • Wax Paper
  • Hot Glue and Gun
  • Magnet

How To:

  1. Choose a lump of clay and knead it in your hands until softened. Add a tiny bit of water if the clay is too hard.
  2. Roll out clay on wax paper and cut into an oval-shape. Use rubber stamp to press image into clay.
  3. Use a decorative edge scissors to cut clay off around edge of oval.
  4. Use your finger to apply a small amount of water to the image to smooth out any rough spots.
  5. Let dry until clay turns white.
  6. Use acrylic paints to paint clay magnet.
  7. Use hot glue to add magnet to back of dried clay image.

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