These dishes make great Mother’s Day gifts!
Materials Needed:
- PLUS Air Dry Clay, White
- PLUS Air Dry Clay, Terracotta (Optional)
- PLUS Air Dry Clay, Black (Optional)
- Activ-Tools™ Clay Tools Set
- Activ-Tools™ Designer Texture Sheets
- Clay Roller Kit
- Acrylic paints in colors of your choice
- Paint brush
- Water bowl
- Fine Glitter
- Mod Podge - in matte finish
Step 1:
Begin by rolling out the PLUS Air Dry Clay on the Clay Roller Kit table. Set the measuring levelers on the side to 1/4” to obtain a thick enough slab of clay.
Step 2:
Next gently press one of the Activ-Tools™ Designer Texture Sheets onto the clay. Roll the Clay Roller Kit roller over the Designer Texture Sheet.
Step 4:
Use any large cookie cutter that you like to cut out a shape for your dish.
Step 5:
Carefully remove the shape from the slab.
Step 6:
Flip the shape over, and drape it onto a convex form such as an egg shaped dish.
Step 7:
Etch three hash marks into the clay shape using the pointed tool in the Activ-Tools™ Clay Tools Set. Doing this will allow the clay pieces to stick together nicely when you attach them together.
Step 8:
Roll three small pea sized spheres of clay for the feet of the dish. Attach them to the bottom of the large shape where the hashmarks are. Use a small about of clay mixed together with water to make slip (a type of clay glue) when you attach them. Gently press the spheres down with your finger tip.
Step 9:
Allow the clay to dry and stiffen up for a few hours. Then flip over the convex mold you draped the shape over and separate the two.
Step 10:
Use your finger tip and a small amount of water to smooth out any rough edges around the outer rim of the shape.
Step 11:
Allow the clay dish to dry for 24 hours. Then paint your dish any color you wish. You can add in a little glitter to give it some sparkle. Use matte finish - Mod Podge sealant to seal in your paint and give your dish an all over smooth finish.
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