Recycle : Instant Noodle Cup Become Pencil Pot

Put white glue, roll brown clay and cover the cup

Use the tools to make the texture

Roll a small green clay and flatten

Use a leaf mold and make a leaf

Leaf

Bend and put some white glue, stick on the cup mouth

Covered by the leaf

stick some small clay

roll a yellow clay

make a water drop shape, and stick some brown clay

roll a head, use tools to make the mouth and nose, add brown clay to the cheeks and hair

add a white clay, flatten the clay and glue to the mouth to make the teeth.

roll a black tiny clay, to make the eye and eye brows

roll small yellow clay for the ears

use tools to make the ear

a small pink clay for the tounge

Use some brown clay for the tree and trunk, some green clay for the leaf

Ready to use

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How To Avoid The Crack Of Your Clay Art

Your clay art sometimes can got cracks. The cracks appears if the drying process is not in the same level at the outside and inside the clay.
To avoid the crack, make sure the room is having a stable temperature. If you are drying a figurine, avoid fan. It will make the figurine surface drying faster than the inside, and your figurine will start to having cracks here and there.
If you are making a flat surface such as fridge magnet, fan is not a big problem. But it is still better if you put in a room that have a stable temperature and got no wind blowing here and there. Of course, avoid them from your pet, too.

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How To Preserve The Air Dry Clay

It is very tricky to handle an air dry clay, as it will dry in the process of your project. Here are some useful tips to handle the clay :

• colored clay are drying faster than white (non color) clay
• textured clay is easier to dry (clay mixed with sands or glitters or some else)
• mix the necessary amount of clay, store the excess clay in a sealed plastic or a tight lid container
• you can cover your clay with wet towel if not in use
• mix with water when your clay is a bit dry than you want, mix it a little bit first, and you can add some water later if it is still not in the wetness level you want it to be

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DIY : How To Make Pig Fridge Magnet

Here is the simple step to make cow pig magnet.
A simple fun project for children.
You can purchase the DIY package here www.redcherrygift.com
Include non toxic air dry clay, no baking required.

tools for clay craft

oil color paste for clay

flatten a pink clay and crop with round cookies cutter

crop a small round flat clay

crop a very small flat pink clay for ears

make 2 holes for pig nose and use straw to make the smile

glue the ears to the side of the big round flat pink clay

glue the nose and eyes. After dry, glue a round magnet at the back.

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DIY : How To Make Sheep Fridge Magnet

Here is the simple step to make cow Sheep magnet.
A simple fun project for children.
You can purchase the DIY package here www.redcherrygift.com
Include non toxic air dry clay, no baking required.

tools for clay art

oil color paste for clay

roll a white clay

crop a round shape of flatten clay

crop a pink clay

Make a flower pattern of white clay or crop with flower cookies cutter, make a small size of white flower pattern too

Make a flower pattern of pink clay or crop with flower cookies cutter

roll a white and black clay, flatten and stack together

cut half

glue the eyes, hose, hair, and ear. Let it dry for few hours, then glue a round magnet at the back.

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DIY : How To Make Cow Fridge Magnet

Here is the simple step to make cow fridge magnet.
A simple fun project for children.
You can purchase the DIY package here www.redcherrygift.com
Include non toxic air dry clay, no baking required.

clay art tools

oil color for clay

roll a white clay

crop with cookies cutter or clay cutter

roll and flatten a white and pink clay, stack together and press

cut half

roll a black clay, cut and make shapes

roll and cut a small round flat pink clay

Make two holes with toothpick

Stick all together with white glue. Leave for few hours for dry, then glue a round magnet at the back.

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Playing With Colors

Uncountable color for clay, must we buy all the color clay ? Or must we buy all color paste to create our clay project ?

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