A great activity to keep the kids busy while waiting for Santa, these clay shapes can be used as festive ornaments or gift tag keepsakes.
MATERIALS:
- White air-dry clay
- Assorted wooden stamps and ink
- Clay or cookie cutters
- Tissue paper
- Mat Modge Podge
- Washi tape
- String or ribbon
INSTRUCTIONS:
How make contemporary clay ornaments
Step 1:
Roll out your clay on a sheet of parchment paper.
Step 2:
Ink your stamps with pigment-based ink and stamp holiday greetings, names and illustrations into the clay with rubber stamps.
Step 3:
Cut the clay out around your stamps with clay or cookie cutters. Don’t forget to make a hole for the string using a straw or an awl. Leave the ornaments to dry overnight.
Step 4:
Once the ornaments have dried, add accents with Washi tape or glue tissue paper to the surface of the ornaments with mat Modge Podge.
Step 5:
Hang your ornaments on your tree or use them as original keepsake gift tags.
TIPS:
- Store excess clay in an airtight bag or container
- Ornaments can be varnished with acrylic varnish
