Best Of Diy | Clay Circle Garland
Thursday 8 September 2016
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Another fave from the archive, (originally posted for yesteryear Caitlin of The Merrythought a spell back), this air dry out clay DIY is super slow as well as the possibilities are endless! Let's banking venture check it out! J+E
Air dry out clay is 1 of my favorite materials to utilisation spell crafting. It's as well as hence uncomplicated as well as the options for projects are endless! I lately made a Luna stage mobile using air dry out clay as well as loved the tiny circles as well as hence much that I decided to brand a long garland out of them. I convey primarily been using unfinished woods as well as plants to decorate my spaces lately as well as I beloved how the natural texture of the clay fits inwards amongst these materials.
Materials:
-Air Dry Clay
-Rolling Pin
-Circle Cookie Cutter
-Embroidery Needle or Skewer
-Sandpaper
-String
-Scissors
-Glue (I used 527 Multi-Use Glue as well as it worked amazingly.)
Instructions:
-Roll out clay to almost 1/4" thick.
-Use cookie cutter to cutting out desired disclose of circles. (I did 24.)
-Use an embroidery needle or skewer to brand ii holes on reverse sides of each circle. *Save ii circles for the goal pieces as well as alone seat 1 hole inwards each of these.
-Let dry out according to directions.
-Once it is dry, you lot tin shine out whatever petroleum edges amongst sandpaper if desired.
-Cut out 3" pieces of string to larn betwixt each of the circles.
-Put a modest dab of gum at the opening of the hole as well as utilisation the embroidery needle to handle force the string into place. Repeat until you lot convey a consummate chain. Be certain non to force the string from the previous circle when attaching to the adjacent circle.
-Let gum dry out completely.
Click here to encounter the garland inwards Caitlin's sleeping accommodation which she simply posted almost on The Merrythought this week.
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