How to Make Air Dry Clay Christmas Ornaments
Follow this easy step-by-step tutorial to create air dry clay ornaments that make great gifts, Christmas decorations for your tree, and gift tags for the holidays.
Yield: 40
Equipment
- Rolling Pin for Clay or glass bottle
- 2.5 in Cookie Cutter or Jar or glass or jar large enough to cover the stamp
- Sandpaper optional
Materials
- 2 pounds White Air Dry Clay
- 1 Merry Christmas Stamp
- Twine or Ribbon
- Wooden Skewer or Large Toothpick
- Glitter optional
- Holiday Fragrance Oil optional
Instructions
- Roll a piece of clay on a flat smooth surface about 1/4 inch thick.
- Cut out the clay into 2.3 - 2.5 inch rounds.
- Press the Merry Christmas stamp into each round.
- Create a hole near the top with a skewer or small straw.
- Use your hands and a little water to smooth out imperfections and edges.
- Lightly dust with fine glitter if desired.
- Spray on a little holiday fragrance oil if desired.
- Repeat with more clay until it's all used up.
- Allow the ornaments to dry overnight, then flip them over and let them continue to dry.
- Once dry smooth any round edges with sandpaper.
- Thread a ribbon or twine through the hole and tie it together creating a loop to hang the ornament on the tree.
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