Materials:
- Clay; as many colors as you like; make sure to find a kind that is “oven-bake” safe.
- Gold paint
- A cup, bowl, or something oven safe to place the clay on/in
- A stamp or piece of lace with desired design
Make sure your clay is “oven-bake” safe
Directions for a Marbled look:
- Choose at least two different colors of clay
- Roll a piece of clay around in your hands until softened and easy to roll out
- Roll out on a covered surface, like the silicone mats or wax paper, into a long strip
- Repeat with the other colors
- Place them together and roll into one piece
- Fold it in half
- Roll it out again; and fold in half and roll again
- Roll until it creates a “marbled” look
- Use your hands to press the clay into a round shape; you can also place it between two sheets of wax paper and roll it out with a rolling pin
- For a specific shape, such as a heart, use a cookie cutter to cut the shape
- Once it’s the size you like find a cup, or anything oven safe, that you can form the clay over to take the shape of the object
- Place the cup covered with clay onto a baking sheet
- Follow the directions on the box to bake the clay
- Once the baked clay has cooled you can paint the rim with gold paint; two coats
- Allow it to dry completely
Directions for a “lace,” “stamped,” or indented design
- Roll a piece of clay around in your hands until softened and easy to roll out
- Use your hands to press the clay into a round shape; you can also place it between two sheets of wax paper and roll it out with a rolling pin to about a ¼ inch thick
- If using a stamp, press the stamp down in the area where the design is desired
- If using lace, place the lace onto the clay and press with a rolling pin to imprint the design
- Carefully place the circle of imprinted clay in a glass bowl to achieve the same shape as the bowl
- Place in the oven and bake according to package directions
- Allow it to cool completely
- Add gold paint to the rim if desired
Maria Provenzano’s DIY Marbled Jewelry Dish
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