~ Makin's Clay® Blog Hop ~

Welcome to the Makin's Clay®

Blog Hop

where 12 designers have

been given some awesome Makin's Clay®

products and creative license to ...

... well, create!!! 

My mind went in nine different directions

when I received all this wonderful

product, and you have a chance to win some, too!

Makin's Clay® is offering a price package

valued at just over $111.00

with products including clay, tools and a Memory Frame Kit!

To enter,leave a comment on the  

Makin's Clay® Blog telling us which project you liked best

on the blog hop.  The winner will be randomly drawn

from all entries on or about October 24th.

We will announce the winner

on the Makin's Clay® blog

so please check back Thursday,

October 25th to see if you have won!

 I was definitely in the holiday spirit ...

I made a Santa frame:

and a pair of candy bucket pokes

for Trick or Treating:

 

 

(You could poke these into a pot of

mums and they'd make a great teacher's gift!)

 

~

 

 To make the Santa frame,

I painted an unfinished frame with

two coats of light green acrylic paint.

 

 Once the paint was completely dry,

I sanded the frame lightly with a sanding

block.  (Paint raises the grain of

the wood, so I like to smooth it down

with a sanding block before I move on).

 I wanted the Santa faces to look like

they were "tumbling" or "blowing" across

the frame, so I found a wispy stencil and

applied it to the frame with white

acrylic paint.  Once the paint was dry,

I sanded the frame again and wiped it with

a clean towel to remove the dust.

 I used two sizes of the Makin's Clay®

ice cream cone cutters to

make the Santa faces.

 I would have used white Makin's Clay®

for all of my Santa faces,

but I'd already gone through all my white

clay. (I had way too much fun with this stuff!)

 Since the clay can be sanded and

painted once it's dry,

I used some of the terra cotta clay

to make the rest of my Santa faces.

Once the cut out shapes had dried

completely, I painted them with acrylic

paints in red, white, and flesh tone.

 

 Once the paint was dry,

I used a nail board to file the edges.

I like to remove some of the paint,

I think that's a fun look.

~ I also think glitter is fun,

so I applied some glittery red paint

to the Santa hats.~

 Next, I used a Snow Writer

(which is puffy paint in a tube)

to apply Santa mustaches and to

give the hat a "furry" white band.

Once the textured paint had dried,

I dipped a tooth pick into black

acrylic paint and dotted the eyes; then

I arranged my Santa faces onto

the frame and attached them

with craft glue.

I also made some Halloween characters,

and those were really easy, too!

First, I painted two wooden paint stirrers

with black acrylic paint.

Then I rolled out some terra cotta Makin's Clay®

and used the Makin's Clay® wheel

to cut the clay into strips.

 

 Place one painted stirrer in the

center of the strip of clay,

 then fold the clay over the stirrer

and press the edges together

to seal them.

 Fold the pressed edges to the back

of the stirrer and smooth with

your fingers.

  To make the bolts that hold on

Frankenmonster's head, roll a small log

of clay and cut it in half with

your Makin's Clay® tool.

His nose is a tiny ball of clay,

and his hair is a narrow strip of clay

trimmed with the clay wheel.

The Witch's nose and warts are

three balls of clay.

Once the clay has dried completely,

(approximately 24 hours)

paint Frankenmonster's head green,

his bolts gray, and his hair

black.  Dip the handle of a paintbrush

into black paint and dot the eyes.

To finish, I used a liner brush

and black paint to give Frankemonster

a big smile and a scar on his

forehead with tiny stitch marks.

 

The Witch's face, nose, and warts

are purple.  Dip a paintbrush handle

into black paint to dot the eyes.

Make a flat circle of Makin's Clay® and cut

away triangles to create a star.

Once the star has dried, you can

paint it with orange glitter paint.

To finish the Witch,

I used the liner brush to give her

a big smile, and one little tooth.

I also painted the warts with black paint.

 

I tied a scrap of black tulle to the

Witch's head, and applied the glittered

star shape with craft glue.

I hope you find these projects inspiring!

Please use the DCC Blog Hop

blinkie at the top of this post to

hop forward and see what the other

eleven designers have created.

Don't forget to enter to win by leaving a comment

 on the  Makin's Clay® Blog

telling your favorite Makin's Clay® project!!

~Peace Out~