Bookmark Video How-to

the kids are back to school and there are always fund raisers that need to be done....check out the video below to see how fast and easy it is to create "Bookmarks" with Makin's Clay®




This is a perfect item for a fund raiser as the kids can set up a Make and Take table and charge a fee to earn money for their school.  They could also make dozens ahead of time and sell them pre-made; either way it is cost effective!  Enjoy!

Makin's® Clay Cutter Sets

Have you seen one of the newest designs of Clay Cutters from Makin's Clay?  These crinkle cutters are  here. - Cindi

versatile enough to be used in a wide variety of projects.   You can see all the cutter sets currently offered

Check out Craft's n things Weekly

Here is a Stamped Makin's Clay® Necklace that I created for Craft's n things Weekly. Creating beautiful jewelry and ART pieces is so easy with Makin's Clay®.  This started out as white clay and was colored with Clearsnap Crafter's Ink and the shine was created using Earth Safe Finishes Eco Epoxy.....check here for full instructions!

Life with Toby Scrapbook Layout with Makin's Clay®

There are a wide variety of creative project tutorials on the Makin's Clay website - I just love this cute scrapbook layout I recently found in the Netherlands site.  The colors used to create the bird embellishment, along with the texture added make it truly pop!  You can find instructions on how they created it here (they are in Dutch...).   - Cindi

Baby Love Essentials Show

Makin's Clay® is proud to announce that we will be at the

Baby Love Essentials Show

September 15th, 2013

at the Ramada Plaza Convention Center
in Omaha, Nebraska

Makin’s Brand® Baby Memory Frame Kits 

is what we will be featuring at the baby fair 

which is Omaha's biggest and best baby fair.  

Manufacturer representatives will be in the 

David M. Mangelsen’s store booth demonstrating 

the unique and patented features of the 

Makin’s Brand® Baby Memory Frame Kits.  

Attendees can receive FREE baby handprints or footprints 

in the booth during show hours while supplies last. 

Visitors who register at the booth will automatically be entered 

into one of the many drawings held during the show 

for a FREE Baby Memory Frame Kit 

valued between; $19.99 - $39.99.

Frankenstein!

Getting ready for Halloween?  The Makin's Clay® website has lots of creative project ideas - including this Frankenstein box topper!  He glows in the dark too!   You can find instructions on how to create one for yourself here.  Spooky good fun ;0) - Cindi

More tips for Liquified Makin's® Clay

Here are some additional how tos when working with Liquified Makin's® Clay: • Sheets of liquified Makin's Clay® applied to ceramic tile dry with matte finish on surface, and smooth shiny finish wherever clay is in contact with tile. A gloss finish is desirable for many applications and requires no additional sanding, finishing, or use of glaze or varnish. Either side or both sides of clay can be used depending on finish desired. One application results in two finishes. • Custom colored liquified Makin's Clay® can be achieved by placing two or more sheets of Makin's Clay® into bag as in Step #1, or by adding acrylic paint to bag either before or after liquification. Some additional mixing by hand may be required after clay liquifies. • Makin's Clay® in liquified form can be stored in plastic bag. • Makin's Clay® in liquified form should be safely, easily, and conveniently discarded in same plastic bag used for liquifying. Clay should not be poured or flushed down household drains. Please note: During testing, acrylic paint added to Makin’s Clay® did not absorb paint and did not liquify as well as clay with no paint added. Acrylic paint added after clay liquified mixed well with clay

Trick or Treat Board with Makin's Clay®

 

Autumn is fast approaching and it's time to start thinking about spooky October fun!  This cute Trick or Treat board is decorated with Makin's Clay® - and some of the elements even glow in the dark (Yes!  Makin's® makes a Glow in the Dark clay!) - Cindi

Find the instructions here: 

http://www.makinsclay.com/US/eng/project_gallery/seasonal/halloween02.htm

Liquify Makin's® Clay Techniques

You can do some great project by liquifying Makin's Clay here are the how to instructions:

1. Use a one-gallon size plastic storage bag, zipper type.

2. Roll out 120g package of Makin's Clay® into a sheet on #1 or #2 setting of Makin’s Professional ® Ultimate Clay Machine ® , or roll out with a roller to approximately 6mm or ¼” thickness.

3. Place clay sheet in bag, flat.

4. Place regular paper towel in bag on top of clay sheet.

5. Sprinkle small amount of bottled water into bag onto paper towel - approximately four to eight U.S. teaspoons or 20-40 milliliters.

6. On outside of bag, press paper towel to distribute water and push excess air out of bag. When paper towel is saturated, and excess air is out of bag, zip bag closed.

8. Lay bag with clay and paper towel flat on work surface for at least 20 minutes. (Clay begins liquification process as soon as 5 minutes or less, but practical application requires more time for best liquified consistency).

9. After at least 20 minutes, and while keeping bag and clay flat on work surface, unzip bag and, using gloves if desired, check consistency of clay. Add more water if necessary, but only a small amount at a time.

10. Clay will be partially liquified. Using hand with or without glove, rub lightly over surface of clay to more fully mix clay and water. (Very little mixing is necessary. Clay and water are mostly combined at this point).

11. When clay is fully liquified, it should feel buttery to the touch - very smooth and silky, or creamy like pudding.

Makin's Clay® in liquified form can be:
• applied to texture sheets treated with release agent (because clay is in liquid form, use automotive protectant such as ArmorAll® or water base hand cream instead of water or cornstarch) by hand or with paintbrush. Clay can also be poured onto texture sheet. Clay thickness can be adjusted for individual project requirements (liquified Makin's Clay® tends to stay where placed if surface is flat. "Running" is minimal to none, because of clay quality and consistency). When clay is dry, peel from texture sheet and use wherever textured design is desired. Pieces can be stored for later use.

• used as “paint” on most surfaces and can be applied by hand or with paintbrush.

• applied to art paper for enhanced stability (reduces or eliminates accidental tearing), or applied to fabric.
• poured into Makin's® push molds, or poured into Makin's® cutters that are placed on flat surface. When using cutters, a "dam" of clay can be formed around outside bottom of cutter to keep liquified clay from seeping. If clay used to create dam adheres to any clay that seeps out from under cutter, when dried it can be completely removed with regular scissors or craft knife or shaped with decorative scissors as a design element.

Sheets of clay without texture can be: formed by applying Makin's Clay® in liquified form to ceramic tile or other flat work surface. Thickness is determined by project requirements. Clay can be applied to work surface with or without release agent. When dry, if clay adheres to work surface, it can be removed with minimal or no tearing by carefully sliding blade under edge of clay and working blade slowly until clay sheet is fully removed.

Student Name Tags & More

Many of my friends are teachers and are beginning to think about planning for the return to school and their new students in August.   When looking through the wide assortment of cutter sets offered by Makin's Clay®, I saw this "Children" cutters set and my creative mind immediately pictured name tags for the kids!   When I worked in first grade we always made name tags for the kids when they started school to help them (and us!) learn each others names.   We also had a "green/yellow/red" discipline system for the classroom.  I can picture adorable, re-usable, name tags made with Makin's Clay® and this cutter set, and cute little "students" made with the set that could be moved from "green" to "yellow/red" when needed.  Teachers could add removable labels to the pre-made tags and students and change them each year.    I may just have to whip out my Children Cutters Set and some Makin's Clay® and create a set for one of my teacher friends! - Cindi