Back to School Gifts by Irit Shalom

Back to School Gifts

Designed by Irit Shalom

Hello my dear crafty friends and welcome to my new post made for Makin's Clay® blog!

This month of August we were asked to made some Back to School projects and I made a few small school presents.

As my kids are all grown- ups and my grand kids are still very little, I am really not sure what those school projects should be. But then, nice altered notebook and an altered pencils organizer can be great when altered with lovely Makin's Clay® products.

So here is a small tutorial and you sure can do it if you are also a paper crafter, like me, and have a die cutting device and some dies too.

Materials:

Instructions:

1. Roll a few pieces of Neon clay using Makin's Professional® Ultimate Clay Machine™.

I used #3 setting and it was just right for die cutting the dry sheets of clay with a regular Cuttelbug that I own. So make a few pieces of rolled clay on #3 setting and let them dry.

2. When your rolled clay is totally dry die cut it with a regular thin metal dies in your regular die cutting machine. I used Spellbinders Book shaped labels and actually made a mix of colors and sizes.

3. Arrange 4 die cut clay piece by the size and by

different color into two die cut books.

Glue all pieces with a good adhesive and then adhere your clay pieces over the general notebook cover.

Those neon colors work perfect over the black/grey covers.

Now the part of your school gift is already done.

4. While waiting for your rolled pieces to dry, used the Neon pack leftovers to make some cut shapes and to embellish a container that will be used a your pencil holder.

I mixed my Neon clay left overs by hand and made a marbled mix that then was rolled with the roller from the Roller and Cutter set.

Do not over mix it! We really want this marbled look and not some muddy color.

Then use your small cutters and cut some lovely shapes. I used a few shapes from Flowers and Leaves cutter set.

5. Let your cut shapes dry and adhere them to the metal container that you like.