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Saturday, January 9, 2016

Beach Treasures Pin - CHA Make & Take

Today in our Booth #1421 at the Craft and Hobby Association Mega Show in Anaheim, CA, Design Team members Candice Windham, Lisa Haney, Steph Ackerman, Irit Shalom and Cindi McGee will be showing attendees how to create their own Beach Treasures pin with Makin's Clay® and Makin's Brand® tools.  We are also sharing the instructions for this project here for you today.  If you are at the show, stop by and see our great new products, and make your own Beach Treasures pin with our Designers!   


Project Supplies

Makin’s Clay® - Natural 60g
Makin’s Clay® - Earth Tones 120g 

Makin’s® 3 Piece Circle Cutter Set 
Makin’s® Sea Shells Push Mold 
Makin’s® Cutting Mat
Makin’s® Sand Texture Sheet - Set A 

Makin’s® Roller & Cutter Set
Small Pearls
Beacon™ Tacky Glue
Mica Powder or Metallic Creams
Pin Back 


Project Instructions

Step #1 Roll Light Adobe clay with clay roller to approximately 3/8” thick. Place sand texture sheet over rolled clay and gently roll to transfer texture.

Step #2 Use largest circle cutter to cut circle from textured clay.



Step #3 Blend small amount of Natural clay with assorted colors from Earth Tones set to marbleize.

Step #4 Use Sea Shells push mold to make assorted shells with marbleized clay.



Step #5 Apply either mica powder or metallic crème to sea shells.

Step #6 Use Tacky Glue to mount sea shells as desired onto textured clay surface.



Step #7 Mount small pearls randomly amongst sea shells.

Step #8 Let pin dry for up to 24 hours. Mount pin back to back surface of the clay.



HINTS: If clay starts to dry during project, just spritz with water and kneed in fingers until soft again. Set aside pin to dry overnight or until clay is completely dry.


1 comment:

Krauchune said...

Super project, have fun at CHA!

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