Minecraft™ Creeper Faces Zipper Pulls by Erin Reed

"Minecraft™ Creeper Faces" Zipper Pulls
Designed by Erin Reed

My boys love the game Minecraft™, and they both also love to have fun little fobs to place on their backpack zippers (also called zipper pulls). They both got new backpacks this school year and I though it would be fun to make them a cute little something to hang on one of the zippers. Now since I made by boys something, I had to make an extra one for my daughter, can't leave one out!!

Materials:

Makin's Clay® - Olive, Green, Neon Green, Black & White

Makin's® Cutting Mat

Makin's® Clay Tools

Makin's® Ultimate Clay Extruder™ - Disc #20

Beacon™ 3-in-1 Adhesive

Craft knife, ruler

Key rings, yarn or string

Instructions:

1) Insert square disc #20 into the Professional® Ultimate Clay Extruder™. I used Olive, Neon Green and Green Makin's Clay®, and also mixed some of each shade with White to create 3 lighter shades, for this project. Extrude portions of each of the six colors of clay, and extrude some using Black clay also. Let dry for a bit then cut into cubes a little less than 1/4" in thickness.

2) Glue the little dried clay cubes on a sheet of square paper in the shape of a "Creeper" face. Once the clay has dried for 24 hours, sand the top to help level it out and make it a more uniform surface.

3) Use the clay roller to roll out a section of Green Makin's Clay® and cut it to squares about 1/4" bigger on all sides than the Creeper faces, cut smalls squares from each corner, and fold the edges up on the side of the Creeper faces to make a smooth edge. Use 3-in-1 Adhesive to glue in place on bottom and left and right side. Insert loop of string on the top edge, add key ring, and then glue side in place.