Wings of Hope Bottle of Hope

Wings of Hope Bottle of Hope by Irit Shalom

Note - Here is a bit more information about what Bottles of Hope are - Makin's Clay® is proud to have our designers supporting this worthy effort through the creation of Bottles of Hope featuring Makin's Clay®.  

Bottles of Hope are small glass bottles covered with polymer clay and given to cancer patients. They symbolize a wish and a hope for health.  This project was started in 1999 by a Rhode Island cancer survivor and has spread internationally. Bottles are made by artists, students, survivors, seniors and many more who volunteer their time and love.   Learn more about this worthwhile project, see a gallery of many creative bottles and more here on their website. 

Hello my dear crafty friends and welcome to my Makin's Clay® January post.  This month we were challenged to make Bottles of Hope.  This is my very first time to make such a small project and I never ever covered any bottle of this size with clay.

Materials:

Makin's Clay® - Blue, White 

Makin's Professional®

• Cutting mat -  large

Makin's®

• Push mold - Christmas Decor
• Clay Cutters 3 piece set - Round
• Texture Set C- Weave
• Roller and Cutter set

Instructions:

1. Roll the blue clay to the size that will cover your small bottle using the clay roller from the tool set.

2. Use the weave texture sheet to make the texture over your rolled blue clay.

3. Cover the small glass bottle with your textured clay and roll over the mat.  If the texture diminishes when rolling the bottle, simply roll the bottle over the texture sheet again.

4. Use small circle cutter from circles clay cutters set and make the bottom circle to cover the bottle.

5. Use Easy Mold Silicone Putty and metal wings from your stash to make your own mold for future use with the clay.

Work according to manufacturer's instructions that are in the putty box.







6. Cover the bottle to the edge with blue clay and make the top with the original cork inside a white piece of clay.

7. Cast the wings with white clay in your self made mold.

Cast the small owl in another mold (Plaid).

Cast the bow using the Christmas Nature push mold.

Cast the top piece with another Plaid mold.

Paint the dry shapes with acrylic paints (I used DecoArt Media Line).






This is the top piece over the bottle.

And the bottle with a cork and the closure.

I hope that you liked my small tutorial and will do some Bottles of Hope for anyone  who needs a bit of hope.  But don't we all need some?