Some fellow clay enthusiasts who run an online polymer clay workshop site are opening a new workshop classroom in Florida. They reached out to members of their Facebook Group to create polymer clay enhanced bottle caps to be used for a special project in the new classroom. I created this miniature sunflower as my submission. Create several featuring different flowers and attach magnets to the back for your refrigerator and brighten up your kitchen for summer.
Materials:
Makin's Clay® - Earth Tones Multi Pack
Makin's Professional® Tool Kit
Bottle cap
Beacon 3-in-1 Adhesive™
DecoArt® Americana® Acrylic - Lamp Black (Ebony)
DecoArt® Americana® Multi-Surface Satin™ - School Bus
Fine paint brush
Optional: magnet
Instructions:
Use the Persimmon clay to create small rolled "beads" with one end at a point, then gently flatten each to create numerous petals for the flower.
Add 3-in-1 Adhesive to the bottom of the bottle cap. Begin adding the petals around the outer edge. Then mount another row in front of the first.
Use a fine paint brush to add a touch of yellow paint to each petal - the goal is not to coat entirely, but to let the color beneath still show in some areas.
Roll a ball of brown clay, flatten slightly and glue to center of flower. While clay is still fresh, use fine point on clay tool to add indentations to mimic seeds.
Add a light touch of black paint to the center of the flower, allowing the brown to show through in some areas.
Let dry 24 hours. If desired, glue a magnet to the back of the bottle cap.
