Blossom Magnet

Materials:

·     Makin’s Clay®  60G Black 

·     A 2.5-inch circle cutter

·     Makin’s® Cutter Set, Flowers

·     Makin’s® clay roller

·     2 sets of 5 playing cards glued together, or the Makin's Professional® Ultimate Clay Machine® 

·     Quick drying Tacky Glue 

·     Soft artist’s brush

·     A craft knife

·     Makin’s® Texture Sheet of your choice

·     Folk Art Color Shift Paint Acrylic Paint 5129E Green Flash by Plaid®

·     Folk Art Color Shift Paint Acrylic Paint 5195 Yellow Flash by Plaid®

·     Folk Art Color Shift Paint Acrylic Paint 5132E Purple Flash by Plaid®

·     Folk Art Acrylic Paint 2966 Bright Gold by Plaid®

·     UV Resin

·     UV light source to cure resin

·     Ceramic magnet

·     Small flat back cabochons or rhinestones

Instructions:

Step 1:

If you are using the Makin's Professional® Ultimate Clay Machine®,roll the black clay out at setting 3.  I used playing cards as a guide. I placed 5 playing cards glued together on either side of my clay.  Then I rolled the Makin’s ® Black clay with my acrylic roller until the thickness of the clay matched the thickness of the playing cards. 

Step 2:

Spray a texture sheet of your choice with a little water.  Place the sheet on the clay, then roll with the acrylic roller to impress the clay with texture. 

Step 3:

Use the flower cutter to cut 7 blossoms from the textured clay.  Allow the blossoms to fully dry.

Step 4:

Once the blossoms are dry paint them with the gold paint.  Only one coat is needed.  Allow the paint to dry.

Step 5:

Paint the blossoms with purple flash, then allow to dry. 

Step 6:

Brush lightly with yellow and green flash.

Step 7:

Apply UV resin.

Step 8:

Use a toothpick to pull the resin to the edge of the blossoms, then cure.

Step 9:

Cut a 2.5 inch circle.

Step 10:

Apply glue to blossom.

Step 11:

Place the first blossom in the center of the 2.5 inch circle.

Step 12:

Arrange and glue the rest of the blossoms around the center blossom.

Step 13:

Use a craft knife to trim the clay from the outside of the blossoms.

Step 14:

Glue cabochons to the center of each blossom.

Step 15:

Apply glue to the magnet.   

Step 16:

Glue magnet to back of blossoms.