4th of July Polymer Clay Embellished Patriotic Vase DIY Video - Makin's Clay® Design Studio

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In this DIY episode from the Makin's Clay® Design Studio from our MakinsClayUSA YouTube channel, Cindi McGee shares how to do a simple technique to create blended clay for your projects.  She uses the Makin's Clay® blend, along with our Makin's® Star Clay Cutters and Stars Texture Sheet, to make decorative stars for a festive 4th of July upcycled centerpiece.

Patriotic Pinwheel Pins by Donna Budzynski

Patriotic Pinwheel Pins

Designed by: Donna Budzynski

Materials:

Makin’s Clay® VINEYARD TONES

Tac Pins

Tools:

Makin’s Clay® Cutting Mat

Makin's Professional® Ultimate Clay Machine®

Makin’s® Cutters - Square, Stars

Makin’s® Roller

Beacon Power Tac Adhesive

Instructions:

Gather all supplies needed.

 Using Makin's Professional® Ultimate Clay Machine® roll out Makin’s Clay® beginning on setting #1 and ending at setting #3.

Cut Concord Blue clay using Makin's® large square cutter from 3 piece set. 

Roll Merlot and Natural clay in Ultimate Clay Machine® to setting #3.  Cut into strips approximately 1/4".  Cut stars from Merlot clay.  (Hint:  Strips are small and will begin drying quickly, cover with a damp paper towel to keep your work from drying out before you are finished).

Use Merlot and Natural strips in an alternating pattern to cover the Concord Blue square.  Fresh clay will stick to fresh clay without additional adhesive.   Let dry for a couple of hours.  

Once the clay has begun to dry, find the center and cut as shown (this picture is my first attempt, not great.  Things don't always turn out as planned!) 

At alternating cuts, fold to center.  I used Beacon Power Tac adhesive to adhere to the center.  Adhere the stars to the centers of each pinwheel. 

Adhere the pin backs with Power Tac.

Liberty - Never Forget Memory Frame by Patricia Krauchune

LIBERTY...NEVER FORGET

Designed by Patricia Krauchune 

Using the Makin's Brand® Double Turning Frame Kit, I created a montage of elements that are dear to me, namely the Statue of Liberty and preserving the memory of the World Trade Center. The four panels give you a large pallet to express your creativity and Makin's Clay® gives you the vehicle to achieve it.

 

Supply List:

  Makin's Brand® Double Turning Frame Kit # 35303
  Thick chipboard
  Krazy® Glue
  Mini Flag
  Craft Knife
  Martha Stewart Crafts™ Pea Shoot Acrylic Paint

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Recommended Makin’s® Tools:
Makin's Professional® Ultimate Clay Machine® 

Materials:

This project starts with the Makin's Brand® Memory Frame Kit # 35303. There are four panels to decorate with your favorite pictures and treasures. 

The first thing I did was push some white clay: (included in this kit) into some molds I had made

from some of my collectables. I trimmed each piece when the clay was dry then painted them with the Martha Stewart Pea Shoot paint. I painted the torch on the Statue of Liberty with the Krylon Gold Leafing pen. Note: When assembling the panels, I decided to paint the Statue of Liberty head with the gold leafing.

I had this Statue of Liberty large mold and I pressed some white clay into the mold. It took several days for the clay to completely dry. 

After the Statue of Liberty dried, I used a craft knife to trim around the Statue. 

The trimmed Statue of Liberty is now painted with the Pea Shoot color paint and the torch with the gold leafing pen. 

Using the Makin's Professional® Ultimate Clay Machine®, roll out a piece of white clay on the # 1 setting. 

I then stamped the World Trade Center in the 
wet clay, trimmed to the size I wanted, and set it aside to dry. Leave the remaining piece of clay to dry. When dried, I cut a rectangular piece from the white clay and stamped the image of the Statue of Liberty onto the dry clay. Both pieces were then tinted with some paint and the edges were trimmed with the gold leafing pen. When the paint was dried, using gloves, I smeared some burnt umber oil paint over both pieces and immediately wiped it off with a paper towel. Set aside to dry completely. 

The pictures I chose were crumpled up, then I applied a little Ranger Distressed InkTM Old Paper color to antique the pictures. 

I replaced the plastic sheets that came with the kit and instead used thick chipboard, using the plastic sheets as templates. I painted both sides with the bright gold paint.

At this point I glued the pictures to the chipboard using the Beacon'sTM Tacky glue. Then I inserted the chipboard into the narrow slots of the frame on both sides. 

Small strips of wood were cut to fit around each picture, glued together with Krazy ® Glue, then painted black and silver. 

The glued strips were then attached to each picture using Beacon's™ Tacky Glue. I took an old mini flag and used Omni Gel to glue the flag to back of the panel that had the World Trade Center picture. When the flag was dry, I glued the large molded Statue of Liberty over the flag. 

I turned the panels and glued the rest of my embellishment to the empty panel. 

This frame is my tribute to the Statue of Liberty and in remembrance of the World Trade Center...Never Forget.