Sparkling Snowflakes Holiday Table Arrangement

Design Team Member Bea Grob recently shared this sparkling holiday table decoration with Makin's Clay® accents.  Find out how she created it here on her blog.

Upcycled Angel Vessel

This time I upcycled an empty container with Makin's Clay® and some molds.  I was after a vintage look like this tin has been around for centuries.

Supply List:

Makin's Clay®  any color works, I happend to have some brown

Makin's® Push Molds - Floral, Borders 

Tacky glue

Acrylic paint in metallic, silver, green and blue, black plain acrylic paint for patina

Metalic wax

Tools

Silicon mold with frame and angel

Empty metal container about 4 inches

Instructions:

I sanded my tin to have a better adhesion for the Makin's Clay® and also added some Tacky Glue when I applied the embellishments.

I started with the borders push mold and made some bands around the bottom and the top. I took them out carefully and attached them when they were still fresh.

I had to make several of the same borders and put them together. How many times depends a bit on the size of the container. And of course they didn't fit perfectly, so I had to cut one piece at the end.

After adding the frame and the angel, I made some tiny embellishment with the floral push mold.

I didn't fill the whole flower, just the center of the flower, this gives tiny little buds.

Next, I had to let it dry completely, before I could go over it with some Gesso. I didn't cover up completely as I was going for a more random look.

When the gesso was dry I covered everything with some silver metallic paint.

To bring up the relief a bit better I applied first some black paint and then wiped it off again with a wet wipe while the paint is still a little bit wet, which left the black in the crevices.

I also added in some random spots other colors of metallic paint and as a final step I added some metallic waxes, again applying it and then removing a part again.

I thing I also like to do is apply heat to the acrylic paint until it bubbles, this adds to the vintage character of any piece. Just be careful and move the heattool around so you don't accidently set the anything on fire or make it all black.

The really fun part was to buy some spring flowers for the little container, but you could also store for exemple your pencils or what not. I leave it up to you, just have fun working with Makin's Clay®.

Dimensional Greeting Cards

Design Team Member Steph Ackerman recently shared these great dimensional hand made greeting cards on her blog. Steph used Makin's Clay® to create many of her dimensional accents.   Makin's Clay® is perfect for paper crafting as it is lightweight, flexible, and acid free when dry.

Live Beautifully Altered Mirror

Mixed Media Mirror by Steph Ackerman

Supplies:

Makin's® Clay - White

Makin's Professional® Cutting Mat
Makin's® Roller and Cutters Set

Beacon Adhesives - Tacky Adhesive

Prima Mold

Prima Acrylic Paint

Prima Stencil

Molding Paste

Mirror

Instructions:

Place white Makin's Clay® in the mold.  Then use the clay roller to flatten the clay against the mold.  This ensures that the clay gets into the tiniest of areas of the mold.

Remove the clay from the molds and clean up the edges of the molded pieces.  While still fresh, the clay can be easily cut with scissors or a craft knife so you can remove excess clay around the edges.  Allow to dry at least 24 - 48 hours. 

Once dry, paint the elements with Rose Gold acrylic paint.

Once the Rose Gold paint dries, add touches of Gold and Blue acrylic paints.

Use molding paste with a stencil to add details and dimension to the mirror.  Allow to dry completely.                                                                                                                                                                        

Use Beacon Tacky Adhesive to adhere the flourishes to the upper corner over the stenciled dots.  Check out the heart that was formed with the 2 flourishes.

Use Beacon Tacky Adhesive to adhere the angel in the lower corner above the stenciled words.

Adding clay embellishments finishes off a project but adds no additional weight.  

Who wouldn't love hanging this mirror in their home?

Festive Cards

Design Team Member Irit Shalom recently shared these festive holiday cards.  Irit created her dimensional embellishments with Makin's Clay®.  She used the Makin's® Christmas Nature push  mold to make her poinsettias.

Steampunk Angels Tag

Steampunk Angels Tag by Irit Shalom

Design Team Member Irit Shalom recently shared another of her detailed mixed-media tags - this one with a "steampunk & angels" theme.  Irit used Makin's Clay® to mold her angels embellishment.