Woodland Fairy Door

Cindi McGee recently shared this woodland fairy door.  Cindi used two Makin's® Texture Sheets in the creation of her wood effect veneer for the door.  She used Woodgrain from Set D, and Abstract B from Set H.

Magical Mushroom Pendant

Design Team Member Naomi Scarparo recently shared this adorable stamped mushroom pendant made with Makin's Clay®.  Check out Naomi's blog to see more of her fun enchanted creations!

Ladybug Keychain

Design Team Member Naomi Scarparo recently shared this adorable "Lady Luck" Keychain with charms made with Makin's Clay®!

Driftwood Fairy

Driftwood Fairy by Bea Grob

Today I'm here with a new driftwood fairy. I love everything with wings, and so fairies are included. Not sure if they really exist, but I like the idea anyway....

Materials:

Makin's Clay® - Natural, Red

Makin's®  Clay Tool Set

Makin's Professional® - Ultimate Clay Machine®

Metal leaf any color you like. I used a variegated one

Glue for metal leaf

Brown acrylic paint as patina

Die and embossing folder for the wings

Wire from the hardware store

Glue E6000

Driftwood, wire, 2 beads for hands, toothpick to attach head and a stand to put the driftwood on top.

Instructions:

I started with a ball of Makin's Clay® in natural. To form the head and the neck I used a tool from my clay tool set. 

I marked a hairline and then started applying very thin pieces for torn clay to mimic the hair.

A toothpick in her neck will give a connection to the driftwood.

Roll clay beginning on setting #1 of the Ultimate Clay Machine® and then #2, then #3, and ending on setting #4.

Now I had to let dry everything over night, before I diecut and embossed some wings from a bee. (it is a set from Tim Holtz). If you don't have it you could totally just cut by hand some wings. It is really easy with Makin's Clay®, just use a pair of scissors.

I  also shaped a little bird in red, again with the help of a tool from  the tool set. 

 

I also had to prepare my driftwood. I used a power tool for making holes for the head and at the bottom for the stand. For the arms I  used a simple hardware store wire and made holes on both sides. To glue everything into the wood and also the bird on the wire I used E-6000.

To give a little bit more dimension to the head, I used brown acrylic paint. I used a stiff stencil brush to get the paint into the cracks of the hair. Then I let it dry somewhat and used a wet towel to remove the paint again from the top parts. Leaving the paints mostly in the cracks. This is sometimes a back and forth process, means apply paint, wipe it of, apply more paint and so on.

I like to mix and match in all my art, so I added some metal leaf to the wood and the Makin's Clay®. To glue on I prefer gluepaste as it dries faster but any other metal leaf glue works too.

The goal is to have the glue not completely dry, but a little bit tacky, so you can carefully add the leaf. When it has dried you can use a brush to wipe off any excess.

I also added the same brown acrylic paint as patina, and no worries it wipes off easy from the metal leaf.  As you can see I was going for a more aged, grungy look.

When everything was dry, I assembled my fairy. I used E-6000 to add the wings to the back and also to attach the beads and the bird to the wire arms.

Now have fun to make your own fairy.....

Forest Fairie House

Forest Fairie House by Sherri Welser 

It is so fun to think that in the forest somewhere is a band of fairies that build their homes in woodsy nooks and crannies! I was inspired by just that thought when creating these fun fairie houses with Makin’s Clay®!

Supply List:

Makin's Clay® - Grape Leaf (60g), Olive (60g), Brown (60g) 

Makin's Professional® Cutting Mat 

Makin's® Clay Roller 

Floral jewelry piece for front door

WelBond Adhesive for the jewelry piece and roof 

Instructions:

Roll the Grape Leaf clay into 4 small "logs" to use a a support base for the house.

Using small pieces of Grape Leaf and Olive clay, roll into organically shaped balls to resemble stones. 

Stack them in rows on top of each other and build the four walls. On some of the houses,   I began with the Olive and then moved up to the darker green, on others I started with the Grape Leaf and added in the Olive.  

I left a small opening for a window and a larger opening for the front door, and built around them.

Use the clay roller to roll Brown clay into a flat roof shape large enough to cover the top of the house.  You can use some texture to roll on the roof to create an organic look. 

Put a small crease lengthwise in the roof and set onto the house. 

Take a floral jewelry piece the width of the door and place at the bottom to create the effect of the bottom of the door and flowers blooming. 

Let dry 24 hours.  Use WelBond to glue roof to top and floral piece in place. 

To display, add real moss and place in a fun place and enjoy! 

A Fairy Door

Design Team Member Irit Shalom recently shared this charming fairy door on her blog.   Irit used Makin's Clay® to make her fairy accents.

Gnome Home with Makin's Clay®

Gnome Home - Designed by Donna Budzynski

Fairy Houses continue to be a very popular creative trend these days!  But why should the FAIRIES have ALL the best housing?  Design Team Member Donna Budzynski recently sculpted this wonderful Gnome Home with white Makin's Clay®.   She then painted her fabulous details. We bet there will be some very happy gnomes moving in to this little woodland home! 

Springtime Flowers, Shades of Pink Aplenty with Makin's Clay®!

Illuminated Spring Flowers by Cindi McGee- https://www.pinterest.com/pin/501588477227821488

Flowers, flowers, everywhere!  Seeking some floral inspiration for your spring projects?  Our Makin's 

Clay® Pinterest Boards are full of blooms of many types!    Today we are sharing just a few of our favorite blossoms in shades of PINK!  Check out our Pinterest Boards for many more.   Whether push molded, extruded, cut with clay cutters, die cut, or hand made - Makin's Clay® is a great way to make flowers to accent your creative projects! 

Floral Push Mold, Large 4 Piece Flower Cutter Set, 

3 piece Flower Cutter Set, Flower/Leaf Cutter Set 

Caned Flower by Lisa Haney - https://www.pinterest.com/pin/501588477227820773/

Pink Blossom Pendant by Martha Lucia Gomez - https://www.pinterest.com/pin/501588477227821037/

Altered Flowerpot & Flowers by Madeline Arendt - https://www.pinterest.com/pin/501588477227820725/

Fairy Flower Mobile by Carole Monahan - https://www.pinterest.com/pin/501588477227820828

Leaf Fairies by Pat Krauchune

Design Team Member Pat Krauchune shared this creative Leaf Fairies wall hanging recently here on her blog.  She used a Makin's® texture sheet for her background on this piece.