Square Patterned "Industrial Chic" Bowl

Design Team Member Iris Rodriguez recently shared this decorative "industrial chic" square patterned polymer clay bowl. Iris used the Makin's® Square Texture Roller to quickly & easily create the pattern for her bowl.

Bouquet of Pinwheels by Steph Ackerman

BOUQUET OF PINWHEELS 

Designed by Steph Ackerman 

Good morning everyone.  Do you remember the pinwheels you had when you were a child?  Not only were they fun to collect and play with, but I could spend hours making them.  Steph Ackerman here today and I still love pinwheels, but today's pinwheels can be created from so many different mediums. I found this tutorial for making pinwheels from fondant on our Makin's Clay® Tutorials & Techniques Pinterest Board, and decided to create my pinwheels using assorted colors of Makin's Clay®.

Supplies:

Makin's Clay® - Red, Brown, White, Earth Tones
Makin's® Clay Mixing Ruler
Makin's® Roller and Cutters Set
Makin's® Professional Cutting Mat
Makin's® Texture Sheets - Set H
Beacon® 3-in-1 Adhesive

Instructions:

Using the roller, roll out the clay until the desired thickness is reached.  Use the Mixing Ruler and Makin's® Square Clay Cutter Set to create the squares.  Alternatively you could use the cutters to create 2" squares for the smaller pinwheels and 2 1/2" squares for the larger pinwheels.   

Add thin strips of red clay to the white squares.

Use the Cutter to cut the clay, cutting almost to the center.

Fold in the points to create the pinwheels.

Create as many pinwheels as you need mixing colors and designs.  Use Set H Texture Sheets to create dimension on several of the pinwheels.  Be sure the texture is on the exterior as you fold them.  Once all the pinwheels have been folded, add small balls of clay to the centers to hold the pinwheels together.   Pinch the edges of several pinwheels to create more visual interest.

Allow the pinwheels to set 24 hours then glue picks of varying lengths to the back of each.

Wrap the pinwheels in tissue paper and tie with ribbon.  A perfect alternative to flowers don't you think? 

Thanks for stopping by today.

Steph



Cake Decorating with Makin's Clay® Extruder

This past Wednesday we shared a video we found on YouTube showing how easy it is to use the Makin's Clay® Extruder for cake decorating and here is another video which shows you how to use the extruder for cake decorating.  Enjoy!

Makin's Clay® Extruder for Cake Decorating

Did you know that the Makin's Clay® Extruder can be used for Cake Decorating?  Of course you would want a dedicated extruder for cake decorating and another one for clay.....here is a video we found on YouTube showing how easy it is to use with fondant!