Pocket full of hope

Pocket Full of Hope

Supplies:

Creative Paperclay

Heart cookie cutter

rubber stamp 

rolling utensil

craft glue

toilet paper roll

1" to 2" button

Wire for hanging

fine sand paper

ribbons for embellishing

Fun Easy Gift idea

roll out clay about 1/4" thick

and large enough to fill cookie cutter area

Using rubber stamp 

Press rubber stamp into clay, cover the entire piece of rolled clay

Cut out heart

I smoothed edge with my finger

Cut out two holes to hang piece by,  I use a large drinking straw

Let dry

Flip over and let back dry also

Cut a toilet  paper tube to fit in center of heart

Then cut in half 

bend about 1/4" under of sides

Put glue on folded area and put in place of front of heart and let dry

Roll out another piece about half the height of the heart

Cut one edge straight across

Stamp this piece 

Put glue on lower part of heart front

Lay next piece over the tube, cut off excess clay

around edge of hear...there will be an opening the very bottom

let dry

Roll out another piece of clay and add glue to the tip or point of hear

lay in place and sort of pull to give it the look I did

glue a button in place, while it is still not dry

let dry

I use DecoArt paints

Chalky Gesso light green 

paints 

Blue Mist

Dragon Fruit

Dusty Rose

white antiquing cream

make up sponge

Paint entire piece with gesso

I attached a copper colored wire 

gessoed wire

Sponge heart with 

blue mist

let dry

sponge edge with dusty rose

 let dry

sponge edge with Dragon Fruit

let dry

paint entire piece with antiquing medium

let dry

wipe off excess and let dry

lightly sand wire so a bit of wire shows 

and tie ribbon into bow

Hope you enjoy this