I had this skull and the smaller one shown above that I
used while trying to create this piece.
Teaching in the age of COVID has taken on an interesting list of "must-haves" to stay safe in the classroom. None is more interesting (to me) than the face shield. I teach in a private Catholic School, and we have returned to school 5 days a week, in-person. The administration gifted every member of the staff with a God-awful ugly face shield to be worn whenever we cannot maintain a 6' distance between the students and us. As an art teacher, that distance is basically impossible as I roam the aisles between the desks (6' apart), obviously getting in much closer than recommended. With the reality that the shield would be a regular part of my outfit, I set to work accessorizing the accessory 😉
Materials:
Creative PaperClay
Plaid Folk Art paint in colors of choice plus a brush or sponge
Aleene's "The Ultimate" tacky glue
assorted flexible molds
flexible face shield
tape (optional)
Procedure:
NOTE: Before applying paint, be sure to tape off a straight edge. Trust me, I speak from experience that you cannot paint a perfectly straight line without it!
A few thoughts about painting the plastic:
1) A sponge works better than a brush for applying the metallic paint. Using a sponge will add a texture to the color, which in turn will capture the glitter paint when applied.
2) Use a brush for the Extreme Glitter paint unless you want it to show more than the color behind.
3) And finally, use a sponge to apply the Glitterific paint. A sponge will quickly disperse the glitter fibers into an even, blingy coat. Both the Glitterific and Extreme Glitter paints will cover nicely with one coat.
Hello, welcome to another blog post! I hope you are keeping safe! On Clay Talk this month, I decided to get started on my Halloween decorations. I made this adorable Candy Corn.
I just love him! Don't you? Not to worry if you missed Clay Talk, the recording is below.
Clay Talk - Making A Candy Corn DecorationJoin us as we sculpt a cute Halloween decoration and paint with paints from Plaid Crafts
Posted by Creative Paperclay modeling material on Thursday, September 3, 2020
Clay Talk is held once a month on the first Thursday. It takes place on Facebook Live on the Creative Paperclay Modeling Material page. The next episode will be on Thursday, October 1st at 8pm EST/ 5Pm PST. We will be making a jack o'lantern tea light holder (for battery operated tea light only). Be sure to join us!
Incense Burner Tepee Rainbow Heart Wall Hanging |
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Make a Clay Daffodil Scandinavian Gnomes |
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Clay Lantern Dragon Sculpture |
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Halloween Tic-Tac-Boo Ghoul Sculpture |
Carole |
"Your Given Wings to Fly"
Create a beautiful pair of wings for earrings and another wing for a necklace pendant using lightweight PaperClay !
PaperClay ( 3 small amounts to fit into each mold)
Wing Mold
3 shades of blue /green paint
Gold Acrylic paint
E 6000
3 jump rings
2 fish hooks or decorative hooks for earrings
1 22 " chain with Clasp
1 antique decorative filigree piece
In this project I wanted to create a pair of wing earrings and necklace pendant using PaperClay.