Create a Tiny Canister

Hello everyone and happy Friday, Cinnamon here and I am going to show you how I created this tiny canister

 

Supplies:

• Creative Paperclay
• Acrylic paint
• Sand paper
• Exacto knife
• Sealer, varnish

I started out by taking a small heap of paper clay and flattened it out. You can do this any way you choose but I went with a small bottle to make sure the thickness would be consistent.

I took an exacto knife and made a straight cut in the clay so that I would have a flat edge. I did this on both sides for the top and bottom of the piece. A plastic knife would also do the job.

Begin to roll one side to form a cylinder shape with the clay. When you get to the edge, smooth the edge of the clay together to complete the shape.

Continue to flatten and smooth out the edge from the inside, use water if you need to secure the seal.

While the clay is still moist, cut around the top of the clay. This can be done with any flat tool, just make sure that you continue to maintain the overall shape while doing this.

Go back over the part where you joined the two ends of the clay to make sure that the pieces are blended together. Set aside to dry

Roll out another piece of clay that is larger then the opening of your cylinder. Take your cylinder and dap some water around the part that you would like to be the bottom.  Push your cylinder down lightly into your clay and cut a circle that is slightly larger then it all the way around.

Take the circle and smooth it all around the bottom part of the cylinder. Make sure not to poke your finger through the bottom while smoothing out the piece. You can always sand it down flat once it dries so just focus on making sure that the pieces are joined well. Set it aside to dry.

Take another lump of clay and make a circular shape out of it. You'll want this piece to be at least twice as thick as the pieces that we previously rolled out so that the inner piece fits into the cylinder while the top is flushed with it. Roll this piece out as done previously.

Slightly press the top down into the cylinder so that some of the clay is forced into the inner part of it. Cut off the excess around the perimeter of the cylinder so that the top will be flushed to it. Smooth out the shape, detach the two pieces and sit them aside to dry. If you leave them assembled to dry, you might have to pry them apart and ruin the piece.

When the pieces are completely dry, sand them down to get the smoothness that you desire.

Paint the pieces with acrylic paints. I went with a gold as you can see. When you are done, seal it with a varnish. Set aside to dry.

Thank you all once again for stopping by, and I hope that you enjoyed today's tutorial! You can find Creative Paperclay® at the following retailers Creative Paperclay® Online Store, Michael's, Amazon, Joann's.

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