Clay Talk - Using Molds with Creative Paperclay®

Hello and welcome! Did you know you can use your molds with Creative Paperclay® and Delight Clay™? It is really simple! I did a show on Facebook Live show on this last year and have included it below. I spoke about both clays and using common household items to prevent the clay from sticking in the mold.

Both clays can be used but Delight Clay™ is my favorite when using molds. It is lightweight and has some flexibility when it is dry. I often use it when decorating bottles as they easily mold to the shape of the bottle. I have included some pictures below of artwork I have done using these clays and molds.

If you missed the show or want to watch it again here it is:

These embellishments were made with Delight Clay™.

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You can share your creations and all your other creations with us on our Facebook page. We would love to see them! For more inspiration have a look around the blog. There are tutorials for many levels using Creative Paperclay®. You can also visit my blog www.papermachepatch.com.

You can find Creative Paperclay® online at Creative Paperclay Co and also at Michaels, Hobby Lobby, Dickblick, and Amazon. 

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Suzette

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Revisiting a Redo with Creative Paperclay®

Hello there! Jenn here sharing a revisited, re-done project from the past! 

This originally started as a plain glass cologne bottle as seen below....

If you are anything like me you are not always happy with every project you do or you stop in the middle...This is what happened with this poor bottle. I originally had painted it and readied it to be a rusty project and decided nahhh. So today I will show you how I turned it into this stunning iridescent bottle using Creative Paperclay® and Delight™!

First I added molded Creative Paperclay® and Delight™ flowers and faces.

I then coated the entire piece in heavy black gesso.

Finally I added iridescent waxes, sprays, and inks in an array of blues and purples to creat that oil slick look.

I created a stopper using a molded ornate piece and Delight™. I used a plastick stick to hold them together.

Supply List:

Creative Paperclay®

Delight™

Black Gesso

An array of iridescent waxes, inks, and sprays

Molds

Glue

In the end I added some microbeads and glitter for a bit more lightness. I wanted to show both. 

Creative Paperclay® is moldable and sculptable!

Delight™ air dry modeling compound is lightweight when dry so it is great for creating projects such as these. It takes very well to inks and sprays when dried and gessoed as well.

Thanks so much for viewing my post today! I hope that you are inspired to give this amazing clay a try and create something amazing!

Creative Paperclay® and Delight™ are conveniently available for you to purchase online and at the below listed retailers.

Creative Paperclay® Online Store

Michael's

Hobby Lobby

Joann's

Until Next time Stay Creative!

Sugar Rush - Recycled Pickle Jar

I love to recycle things - whether it is jars, or cans, or boxes, if it can be reused into something else - I do it!  That is the best part about using the Creative Paperclay product - you can recycle many things - to make what you want or need!  This project is simply a Vlasic pickle jar - the biggest jar you can find at Walmart, recycled in to a treat jar on my desk!!!  I hate to throw things away - and I don't know how to recycle the right way, I recycle some stuff into things I can actually use!  I recently shared a recycled peanut jar on my blog (link below), which is for my husband!  This one is mine - and yes, more girlie colors! I truly love how it turned out, so lets get started!    

**I had to take two photos since you couldn't see the whole title on the picture!  It say's "Sugar Rush" as the title, but can be created with whatever title you want!**

Supply list:  

Creative Paperclay (less than half the package)  

White acrylic paint - Craft Smart

Alphabet template - CTMH

Flower mold - Stampin' Up

Garden Party stamp set - Stampin' Up

Ink pads - Stampin' Up

     Coastal Cabana

     Pistachio

     Strawberry slush

     Crisp cantaloupe

Cardstock - Stampin' Up

     Whisper white

     Pistachio

     Strawberry slush

     Crisp cantaloupe

Ribbon - white, teal, mauve, peach

Tools I used - 

     Xacto knife

     Fine tipped scissors

     Hot glue gun

     Sponge

Directions:

Step one:  Take the mold, and mold 5 of each of the 3 size flowers - set aside to dry.

Step two:  Take the clay - and flatten it out to 1/8" or less thickness.  You need it thick enough - but not too thick!  

Step three:  Using your alphabet template, create your title.  I used "Sugar Rush" as my title, you could do whatever you wanted!  

Step four:  After you let the clay creations (both alphabet and flowers) dry 24 hours, sand the alphabet letters to get any imperfections out.  Paint each piece white, both flowers and letters.  

**Tip**  For the flowers, grab a straight pin and poke a hole on the bottom of the flower, to allow you to paint the top to have something to hold on to!    

Step five:  Take your ink pads, the strawberry slush and crisp cantaloupe, with the sponge - and ink the flowers that should be dried from the paint.  Set aside for step seven.      

Step six:  After you let everything dry, you are ready to put it all together!  Take each letter, and hot glue it to a sheet of cardstock (I used strawberry slush).  Take your scissors, and cut around each letter 1/8" or so around each letter.  Do each letter individually until you are all done.

Step seven:  Add the flowers to the top of the letters randomly using the hot glue gun.   Set aside until the rest of the steps are done. 

Step eight:  Cut the white sheet of cardstock to 9 x 5, and then using the stamp set, stamp the flowers and leaves in each of the 4 colors randomly on the paper.  

Step nine:  Matt the white sheet on the pistachio, and then crisp cantaloupe cardstock, finishing off with the letters on top.  

Fun project to create, fill it up with candy to give away as a gift, or make for your own special treats to be put in!  I hope you enjoy today's project, and make sure you check in this month for my beginner tips starting this month!  Nothing but things to help you when you are just starting out!  

Thanks for stopping by,

Lynda Jeffs

Creative Paperclay Design Team 

and Memories in Tyme          

Rose Water Bottle

Hello there, Creative Paperclay® fans, and welcome back.  Today I have a really super fun project that looks like it was very hard to make, but so very easy!  I was inspired by a video I saw where the artist was making ceramic roses.  I wondered if I could do the same thing with Paperclay®, and best of all,  Paperclay® does not have to be fired in a kiln.  It air dries!  Here is a photo of my finished piece.  I really love how this turned out, and I have to say, I truly amazed myself.

Supplies:
Creative Paperclay® modeling material
Altered Arts Collage Sheet AP-392 - Beauty Labels
Maya Mists (Pink Mist)
Glimmer Mists (Viva Pink, Suflower, Pinecone, Olive Vine, Coral, English Ivy)
Distress Ink (Brushed Corduroy)
Treasure Gold metallic wax finish (Rose Quartz)
Vanilla acrylic paint
Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer
Glass bottle

Directions:

I found this bottle in the clearance aisle at my local craft store.

Clean the bottle with alcohol to remove any oils or residue.

Roll out a long strand of Paperclay® and attach to bottle.

I misted the bottle with water so the Paperclay® will stick to the bottle while it is drying in the desired shape.

When the strands are dry, remove them from the bottle and mist them with the Pinecone mist.  Let dry.

Clean residue from bottle again and set aside.

To make the roses, I have a series of photos for you to see the step-by-step process.

Press seven pieces of clay onto your craft sheet.  These pieces are probably about 1/16" thick, i.e., a little bit thicker than a piece of computer printer paper.   Imperfection is key to making these rose petals.  I know, I can hardly believe I said that, but trust me on this one.  Rose petals are never equal, and the uneven shapes make the best roses.

First, tightly roll one of the small pieces of Paperclay® to form the center bud.

Add a second clay petal to the bud.

Offset each clay petal as you attach them to the previous petal.  Pinch the bottom, and gently manipulate the outer edges of the petals as you work around.

When you finish attaching the petals, you will find that a bit of the clay extruded out from the bottom as you were pinching, so cut off the excess, pinch and form into a neater, small flower bottom.

While these are air drying, make tiny little leaves.  These are so easy to make.  Simply press small bits of Paperclay® onto your craft sheet (or a piece of wax paper) and trim into marquee shapes.  Add veins with a toothpick or clay tool, if you have one.

Color the roses and leaves with the mists.  Let dry.  I wanted to add a bit of shabbiness to the roses, so I dabbed a tiny bit of watered down vanilla acrylic paint around the petals.  I also added a touch of brown distress ink to the strands to give them a more mottled, natural look.

After the roses dried, I highlighted the petals with Treasure Gold (Rose Quartz).  Unfortunately, the pictures do not do it justice, but I think you get the idea.

Now that your bottle is clean again, and your clay pieces are made, it is time to embellish the bottle.  I first chose a small vintage perfume label that fit inside this pretty little metal frame.  After gluing it inside the frame, I added 3D Crystal Lacquer to the inside.  I used a post-it note to represent where I was going to place the frame while I continued to add the clay pieces.

Attach the branch strands to the bottle in a pleasing manner.  You can use either a glue gun or a good, quick grab glue.  Begin gluing your roses and leaves onto the bottle, along the branches.

Attach the metal framed perfume label to the front, as shown.

Add some rose water to your bottle, and you are done!  What do you think?  Wouldn't this make a wonderful gift for someone special?

I hope you enjoyed my project, and that I have inspired you to make some Creative Paperclay® roses.  They are so easy and fun, you may not want to stop.  As always, I want to thank you for stopping by, and hope you will visit the Creative Paperclay® online store, as well as the blog to see what our other fabulous designers have created for you!  I would also love it if you would visit my blog at Black Hole Art Studio.  

Have a wonderful, creative week!

Barbara