Earring Holder

Let’s make a fun DIY earring holder today.

All you need is:

Creative Paperclay 

Acrylic paint 

Knife

Rolling pin

Stamp or something to make a design 

Skewer or needle to make the holes

Take about 1/3 of a package of Creative Paperclay (More if you want to make a larger earring holder) and using your rolling pin flatten out the clay.  

Once the clay is flattened as thick as you would like (Don;t make it too thick or your earring won’t stay on it) cut out the shape of the holder.  For mine I just cut off the ugly edges but followed the rolled shape of the clay.  You could try cutting it rounded or leaf shaped.  Get creative!  Make sure to cut out a squarish base that is atleast 3” wide, the size will depend on how tall your top section is since this is what the holder will stand up on.

Now imprint the pattern.  You could use a stamp, like I did, a piece of lace, or maybe freehand draw a design onto it.

Next use a skewer, needle or even a pencil to create holes for the earrings.  You can group them in pairs or scatter them about like I did.

Using a box place the holder on the box with the bottom hanging over the edge to get the bend in the holder.

Keep an eye on it and once its about halfway hardened, but still pliable at the bend, remove it from the box and bend it a little deeper so that the top leans back away from you a little more.  Let it dry the rest of the way by sitting it on its base.  You may need to prop something against the from at first to keep it from slouching.

Let it finish drying.  It should take a day or two depending on your home.

Now grab your paint and paint it!  For mine I did an ombre look.  Start with your preferred color.  Then add a little white to lighten it slightly and paint a section.  Then add more white and paint another section.  Repeat until you reach the top.

Once the paint is dry it is time to add the earrings!  

I would love to see what designs you come up with!  Comment your photos below.

Cheers until next time!

Kelly Martin

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Paperclay Bowl

Today we're going to make a bowl, which will take more clay than I usually require for one of my tutorials. You will need a 16 oz package of Creative Paperclay, most likely, depending on the size of your bowl

You will also need a bowl or similar shape to form your bowl over, and some foil. Once you have it finished, you will want to paint it, so I recommend acrylic paints.

I found it easiest to roll the clay out on the foil, so that I could lift it ont the bowl I used as a form. I created a texture for interest while it was still flat.

Then I picked it up, foil and all and draped it over the upside-down bowl. I pulled the clay away from the foil some where it was crimped, so that the clay would not dry around the folds and get stuck. If you just release the clay a bit from the foil, and smooth the foil flat, that clay will lay against it well.

Let your bowl dry for about three days, then pull the foil away from the bowl, gently, as you go. You might find that you should allow the clay to dry a bit more before you paint. But you can use this time to add an edge along the top of the bowl, to hide raw edges. I just made small balls of clay, wet them a bit, and folded them over the edge. You can make the legs ahead of time, so that they will dry at the same time as the bowl, and be ready. See the picture below. I made a foil core, then covered that with clay to make the legs. Once both the bowl and the legs are dry, you can choose about any glue or adhesive to attach the two.

Basically, all you have left to do is paint. I suggest that you use a rather stiff brush to get the paint into the texture well, and that you dry brush a lighter color over the dark once you have good coverage of the base coat. I have painted my base coat on this bowl, but I'm waiting to do the final color because I am getting ready to paint the room it's going in, and I want them to match. I will post another pic of the finished bowl showing the final color that I chose, once my room is done.

You can order Creative paperclay at: http://www.paperclay.com/