Create a New Magnet for Your Refrigerator

Hello and happy Friday everyone! Today's tutorial is going to cover how I created this magnet for the fridge. This is a fun and easy project, you will need the following items:

Supplies:

• paperclay
• white acrylic paint
• magnet
• Aqua blue and magenta colored pencils
• ruler
• varnish
• baking pin or anything that can be used to roll the clay flat
• plastic knife or similar clay tool
• wax paper

First start off by getting a fresh piece of paperclay and lay it on a sheet of wax paper. Use a rolling pin or anything that can be used to roll the clay flat. I am using a soup container here.

When you get the clay flat, cut out your square shape for the sheet of paper. You will also want to cut out your holes and zig zag pattern at this stage while the clay is still moist.

This is also a good time to make an indent for your magnet on the back of the piece. Press your magnet into the center of the piece, but make sure not to press too deep into the piece. You do not want the magnet to go through the clay on the other side. When done, sit the piece aside and allow it to dry.

When the piece dries, flip it around to the front which should be flat. If there are any imperfections, you can sand them down flat here.

Paint the piece with white acrylic paint. Put a few coats and sit it out to dry.

Flip the piece over and secure the magnet with glue. I am using a glue gun here, let the glue dry and flip it back to the front.

Draw the vertical line with your ruler and magenta pencil. Next you will be drawing the horizontal blue lines. Use a piece of loose-leaf paper to use as reference to get the lines right if you need to.

Now draw a picture or write a nice message that you would like to see everyday on your fridge!

Use your pencils and draw what you would like on your piece. Seal with varnish to protect it from chipping.

now place it on the fridge with the rest of your magnet collection!

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.

See more of my work at Melandolly.com, catch updates on 

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70's Inspired Mushroom Canister

 

Make your own vintage canister

Mushrooms have made a comeback! 

 I remember my Aunt having mushrooms all over her kitchen, including the canister set by Sears called "Merry Mushroom" pictured below.  I thought it would be fun to go a little vintage for this tutorial.  I hope you enjoy the videos, part one is the sculpture process and part two is all about bringing your vision to life with paint.  Enjoy

Inspiration Photo 

    SUPPLY LIST

• Clean glass jar with screw on top
• Foil
• masking tape
• 18 gauge wire (about 12")
• wire cutters
• glue
• Delight air dry modeling compound (optional)
• Creative Paperclay®
• water
• clay tools
• sand paper for light sanding
• gesso (optional)
• acrylic paint
• brushes
• spay varnish (optional)
• inspiration photo
• imagination

TIPS

**total work time 6 1/2 hours

• Choose glass over plastic when finding a jar.  A lid that is fully threaded works better than one with half thread like a pickle jar.  Less stress on your mushroom cap.
• build a firm armature with the foil and you'll have less cracking of the clay.
• masking tape is optional, but it provides a smooth surface over the foil and gives the clay something to stick to when applying on the glass.   All can be done without the tape as well.  
• Use just enough water to work the clay.  Too much and it becomes difficult to shape and takes longer to dry.  
• apply thin layers of clay, about 1/4" or so.  Less cracking and quicker dry.
• Let layers dry over night.
• lightly sand and repair any cracks with some wet clay. Let the clay sink into the crack and smooth over with damp finger tip or tool.
• gesso is optional for the first layer in the painting process.  If you don't have it, just skip it. 
• build your color base with multiple layers of paint.  
• seal with spray varnish if desired.  

 

VIDEO PART ONE

The sculpting process

VIDEO PART TWO

    The painting process

This tutorial was created by SusieK of Art by SusieK a proud 

Creative Paperclay® Design Team Member

To see more of Susie's art, visit her Facebook and Instagram pages by searching @ArtbysusieK and @WillowHollowWoods

email ArtbySusieK@gmail.com

Website www.ArtbySusieK.com

How to Make a Ring Dish with Creative Paperclay®

 Hello, today I have a quick tutorial for you using Creative Paperclay® . I will show you how to make a ring dish which is quite useful, especially by the sink!

I used antique glaze to give it an old appearance and corrugated cardboard for the texture.

The supplies needed are:

• Creative Paperclay®
• corrugated cardboard
• rolling pin
• a small bowl 
• craft knife
• rubberstamps
• fine-grit sandpaper such as 220 grit
• antique varnish

Follow along in the video below:

You can share your 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 suzettehussey.com

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

Thanks for stopping by!

Suzette

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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.

See more of my work at Melandolly.com, catch updates on 

my Instagram page and here is a link to my shop!

 

Make a Paperweight with Creative Paperclay®

 Hello! Today I have an exciting tutorial for you- a textured paperweight made with Creative Paperclay®.

The supplies you will need are:

• Creative Paperclay®
• a flat stone/rock of some kind - a river stone or beach pebble
• a rolling pin
• lace
• rubber stamps
• diluted white glue
• a craft knife
• antique varnish - I used Pebeo

Follow along in the video below:

Here is the finished paperweight.

Thank you so much for stopping by.

You can share your 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 suzettehussey.com and www.papermachepatch.com

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

Happy Crafting!

Suzette

Blog: https://suzettehussey.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/papermachepatch/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/papermachepatch/

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/suzettehussey/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/PaperMachePatch

Skillshare: https://skl.sh/2QyIn93

Website:  https://www.papermachepatch.com

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Need some inspiration for your next Creative Paperclay® project? Check out what folks are making with Creative Paperclay™.

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HELP US FIND YOU!!

1. Use the hashtag #CreativePaperclay on all your social networks.
2. When using Facebook, be sure the your posts and images using the #Creative Paperclay hashtag are set to public, otherwise we won't be able to find you.
3. Share your projects on the Creative PaperClay® Facebook page.

I'm always trolling the web, looking for great Creative Paperclay® projects. If you find something, post it on our Facebook page.

GOT QUESTIONS???

Find the answers to your paperclay questions. See what other folks are creating. Stop by our Facebook group and say, "Hi!" Creative Paperclay Q&A

Carole