Scarecrow ornament on a stick

Supplies Needed:

Creative Paperclay

rolling utensil

piece of cotton fabric for texturing

craft glue

2" Styrofoam ball

paper drinking straw

1 piece of floral wire

1 decorative paper napkin

string for hanger and hat

black permanent pen

orange permanent marker

pink  permanent marker

gauze type fabric or raffia 

makeup sponge

ArtDeco products for painting

Decou-Page

Gesso

Asphaltum paint

blue for neck

Antique White

Crackle Glaze

Antiquing cream in black and raw umber

To begin with roll out paperclay 

You want a circle sort of shape and it should bee about 1/8" thick

next lay out piece of fabric

lay clay circle on fabric and roll over it again

this give you a fabric texture

Put glue on top of Styrofoam ball

Lay paperclay on ball with texture on the outside

gently wrap around ball

Notice you sort of have gather spots at the bottom

this is a good thing

Push straw into bottom of ornament

roll out a piece of clay about 2" x 8"

add to the bottom of the head...sort of gathering it with your fingers

roll out a snake

Make a snake fold in half

twist to make rope for the neck

attach rope with glue

make small ball press on rope and mark with X this makes it look like a knot

Mark stitching up center of face

floral wire

wrap around a pencil 

clip ends of wire to make a hanger for ornament

press into top of head dab of glue

Gesso head 

let dry

Paint entire piece Asphaltum

Let Dry

Using makeup sponge 

sponge antique white on to entire piece

when it dries...use permanent maker and make two circles

for cheeks and a triangle nose

outline with permanent black pen

let dry....

Coat entire piece using crackle glaze

let dry and you will see cracks appear

(I usually wait for several hours)

Paint entire piece with antiquing cream

let dry...using a damp cloth wipe off excess

leaving in cracks 

Making Hat

cut two circles from your napkin

remove the back layer of napkin off

paint decou-page on backs of both circles

sandwich together 

arrange on head let dry...it will remove after dry

once hat is dry sponge black antiquing cream on edges of hat to cover up 

any white areas

I used a gauze type fabric for hair but raffia works great too

glue hair in place

glue hat in place and run needle thru the hanger which is under hat

pull thread and tie a hanger

Glue gauze or raffia under the head around the straw

Hope you enjoy making him....Happy Fall 

Halloween Scenes with Creative PaperClay

Hello again!  This month I bring you Halloween scenes from my Middle School polymer clay after-school program.  I offer clay sessions 4 times a year.  This is the first, running from September-October, with 6 one hour classes in the session.  I never know how many students will take advantage of the after-school program.  This time around I have 4, which is a joy when you consider I normally have a classroom full (20-30 students) during my "normal" class times.

I introduced the students to foil armatures and Creative PaperClay to start the session.  With a variety of ability levels, I was pleased to see all of them take to the project so easily.  We began with sketches of what each envisioned for individual scenes.  After that, it was time to get to work!

I handed them each a large piece of foil.  I demoed how to scrunch the foil (carefully) into the basic tree trunk shape.

The top was then torn into a few sections and scrunched (yes, that is the technical term) into branches.

 

I encouraged them to create the shape slowly.  Foil can be compacted more as the desired shape emerges.  They excited got to work on their trees.

 

Now the fun part: Covering the armature in Creative PaperClay.  I showed them how easy it is to use, flattening pieces with my fingers or a rolling pin. 

I also showed them how areas can be smoothed out by dipping a finger into water and rubbing over the spot that needs a tweak. 

They all got to work.

 

 

  Soon we had 4 amazing haunted trees!  A couple of the students also created accessories for their scenes from the PaperClay: a tombstone, a creepy hand coming out of the tree, a tiny mouse friend.  All were set aside to dry until the next class.  

The plan was to paint the trees and then start on accessories for the scene, but all decided to work on polymer pieces before painting.  I have to admit it was a great decision on their parts, because when we finally painted the trees and glued them to ceramic tile bases the scenes were able to come to life! 

Let the painting commence...

 

 

Once the trees and accessories were painted it was time to begin to put scenes together (goodie!!).
Pieces were positioned and glued.  Some (notice the swing) were hung in place. 

Do you see Hannah's mouse?  Such teeny tiny details created from the Paperclay!

  Check out the swirly detail in Nia's tree!  She designed many of the swirls with open centers to hang pieces.

Isabelle had to have a swing (one of our engineering challenges).  I think it worked out great!  

Peter still wants to add a few touches.  His tombstone needs to be glued in place, but first, he wanted to create a hill type base for it (back to the Creative PaperClay).  I hope you can see the creepy hand reaching out of the tree towards Shrek!

I was so excited to watch the excitement as the original sketches came to life!  All but one looked and decided a few more touches are needed.   I am super excited about what they accomplished.  I can hardly wait to see what these talented students come up with next!

Storing your Creative Paperclay® and Delight Clay™

Hello everyone, have you seen my new show called Clay Talk? It airs on Facebook Live the first Thursday of every month on the Creative Paperclay page. Just in case you missed it, I am going to post the videos here on the blog each month along with a summary of what we discussed.

For our first show we discussed different ways of storing your clay once you have opened it. As you know, air dry clays will begin to dry when they come in contact with air so we need to take care both when working with them and storing them. Below are a list of methods for storing your clay, each of which are discussed in the video below.

1. Ziploc bags or storage bags with a seal at the top
2. air tight food storage containers
3. Glad Press & Seal
4. heat sealer

I hope this was helpful. If you have any questions just ask away in the comment section below. You can also learn a lot on the Creative Paperclay Q & A Group on Facebook. Don't forget to to join the live show the 1st Thursday of every month.

Thanks for stopping by!

Suzette

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Architectural Queen Bee Amulet

Architectural Queen Bee Amulet 

This pendant makes a statement.  The architectural elements are very shrine like and reminiscent of old world buildings.

Supplies:

Creative Paperclay 

Black Gesso

Acrylic paint (I used DecoArt Metallics)

Composition Metal Leaf

Pewter Beads - TierraCast
Accent Beads

5 Eye Pins 

Fine Wire (30-36 ga.)

3 Headpins

Rubber Stamps and Texture sheets (by: Victoria James Real Textures)

Cotton Cording or Other Stringing Materials 

Start by rolling out a piece of Creative Paperclay.  About 1/4 of an inch is good.  

Be sure to work on a non stick surface.  

If you don't have an acrylic rod or brayer, use a glass or jar.

Texture your Creative Paperclay with a variety of rubber stamps and texture sheets.  

Use a bit of oil or WD40 as a release agent.

Keep texturing until the full sheet is covered.

Cut out a rectangle or any shape you like.

I chose to us a standard business card.  I like this size and shape.

That;s my cute little abulelita chillin' on her hammock.

Roll out an texture another piece of Creative Paperclay.  I used a honeycomb pattern. 

This will be your centerpiece.  Cut out a square that frames your focal bead nicely.  

Decide on the placement of your focal tile.

Put a blob of Creative Paperclay and water made into a paste. 

Place Focal center in desired place on background sheet.

Frame out the focal tile with more textured pieces.

Add eyepins and wired bead accents wherever you ant a bit of bling.

I added a flat back crystal.  I should have added more.  Attach your focal bead with wire.  Like a staple.  You just want the holes at this point.  We will add it after painting the piece.

Decide on your final embellishments.  Cut any loose wires and inset them into the wet clay.
Make holes for your stringing materials.
Let it dry thoroughly.  

Coat with black gesso.  Paint with acrylic paints.  
I chose purple and gold metallic because it's regal!
Add focal bead with wire staple.
Add dangly bits and cording.

 If you decide to make your own please be sure to share a few photos with me!

I hope that you have enjoyed this project as much as I have!  I'll be back with more "What's On My Workbench Wednesday" fun on the first Wednesday of each month.


Until then, stay cool and don’t forget the sun screen!


Fin - The End

Chau!
LaLa

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