Make a friendly polar bear from air dry clay and mount on a plastic snowflake for a quick ornament that will leave you smiling.
Skill: 1 Time: 1 Cost: 1
Finished size: 4" Ornament
You will need:
• Air dry clay: white, red, black, green
• Acrylic roller
• 4" plastic snowflake
• 10" silver ribbon for hanger
• Scrubby pad
• Tacky craft glue
Craft knife, scissors, waxed paper
Optional: Milk bottle cap
*Aleene’s Original Tacky Glue was used for this project.
Note: For product information, see end of article.
• Refer to photo for design and placement.
• Keep air dry clay wrapped tightly in plastic when not using.
STEP 1: Make face. Protect work surface with waxed paper. Roll out a 1 1/2" circle of white clay to form polar bear face. Note: A milk bottle cap can be used to make a perfectly round face. To add texture, gently press a scrubby sponge pad into surface.
STEP 2: Make ears. To make ears, roll two tiny balls of clay. Then mix a touch of red clay with some white to make pink. Roll two smaller pink balls of clay for inner ears. Press pink inner ears to outer ears. Again use scrubby sponge to add texture. Add a little glue to back top of face and press on ears.
STEP 3: Add details. To make bow tie, roll and flatten two 3/4" teardrops of red clay. Roll a tiny ball for bow center. Add a tiny bit of glue and press ball onto bow. Add more glue to bottom of polar bear face and press bow in place. Roll three tiny balls of red clay for berries. Form tiny leaves from green clay. Use craft knife to make jagged edges on leaves. Glue leaves over left ear. Glue on berries. Roll an oval of black clay for nose and two tiny balls of clay for eyes. Glue onto face. Glue face to center of plastic snowflake and let dry overnight.
STEP 4: Finish. For hanger, glue or tie ribbon to ornament.
Sources:
Aleene's
(800) 438-6226
aleenes.com