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cream clay

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Ornaments

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These simple little clay ornaments were made to hang in the window for Christmas-time. They were very simple, as you can see. Just a disc of polymer clay, smoothed and rounded, with some sort of decoration and embroidery thread for hanging. I tried pressing pieces of old lace into some of them, but the pattern diminished after the baking process. I also tried pressing a piece of pine branch into one, and some forget-me-not flowers (the last photo above.) These are great fun to make with kids.

I have a recipe up on Jessica's blog today- she is featuring lots of sweet treats from around the world.

I hope you have a lovely weekend! I'm hoping to do some gardening and some socialising. It sort of feels like it's been a long week. See you on Monday.

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13 responses to “cream clay”

  1. Christine - Origami Mommy Avatar
    Christine – Origami Mommy

    Great idea – I love the simplicity of this.

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  2. Kate Avatar
    Kate

    what a perfect idea and I love the simple white. we’ll try it this weekend!

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  3. Margaret Oomen Avatar
    Margaret Oomen

    after weaving I think working with clay will be the next new skill I experiment with
    thanks for the inspiration

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  4. Alice Avatar
    Alice

    I will have to try that. I love the one with the forget-me-nots.
    Something of yours is on my blog today. It has travelled a long way:)

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  5. Melbourne Road Avatar
    Melbourne Road

    love this Melissa :o)
    this would be fun to do as part of our Christmas advent chain (an activity a day)
    hope you have a lovely weekend full of socializing and gardening :o)
    Lori

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  6. Christine Avatar
    Christine

    Ohhh, I love these 🙂

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  7. louana Avatar
    louana

    these are great melissa, I think I’ll try them with Eloise it would be fun finding things to press in. Happy weekend

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  8. whitney Avatar
    whitney

    i love this idea. i think simple ornaments are the best.
    i’m trying to come up with an idea for an ornament my daughter can make, and i really like these! when i was little, every year my mother helped me and my sister hand-make ornaments to give to our grandparents as gifts. i want to carry on this tradition.

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  9. geraldine Avatar
    geraldine

    Lovely idea. I was thinking along similar lines to make some hearts and stars for my tree from terracotta polymer so it looks like gingerbread!

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  10. Megan Avatar
    Megan

    Lovely!
    Looked at the slice recipe and it looks yummy. How much is 1/2 a long thread of coconut?

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  11. Kate Avatar
    Kate

    we made these today – hearts pressed with lavender from the garden to make a garland to string along the window and reindeer to thread and wind around the tree. a lovely way to spend a cold, rainy afternoon, thank you!

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  12. tinyhappy Avatar
    tinyhappy

    hmm, maybe that should say half a cup?
    sorry about that!

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  13. tai Avatar
    tai

    I love this idea, adding it to the holiday-crafting-with-kids list!

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