I don't think I just talk for myself when I say that
Pinterest is a great source for both inspiration and procrastination. "I'm just going to have a quick look on Pinterest" has a tendency of turning into a whole evening filled with pinning. Most of the time I just pin it and forget it, but there was something with
this tutorial that I tumbled upon on Pinterest that I found especially appealing. Before I forgot it again...
...until I found a bag of something called "
doll clay" in my local crafts store. It is very light and it doesn't require baking, it will just dry in room temperature. I don't have a picture of the clay because this happened long long time (a couple of months) ago.
I had a great time playing with the different kind of effects you can make. My favorites are these two bowls I use to store some of my jewelry in.
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The pattern is made by a crocheted doily.
I painted the pattern in two different shades of purple. |
In addition to the two bowls with the doily pattern, I also made some with a pattern from a little bush branch I found in the garden.
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| I just used a rolling pin to make the pattern. |
The bowls with the branch pattern has just been standing in a cabinet the last couple of months, waiting for me to do something with them. I finally got around to it here the other night.
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| I used the colors Green Light, Sap Green and Burnt Sienna. |
The paint I used is a cheap acrylic paint that is mainly meant to be used on canvas, but it seems to have dried very well on the clay, and with a layer of lacquer over it I don't anticipate any problems.
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| I think the pattern is nice in itself, but the paint makes it really stand out. |
I don't think the clay is very strong, and the bowls are very thin and light. They work very well for my jewelry, but I wouldn't use them for anything heavy. And even with a layer of lacquer, I don't think they would survive much time in water. That being said, I think they are very decorative and I'm really happy with the result!
