Store your jewellery in style with a faux stone dish made from air-dry clay
It had been a while since I got the air-dry clay out and so recently I had a day of experimenting with it and making some pieces for my house. You may have already seen the Clay Donut Stem Vase that I made for my recently decorated hallway, which I think is just so cute. For that project I used peppercorns to give it some texture and a stone-like finish, but for this project I wanted to try something else.
You may remember my Clay Face Ring Dish, which I still have next to my bed and use to drop my everyday jewellery in, but with more rooms in the house, I thought it would be handy to have a dish by our guest bed. I’m loving all the veined marble that is trending at the moment, and so I decided to have a go at using curry powder (yes, you read that right, curry powder!) in my clay to create a beige veined effect.
I was really happy with how it was looking when it was wet, but I have to say that the colour of the curry powder faded as it has dried and so I’m not 100% sure this project was completely successful. The colours were definitely enhanced after sealing, but I’m wondering if using more powder would give more colour, however I do still like the subtle stone effect it gives the clay. What do you think? If you fancy a go, you can read my step-step tutorial below… Don’t forget to subscribe for updates, to share this post if you like it and follow me over on Instagram and Pinterest!
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First of all, break off some air-dry clay and place it in a bowel. Sprinkle some curry powder over it.
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Knead the curry powder throughout the clay, adding more as needed. I also added water to my hands throughout and found that this created interesting streaks of curry powder in the clay.
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Roll out the clay onto a flat surface that is covered in non-stick parchment paper.
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Use a round cutter the size you want your ring dish to be to cut out a round shape from your clay. Remove the excess (but save it for later by wrapping in clingfilm!).
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Carefully remove your clay from the parchment paper and using water on your finger, smooth the edges and both sides.
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Place the clay into a bowl that will give you the shape you want your dish to be and using water and your finger, mould the clay to the bowl shape..
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Leave this to dry in a stable normal temperature. Before it is completely dry (you can tell by the clay feeling colder), carefully remove the clay from the bowl. Leave to dry completely.
