Clay trinket dish DIY
Use our clay trinket dish DIY to make this tropical number and keep all your rings, necklaces and earrings safe.
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Materials
- 57g polymer clay in leaf green
- Non-stick baking parchment
- Non-stick rolling pin
- Craft knife
- Grade 800 wet and dry sandpaper
- Water-based gloss varnish
- Shallow oven-proof dish
- Craft tool
- Cornflour
- Kitchen towel
Clay trinket dish DIY
You Will Need
- Polymer clay
- Paint
- Rolling pin
Total time:
Step 1
Step 2
Warm the polymer clay in your hands for a minute or two so it becomes easier to use. Roll the clay out evenly until the leaf template can fit comfortably on top. Cut out the leaf design using a craft knife.
Step 3
Smooth any rough edges with the craft tool then, using the image as a guide, mark a central vein on the leaf and smaller vein details running off it.
Step 4
Step 5
Once you’re completely happy with the shape, bake in the oven at 110oC/225oF/Gas Mark 1⁄4 for 30 minutes, or following the manufacturer’s instructions. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
Step 6
Remove the leaf from the dish and wash off any cornflour residue with cold water. Carefully dry the leaf with kitchen towel or a clean cloth. Soak some grade 800 wet and dry in cold water and sand off any remaining rough edges. Finish the clay trinket dish with a few coats of gloss varnish, following the manufacturer’s instructions. Leave to dry.
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Authors
Emily is a designer- maker from the South East of England, with a passion for the outdoors. Specialising in crochet, Emily is a craftaholic and tends to turn her hand to most things. Find her on Instagram @make.e. and her Ravelry shop https://www.ravelry.com/designers/makee-emily-ashbourn
