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| Trim clay around neck as needed. If clay
is patterned, trim along existing seams. Leave extra clay along top edge
to cover bottle opening. |
Ease the clay up and over the scrap clay.
Pinch as necessary to fit. Clay should extend over lip and into opening. |
Again, use tool to smooth top and sides. |
The handle of your tool helps make the
opening even and smooth. |
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| Lay strips of clay on bottom of bottle. |
Hold blade as vertically as possible and
trim around edges. |
Use fingers and tool handle to smooth
seams. |
Roll bottle on work surface to ensure
it is smooth and even on all sides. |
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| Take scrap clay and form a stopper. Shape
however you like. |
Roll on work surface to make bottom of
stopper thinner. |
Place inside bottle to check fit. Leave
room for background clay to go around stopper. |
Lay strips on stopper as you did with
the bottle. |
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| Trim as necessary. I used a craft knife
here because the stopper is so small. |
Pinch clay around top of stopper. Cut
off excess, smooth and shape. |
Check for fit. If necessary, smooth and
elongate stopper to fit inside bottle. |
Ready to bake or embellish as you desire! |
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An easy embellishment
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an unmounted stamp that fits the bottle well. |
Pressed the UM stamp against the side
of the bottle. Pressed evenly and rotated the bottle to get entire image. |
Nice, clean stamp! |
With a soft brush, I brushed Pearl Ex
(Aztec Gold, yum!) into the stamped image. |
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I sanded the excess Pearl Ex off and smoothed
the entire bottle
with wet/dry sandpaper.
Now I can buff it, or coat it with
Future or Varathane. |
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Colors representing
specific types of cancer:
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| Teal |
Ovarian |
| Pink |
Breast |
| Navy |
Colon |
| Carolina Blue |
Prostate |
| Black |
Melanoma |
| Red |
Blood Related cancers |
| White |
Lung |
| Grey |
Brain |
This information
was graciously provided by Rex Hospital in Raleigh, North Carolina through Maxine Spivey, Bottles of Hope Coordinator for
the Capital Area Polymer Clay Guild.
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