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Mokume Gane Tree Topper
A Tutorial
      

By Laurel Nevans
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Materials:

  • Approximately 4 oz. (2 Packages) Translucent clay (I used Premo)
  • 1 block of Mokume Gane
  • Manila File Folder or Card Stock
  • Double-sided tape, "regular" tape, or Glue and Paper Clip or Clamp
  • Star Cutters (various sizes) and/or Paper Template
  • Mica Powder or Glitter (Optional)
  • Pasta Machine (Optional)
  • Roller
  • Tissue Blade and Exacto Knife (or craft knife)
  • Bottle
  • Oven to fire piece; white paper, manila folder or polyester batting to fire piece on
  • Scissors
Tree Topper #1


Step One: Cut a corner off of a manila file folder.  (Or, fold card stock in half, and cut off the corner.)  Make cut in an arced shape.
Tree Topper #2
 Step Two: Roll manila file or card stock into a cone shape.  Secure with double-sided tape.  (Or secure with glue.  Clamp or paper clip to hold in place until glue has dried.  Or secure with whatever type of tape you have handy.)  Trim bottom of cone so that cone is desired height and will stand up on table.  (Height of cone should be approximately the same height as you want your finished topper to be.  Additionally, cone should be approximately the same height as your large star cutter or paper template.)  Leave a small hole at the top of the cone if you want to poke a small light through the top later on.
Tree Topper #3


Step Three: Condition 1 - 1.5 packages of translucent clay.  (The exact amount of clay you will need depends on the size of your cone.)  Roll out using a roller or pasta machine.  If using a pasta machine, roll out at the thickest setting.
Tree Topper #4

Step Four: OPTIONAL: Sprinkle some mica powder (in the color of your choice) or some heat-safe glitter on your clay sheet.  Fold in half and roll/run through your pasta machine several times until it is blended into your translucent sheet.  (I used Silver mica powder.)
Tree Topper #5


Step Five: Cover your cone with the sheet of clay, trimming sheet as necessary.  Clean out top hole, if necessary, with the tip of your Exacto knife.
Tree Topper #6
Step Six: OPTIONAL: Use small star cutters (in various sizes) to cut star shapes in your cone.  Remove star cut-outs and set aside for use in another project.  (The cut outs will allow light to shine through your cone.  If you want, you may also poke tree lights through the cut-outs.)  I used both a mini-star cutter and Kemper star cutters in various sizes.
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