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Birdhouse Earrings |
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STEP ONE: Cut out a birdhouse shape from a piece of thick paper. Put your pattern on top of 2 layers (#1 on the pasta machine) of blue clay and cut out. |
STEP TWO: Roll ½ inch ball of black clay into a 1 ½ inch long snake. |
STEP THREE: Position snake on top of the light blue birdhouse for the roof. |
STEP FOUR: Roll one 1/8-inch ball of black clay. Place the ball on the birdhouse in the center; press a ball stylus in the center of the ball to make the birdhouse hole. |
STEP FIVE: Roll six balls of green clay, 1/8 inch in diameter. Roll one of the balls into a very thin snake and position it to the right of the birdhouse hole to form a vine. |
STEP SIX: Roll the remaining 5 balls of clay into leaf shapes. Position them on the birdhouse, three on the vine and two on the roof, as shown in the picture. |
STEP SEVEN: Cut out three flower shapes from a sheet of white clay (#4 on the pasta machine), using a ¼ inch Kemper flower cutter. Position two of the flowers on the vine and one flower on the roof, between the leaves. |
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STEP EIGHT: Use a needle tool to define each of the flower petals. Pull the needle tool from the outside edge towards the center of the flower. |
STEP NINE: Roll three very tiny balls of yellow clay and apply to the flower centers. Poke with a needle tool to texture the flower center. |
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STEP TEN: Create a second earring exactly like the first one, except, for the second earring, position the vine on the left side of the birdhouse hole. |
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STEP ELEVEN: Attach a wire loop to each earring if you want dangling earrings. Bake according to the manufacturer's instructions listed on your clay package. |
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After the earrings are cured, attach a wire earring finding to the wire loop, or, if you prefer, glue a post to the back of the earring for post earrings. Altering the colors or shapes of the birdhouse and/or flowers can make variations. You can also add a bird to the birdhouse if you wish. |
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