DIY : A Pretty Catch- All Dish

I have a big tub of air dry clay at home almost all the time. Making dishes,vases, beads, necklaces out of them is what I do on un-inspired cloudy days. It is true. Though it doesn't take a ton of creativity, thinking and rethinking about new ways to make them and dress them up makes even my most boring day joyful. If you haven't tried doing something, anything with air dry/polymer clay or even play dough you must.

So here is the first installment. A catch all dish.

Supplies :

• Air Dry Clay ( I buy Crayola Brand from Michaels)
• A Bowl ( this is to get the bowl shaped curve for the dish)
• Knife
• Paint & Paint brushes
• Mod Podge

How to :

You start by getting a fist full of clay and then rolling it out with a roller pin slightly bigger than the mouth of the bowl. Now use the bowl as guide to cut out a circle . Now to add a bit of whimsical touch I cut it out to make a flower shape. I used the knife to make some wedges to get it as in flower petals.

Put your flower inside the bowl and set it aside. Next step is the tough one as it involves a day of waiting to get the clay completely dry. If you use polymer clay you are saved with 30 minutes of baking.

Once it is dry, you can sand the edges to make them smooth which I didn't do. Now you can paint the flower in desired color and design. Once the paint dries give a thin coat of Mod Podge to seal off. This gives the dish a shine and durability. You can skip this but since we are using craft paint, there might be chipping alter.

That's it . You have a simple dish to collect your coins, pins, clips, keys - what all you need to catch from disappearing!!

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Anima.