DIY clay decorations - Arts, Crafts and DIY

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A great DIY clay decoration tutorial you can do with the kids. Great for Christmas tree decorations, and Easter tree or even for a birthday present for a friend. Fun, easy and creative!

Material

1 pack of self setting modelling clay (or fimo but you will have to bake it if you use that)
1 set of alphabet stamps (I got mine from Kikki K)
1 collection of stamps with images
1 straw / circular shaped piece of metal to cut out the hole for hanging ribbon
1 roll of ribbon
1 cookie cutter / fim cutter ( i used heart and tree shapes)

Method

On a dry and clean surface roll out your clay as you would cookie dough (I suggest around 1/2 - 1 cm thick)
Using your cookie cutter press your shapes out of the clay. once you have got as many as you can from the sheet of clay I would roll up the scraps - re roll it out and get a few more stamps out of them.
press out the hole in the top of each shape where you want it to hang from
print in any letters / icons onto each ornament
let dry / fire depending on the type of clay
Thread ribbon through the top hole and tie in a loop so you can hang from your tree / bunting
If you have time now you can paint them too

Notes

You can add dye to the clay if you wanted it to be extra special - the pearl pigments look really shimmery and adding glitter to the clay also works really well!

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- hazel
- 14 Feb 2014
  9:51 am

61 Comments

- - mom19782016 said
  - 16 Oct 2020
    5:05 pm
Well done, that is so cool!

- - mom81879 said
  - 29 Oct 2019
    10:20 am
What a great family activity. The final product is just fabulous

- - kjgarner said
  - 22 Jun 2018
    9:50 pm
We would have to make really big ones with my kids names. Hannah, Charlotte, Matilda, William and Jack.
- kjgarner replied
  
  28 Jun 2018 , 8:54 pm
  But they would look cool by the end of it
- - mom112217 said
  - 26 Feb 2017
    2:48 pm
A great creative and fun idea!

- - mom111059 said
  - 23 Aug 2016
    8:24 am
This is a super idea. Great for those who have children with unusual spelling of their names. They find it impossible to buy anything with their name on it – this way problem solved. Thanks for sharing.

- - mom152736 said
  - 31 Aug 2015
    11:21 pm
no H…no one hurt…cute

- - mom93821 said
  - 11 Nov 2014
    5:45 am
Thanks for sharing this creative idea; love it. Would make a lovely present.

- - mom94125 said
  - 01 Nov 2014
    1:23 am
wow this is such a great idea. i really like this one

- - shortaez said
  - 23 Oct 2014
    10:18 pm
My son loves making stuff with clay

- - mel_phillips said
  - 30 Jul 2014
    4:02 pm
Great idea! Thanks for sharing!!

- - no1ladydj said
  - 31 May 2014
    11:09 pm
I love anything that uses clay, and I’ve made plates and other useful items. The idea of making Xmas tree decorations is really clever, and what a great keepsake for kids to keep & eventually pass on to their children.
- mom94125 replied
  
  07 Oct 2015 , 10:12 pm
  yes that would be nice to give them to the family
  - mom93821 replied
    
    11 Oct 2016 , 5:11 am
    
    I like working with clay too. Easy to use and it feels so good too.
- - mom57522 said
  - 31 May 2014
    8:49 pm
What a brilliant idea. Have you tried it as pendants for necklaces?

- - Mrs Bucket (that's pronounced Bouquet) said
  - 31 May 2014
    3:41 am
How clever, what thoughtful personalised gifts they would be.

- - seachtheteach said
  - 29 May 2014
    6:29 pm
These would look amazing on a home made and wrapped gift

- - Happymum-2 said
  - 27 May 2014
    1:57 pm
I would love to give this a go with the kids

- - meimei said
  - 18 May 2014
    12:31 pm
I prepare to paint it too. Colourful and nice for decoration as well.
- scottie replied
  
  29 May 2014 , 6:55 am
  I like your idea of painting them
- - meimei said
  - 14 May 2014
    2:56 pm
I like this clay decoration – look so lovely

- - jadedbutjoyful said
  - 11 May 2014
    4:08 pm
a bit fiddly but so many possibilities

- - rachaelchara said
  - 08 May 2014
    5:37 pm
I will doing this one. Love it. Thanks for letting us know stamps are available at Kikki K. Coloured Fimo or Sculpey would be good for this also.

- - mariel said
  - 06 May 2014
    12:20 pm
fantastic idea, thank you for sharing with us