DIY Air Dry Clay Wavy Painted Bowl

I’ve been itching to sink my tooth right into a clay challenge for some time (nothing to do with the containers of clay I’ve in leftover my craft cabinet!) and I needed to see how I may use a wavy edge so as to add a bit enjoyable and whimsy to my decor with these DIY clay wavy bowls.

I’ve been enjoying lots with color in my residence lately and I’ve actually been having fun with placing colors collectively and seeing what works (and more often than not seeing what doesn’t). I’m getting higher at realizing what colors make me blissful. Little initiatives like this are such a great way to develop your individual tastes and uncover your private model with out blowing the funds on room makeovers (solely to should dwell in a house you hate, belief me, I’ve been there!)

These DIY clay wavy bowls are simple and cheap to make and you may customise them to your individual tastes or paint them simply the identical as I’ve achieved (I wont lie, I’d be very flattered for those who selected the latter). They give the impression of being nice on a espresso desk or bedside desk to gather little fine details that in any other case get misplaced within the backside of your bag or down the again of the couch. Learn on for the directions!

Supplies

Minimize off about 250g (1/4 block) of air dry clay and roll right into a tough circle. I used a small facet plate to chop a circle from the clay. Take away the surplus clay and lower a wavy line across the periphery with the craft knife. To make it simpler to form right into a bowl lower out a triangular wedge which is about 1/sixth of the circle.

Use water to easy over the wavy edges and any cracks in to clay floor.

Lay the clay over the upturned bowl and overlay the perimeters to create a rounded form. Minimize off the overlapping clay and gently mix collectively utilizing a lot of water.

Go away the bowl to dry for a number of hours then flip the wrong way up and take away the bowl and clingfilm. Mix the be part of on the within of the bowl along with water and depart to dry till the clay is about.

Utilizing a wonderful grit sand paper easy over the perimeters and floor of the bowl.

Now your bowl is able to paint. You’ll be able to draw out your design or simply wing it like I did. Paint 2 – 3 layers of every color to present to bowl a daring, completed look. When the paint is dry you possibly can seal with a transparent varnish. I used this one. Watch for the varnish to totally dry and your bowl is finished!

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