Supplies:
- Wax Paper
- Egg Ornament from LuminArte
Polymer Clay:
- Gold, Various colors, Polymer clay canes of all types
- “Clay Fabric”-instructions below
- Clay Tools
- Polymer Clay Face Molds, or you can sculpt your own
- Butterfly Wings from the hobby store
- Primary Elelments from LuminArte
- Polymer Clay Solution from LuminArte
- Fabric Solution from LuminArte
- Paintbrush-I like to use one of those waterbrushes filled with the Primary Elements Solution to paint with.
Texture tools:
- sandpaper, stamps, etc.
- Liquid Polymer Clay-any brand will due
- Super Glue
- Burnt Umber Acrylic Paint
- Fibers
- Glitter
- Feathers-optional
|
Flying Egg Ornaments by Tricia Dewey |
|
 |
Instructions:
- Measure the egg. You will need a strip of “Clay Fabric” large enough to go around the middle of the
egg.
- Remove the gold top part of the ornament and set aside.
“Clay Fabric”:
- Pick several colors of polymer clay that will work well together with your canes and marble together.
- Roll out to a #3 on the Atlas pasta machine (medium thickness). Place this sheet on a sheet of wax
paper.
|
|
- Decorate this sheet with polymer clay canes, gold leaf, or paint Primary Elements onto the surface and
let dry-Even a combination of all of these is nice.
|
 |
|
 |
- Brayer this down and re-run through the pasta machine once on the #3 setting again and place back onto
your wax paper.
|
|
- Texture this sheet with stamps, sandpaper, or whatever you desire, or leave as is. Your choice.
- Place sheet around the middle part of the egg and trim-I like to have uneven edges, but you can do
whatever you want. Save the trimmed pieces. Place egg on polyester batting and place in the oven for 15
minutes at the recommended temperature for your polymer clay-usually 275 degrees (Fahrenheit). Let
Cool.
- While the egg is baking, you can mold the face, or sculpt a face of your own. Also, form the body of the
creature. Add texture.
|
 |
|
 |
 |
|
- Remove a butterfly wing from the container. Paint with Primary Elements in the colors that will match
your egg ornament. Let dry. When dry, remove the wire and the middle body of the butterfly, leaving
you with two halves of the wings.
|
|
When the Egg is Cool:
- Roll out your background color (I use gold most of the time) in a strip on a #4 of your pasta machine (I
use an Atlas). Cover the rest of the egg with the background color, and texturize with rubber stamps,
sandpaper, etc.
|
 |
 |
- Take the gold top part of the ornament and remove the hanger part. Squeeze a little liquid clay around
the top of the egg, and place the gold part back on. Make sure you have a tight fit. The liquid clay will
“glue” the top part on. You can actually paint the top to match with Primary Elements, using the Plastic
liquid medium, if you want.
- Now, Add the Face and Body of the creature to the egg. Use liquid clay on the baked part to adhere the
raw clay.
|
|
 |
- Make two small cuts on the side for the wing placement.
- Bake at 275 degrees (Fahrenheit) for 25 minutes. Let Cool.
- Antique the piece with the Burnt Umber Acrylic Paint. Let dry.
- Now, paint the face and body of the creature with Primary Elements using the Polymer Clay Solution,
and paint a little on the background as well.
- Glue in the wings, adding feathers and/or glitter if you want-go nuts!
- Add fibers to the hanger, and re-insert into the ornament.
- Display Proudly!.
|
|
|
