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Hey there! I am thrilled to introduce you to an exciting Thanksgiving craft that will add a wonderful touch to your holiday table. This project involves using air-dry clay and pie stamps to create personalized and unique place cards. Do not worry, I will provide you with a step-by-step guide throughout the entire process. Additionally, we will use paint, twine, and a brown paper bag to give our place cards a festive feel.  Materials needed Pie stamps which can be obtained from Joann's Acrylic paint  Air-dry clay A hole puncher Paintbrush Wooden beads Twine A brown paper bag (or any other material you prefer to use as a template), one pencil, and scissors. Working with air clay Begin by flattening the air-dry clay, using either your hands or a roller. Once the clay has been flattened, use the pie stamps to press your desired design into the clay. Following the stamping process, remove any excess clay around the outer edge of the stamp and use the stamp press to release your cla...

Little clay bowls  I created these simple textured clay bowls, and I'd love it if you created some too! Take some clay and mold them into a round bowl shape. I used air-dry clay for this project.  Allow it to dry completely overnight. Then take some paint and mix a few colors together and paint each bowl. I'm using these cute handmade clay bowls to store some of my jewelry in them.   Enjoy~ **Hello to all my readers, and welcome new readers. It's such a pleasure to have you come along on my journey. I appreciate YOU!** 

"Art is as natural as sunshine and as vital as nourishment." -MaryAnn F. Kohl     Exploring with beads in clay   Stamping in clay   Adding texture to clay   Exploring with  paint on clay   clay masterpieces created by my sweet little one. :)  

Today was pretty hectic around our house, and tonight was even busier! But my daughter and I managed to complete a craft. I decided since we had all this clay left over, to make Easter clay eggs . Today our craft was Easter clay eggs. And what a fun craft it was! We started off with molding the clay to form the shape of an egg. (Of course it doesn't have to be perfect in shape) as long as it's close enough to tell it’s supposed to be an egg. :) So once we did that, we let them dry. (You’re supposed to let the clay dry for a few days, but my daughter wanted to finish them tonight.) I set out some paint, and we painted the clay eggs. My daughter loved it! (I hope you all do too) We had a great time decorating our clay eggs.

This weekend we decided to take a trip to our local craft store. A while back I purchased a book: “What shall we do today?” -with projects by, Catherine Woram. I decided this weekend we would do some molding with clay. My daughter loves getting her hands messy and trying new things. Boy, we had so much fun. Materials needed for this project: 1. Air drying clay 2. Rolling pin 3. Assorted cookie cutters 4. Paint dish 5. Paint I also used stamps. You could also use beads, or whatever you want to add to your clay after it has taken time to dry completely. Oh and let me not forget to mention that you can use a straw or tooth pick to make a hole in the clay, so that it can be worn at a necklace, or even used as an ornament! So many fun things you can do with your clay. Give it a try, and remember get creative with it. :)                          ...