Serendipity Experience 77: Make Clay Ornaments

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My daughters and I decided we would attempt to make our own white clay ornaments this year. It was such an easy and enjoyable task!

We have used the ornaments to decorate our presents, wine glasses and even our Christmas Wreath!


How to make White Clay

Making these decorations only requires 3 ingredients
                                         2 Cups Bi - Carb Soda ( Baking Powder)
                                         1 Cup Conflour     ( Cornstarch)               
                                         1 1/4 Cups water                                       
                                    
Mix ingredients in a heavy pan and place on stove stirring until
                                 it reaches boiling point. Remove from heat and place a damp  
   cloth over bowl until cool. Place into small balls and roll between
                                 two sheets of baking paper. Cut out shape with cookie cutter and
                                stamp with a suitable Christmas stamp - our say's "no peeping"! 

   

We tried two seperate methods for drying, placing in an oven for 10
    minutes and just air drying them for two days. The air dried ornaments
were definitely better as they did not distort and were far whiter than
  those dried in the oven                                                                    

                                                                   

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13 comments

  1. How wonderful, Simone! These look fantastic - what a great idea! You are so creative! Have a wonderful weekend!

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  2. This looks like fun! I would love to try this with my kids.

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  3. Hi Simone,
    I'm visiting from Kristine blog over at Lakeshore Cottage Living! Your ornaments are beautiful! I'm you newest follower!
    Dee Dee

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  4. they are beautiful! thanks for the recipe.
    x

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  5. hi Simone,
    Thanks for the recipe for the clay ornaments...they look great...for some reason the first photo would not load for me! I will check in again later...have a great weekend!
    Xo

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  6. Hi there! I saw your feature over at Kristine's and then realized you also had joined in our party this week! This is such a lovely and creative idea and is something I would definitely like to try with my kids. :-) Thank you so much for sharing it at Inspiration Friday this week!
    Vanessa

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  7. you are so clever!! these are great and as usual I am extremely impressed! signed up for pinterest but now I don't know what to do! can we have a lesson on that too!

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  8. What a fun project.. They look wonderful.

    Hugs, Linda

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  9. Hi, I hopped over from Kristines blog. Love your white clay ornaments. I can see that you could use them in so many ways. Snowflakes would be awfully cute for January as well. Saving this post for future reference. Thanks for sharing. Now a new follower.

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  10. What a beautiful craft to do with your girls!
    Have a lovely Christmas surrounded by hand made delights!!
    Carla x

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  11. Thank you for joining me at Home Sweet Home and have a very Merry Christmas!
    Sherry

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