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Sprig of magnolia

Spring! How much of this word. Everyone is waiting for dry asphalt, warm and fragrant breeze, evening walks in the park with the singing of birds and bright colors in the flower beds. Indeed, many love this time of year precisely for the flowers. Delicate snowdrops, refined

Salt Dough Cat

Good afternoon. Recently, I began to get involved in crafts from salt dough. My friend taught me how to make a cat out of salt dough and a regular glass bottle. What came of it, I will show you and tell you. To make a cat I needed:

Polymer clay pancakes

Pancake week in the courtyard - it's time to bake pancakes! But the trouble is, pancakes always instantly diverge and only pleasant memories remain from them. We decided to make pancakes, which for a long time will remind of the Wide Shrovetide, as

Cactus

First you need to knead the dough. There are many recipes for salt dough, I took the simplest one. 2 cups flour, 1 cup salt (shallow) and ¾ cup cold water. Based on this calculation, knead the dough. It should be thick, like dumplings. Take

Egyptian earrings

Where to attach the remnants of plastic (aka polymer clay), those colorful pieces that remain from large products? For me, there is always one answer: mix everything to a uniform color and fashion jewelry, covering finished products with gold or colored

Polymer clay electric guitar

Materials and tools: a cut out outline of an electric guitar made of paper, polymer clay (blue, black and silver), a special knife for plastic or clerical, toothpicks, pins with balls on the end (12 pieces), varnish for plastic. 1. Cut the outline

Plastic pendant

Today, jewelry made using polymer clay, or, as it is also called, plastic, has become very popular in the fashion world. This material is quite budgetary, inexpensive, and besides, it is available to everyone - from it you can sculpt a variety of

Slice of cake with grapefruit

We need: polymer clay (brown and white), a clerical knife, toothpicks or awl, acrylic paint, sausage made of plastic "grapefruit", tweezers.

Bracelet with berries and flowers.

Cold porcelain molding is a pleasant and fascinating activity for children and adults. It is pleasant to the touch, plastic and does not require firing. Products dry in air from 2 hours to 2 days, depending on the thickness of the work. Below is a step by step

Bezel with daisies and rose hips

Cold porcelain molding is a pleasant and interesting activity for all who like to create beauty with their own hands. The material is very plastic, does not require firing, the products dry in the air. Cold porcelain is beautifully painted with oil paints,

Create a scented rose jewelry set

Everyone strives to be fashionable and dress with a twist.And what modern girl does not want to wear exclusive jewelry, and even made by her own hands? With this workshop you will learn how to create beautiful jewelry in the form of fragrant roses.

Christmas toy "Lamb"

Soon the New Year, the time to give and receive gifts, decorate the Christmas tree and enjoy the winter holidays. What could be more beautiful than a handmade gift or a Christmas tree toy created with children, which for a long time will still remind of

Children's crafts made of clay "Piglet"

Does the child like to sculpt clay crafts? It's good. Only such works of art are one-day. When the room is warm, the clay melts, changes shape, and it can also stain expensive furniture. Why not change clay to

Horned lamb

November is coming, followed by December 2014, and this means that people are gradually turning to the theme of the New Year and making plans for it. Every year we spend a lot of money on gifts and souvenirs for acquaintances, colleagues, friends. But whether to buy

Custom snowman

Soon, New Year's holidays, and all needlewomen want to not only give their relatives and friends something original and unique, but also create a holiday atmosphere in the house. Here, nothing more than a universal thing will come out

Polymer clay sheep

Everyone knows very well and for sure everyone is already looking forward to the coming of 2015 - the year of the Lamb. This animal brings a lot of joy, good mood, and therefore it is necessary to meet it on New Year's Eve as it should. Festive

Cold porcelain ring with orchid

It is always a pleasure to create beauty with your own hands, surprising and delighting loved ones with original gifts. A cold porcelain molding is a pleasant experience, as the material is very plastic and easy to use. Cold porcelain can be used as purchased

Japanese poppy

To make poppies from Japanese polymer clay, you will need Claycraft by Deco clay in white, blue and red. White is the base color, and red and blue are the pigments that are added to the base white and the necessary

Bear stand for photos

A photo stand is not only a useful little thing, but also a great gift. Unfortunately, in stores such coasters are monotonous, and the prices for them “bite”. There is a way out - to make an original stand in the shape of a bear with your own hands. Us

Magnet "dog" made of cold porcelain

Beautiful magnets can be easily made with your own hands. For this, polymer clay or cold porcelain is suitable. And in today's master class you will learn how to create a magnet for a dog. Materials: -Stack for sculpting -Magnet -Cold porcelain -Gouache

Flower Arrangement and Cold Porcelain

Engaged in needlework and still have not tried to make floral arrangements using the technique of cold porcelain? It's time to fix it! To prepare cold porcelain you need: - 50 grams of starch; - 50 grams of soda; - 50 grams of water; - any

OOAK demoness from an old doll

The technique of OOAK is to remake an old doll. From English, the abbreviation OOAK is translated as “one of a kind” - “One Of A Kind”. Materials: To create a vampire lady or demoness you will need: An unnecessary doll. Wide and narrow

Earrings "Flowers"

In the summer I want to look bright and beautiful, original jewelry will help in this. But to be sure that no one else will have such jewelry, you can make them yourself from polymer clay. A variety of polymer clay is such that

Pumpkin Earrings

Almost every girl believes that there are not many jewelry. And not one girl can not resist the original and unique earrings. For the summer, you can make beautiful and bright Pumpkin earrings for yourself, which can decorate the summer
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