Here's what you need if you really want to impress your dinner guests with the handmade touch:
Materials:
-polymer clay
-wooden tooth picks or skewers
-sharp craft knife
-optional: clay molds, clay cutters, etc.
Steps:
1) Condition your clay by rolling it between your hands. It should be nice and soft.
2) Press your clay into your mold. If you don't have any molds (they're super easy to make though), you can roll out your clay and cut it into shapes with a knife or small clay/cookie cutters.
3) I like to over fill my mold a bit and then cut off the excess with a knife. That way I know the clay has gotten into the very edges of the shape.
4) You'll need two of the same shape for every pick.
This is actually a button mold that I made, but I thought for this project they looked a lot like snowflakes~ |
6) Line a tray, place all of your pieces on it and get it ready to bake. Don't worry about them touching the bottom of the tray, they shouldn't stick.
7) Follow the baking directions on the package of your clay. Every brand and formula is different but I usually bake mine at around 175 degrees for 17 minutes. Normally I would double bake them, but these will probably get thrown out after I use them so there's no need to go all out with them.
Once they're finished baking, just let them cool down and they're ready to use!
You can go all out and make each one special and use them as stir sticks for drinks so that everyone knows which glass is theirs!
Have fun and Happy Holidays!
Are you ready for Christmas yet?!?!?! I'm still making gifts! Yikes!
4 comments:
Very cute! Now if I can only find my molds. I know I have three of them around here somewhere. sigh.
These would be great to use as food picks in bentos!
That is such a cool idea Tamara! They look fabulous!
Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
Wishing you a very Merry Christmas!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/
How charming! Thank you for a wonderful idea! -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures
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