Hello again lovely readers! I’m back again with another handmade Christmas ornament. This time I decided to break out the air dry clay again. I absolutely love the clay tags and clay cake stand I made recently, so I figured why not an ornament too!
Supplies
air dry clay
rolling pin
stamps – I used snowflake and alphabet stamps purchased from Michael’s several years ago.
ink
cookie cutter
sandpaper
ribbon
DIY Clay Ornament
This ornament is super quick and simple to make. It would even be a great project to let your kids try.
Roll out a small amount of clay with a rolling pin. Use a cookie cutter to cut out a circle of clay.
Use your stamps and ink to stamp on a design. I used several snowflake stamps and then used alphabet stamps to spell out Let it Snow. But you could use any Christmasy stamps you happen to have.
Use a pen or nail or whatever is handy to poke a small hole for hanging.
Once your clay has fully dried (usually overnight), gently sand the edges of the ornament with a piece of sandpaper to smooth the edges.
String it on a piece of ribbon and hang it on your tree!
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Linda @ It All Started With Paint says
I love the idea of stamping the clay with ink! Genius idea!!!
:) Linda
Carrie says
Thanks Linda! I love how these turned out and want to start making clay everything!
Cristina says
Love it! I gotta show it to my daughter, she loves to work with clay.
Carrie says
Thanks Cristina! Hope your daughter likes it!
Vidya @ Whats Ur Home Story says
That is so pretty. Love the colors. Pinning.
Carrie says
Thanks Vidya! I pretty much think you can never go wrong with blue!
Diane says
Could you email me what where you get the clay. Like Michael’s or from a pottery studio? I love this idea. Thank you for sharing, I have wanted to do this for a while. I purchased some from Etsy and was wondering how it was done.
Carrie says
I ordered my clay from Amazon. It is the kind that air dries which makes it super easy. You could also get clay from a store like Michael’s – most of their clay needs to be dried in your oven but that is definitely doable as well. Plus that type of clay is a little cheaper.