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1.
Roll a 7mm thick terra cotta sheet by Makin's Roller.
Texture the surface by a brush. Cut a 90mm x 70mm
rectangle by Makin's Roller & Cutter. Press
against the top side-edges of land with the ruler
slightly tilted. |
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2.
Roll a 5mm thick med. Brown sheet by Makin's Roller.
Cut all walls of birdhouse according to paper pattern
by Makin's Brand Mallet. Use 6mm and 3mm diameter
straws to cut holes on the front wall as shown in
the paper pattern. Let dry before sticking all walls
to form a house shape. |
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3.
Roll a 5mm thick dark sage sheet by Makin's Roller.
Cut two 35mm x 60mm rectangles by Makin's Brand
Roller & Cutter according to paper pattern as
the base of the roof. Cut twelve 80mm x10mm rectangles
to make left & right roofs. Lay six roofs at
one side of roof, with the edge at 2mm overlapping
on top of the adjacent one. Stick well and press
along each edge of the rectangles. Mark the length
of roof, cut both ends by Makin's Roller & Cutter.
Smooth the cut edges by a clay pusher. Let dry.
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4.
Stick the left & right roofs on the house. Roll
a 5mm diameter & 7mm long rope, then stick on
the peak of the roof. Cut the excess length by scissors.
Flatten the peak by Makin's Brand Roller. Indent
a hole at the middle of the peak by a bamboo stick.
Let dry.
Roll a 15mm long & 2mm diameter med. Brown bar
by ruler, then stick at the smaller hole of the
front wall.
Draw white pattern on the foot ends of walls &
paint contrast with acrylic color. |
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5.
Roll a 15mm thick yellow sheet by Makin's Brand
Roller. Cut a shape according to paper pattern by
scissors. Smooth the edge by fingers. Embed a 120mm
bamboo stick at the bottom of the body. |
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6.
Roll two pieces of 5mm diameter yellow balls to
make a pair of wings, then roll them into two pieces
of tear drop and flat them with palm. Texture feather
with Makin's Brand Chisel. Stick the wings on the
body with tips pointing to the tail. Indent 4 holes
at the tail by toothpick. |
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7.
Roll two pieces of 4mm diameter straw color balls
with finger to make beak, then roll into 1cm long
teardrop shape with fingers. Cut to form a V-shape
by scissors. Press the inner sides of beak by Makin's
Brand Mallet. Let dry. |
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8.
Roll two 5mm diameter burnt red balls with fingers
to make wattle, then roll it into two 10mm teardrop
shapes. Stick the tips together. Let dry.
Roll two 5mm diameter burnt red balls, then roll
it into two 15mm long sausage shape to make comb.
Press 2 depressions at one side by a clay pusher.
Smooth all edges with fingers. Let dry. Finally
stick the wattle, beak & comb in place.
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9.
Use dark sage color clay to roll four 5mm diameter
tip-end ropes. Coil and shape them according to
paper pattern. Embed a thin and short toothpick
at blunt ends of each rope. Let dry before sticking
to the holes on the tail. |
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Finally.
Stick the bamboo stick on the land by passing through
the hole of the roof. |
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Designed
by - Dorothy Chan, MAKIN'S CLAY® Design
Team
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