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1.
Roll three 4mm diameter red balls into12mm long teardrop
shape with finger. Fix them together with the 3 round
ends at the same horizontal line. Indent each round end
center by a toothpick. Repeat to make 4 more sets. Leave
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2.
Roll a 6mm diameter yellow ball and roll into 15mm teardrop
shape with fingers. Indent with a clay pusher and open
into a trumpet shape. Cut the trumpet edge to equal strips,
and then drop a tiny brown ball at the center. Texture
it with a toothpick. Repeat to make 4 more flowers. Leave
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3.
Roll
a 4mm diameter purple ball, and then roll into a 20mm
long rope with index finger. Flatten the rope and coil
the strip. Elongate at one side to make stem. Flatten
3 small pieces of clay one by one. Fix them on the side
of the coil to make a rose. Make 4 more roses with the
same steps. Let to dry.
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4.
Push a 5mm diameter green ball on Makin's Push
Molds (Leaves). Take it out, coil the stem and curve the
tip with fingers. Repeat to make 9 more leaves. Leave
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5.
Roll a 4mm thick terra cotta sheet by Makin's Roller,
cut one 65mm x 15mm rectangle and three 40mm x 15mm rectangles
by Makin's Mallet. Cut one end of the 3 shorter
rectangles to arrow shape by Makin's Rasp. Then
texture the surface by Makin's Chisel. Stick to a fence
shape after dried.
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6.
Roll a 8mm diameter brown ball into a 20mm long rope with
finger. Slightly mark around the rope by Makin's
Mallet to make the body of butterfly. Curve and cut a
gap on the back of body by Makin's Mallet. Add
eyes and mouth on one end.
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7.
Roll two 10mm and two 8mm diameter pink balls and roll
in short teardrop shape. Put one larger and one smaller
teardrop pointed ends together. Then flatten it with palm
to make right wing. Make left wing. Decorate the wings
by clay with any favorite colors and pattern. Stick on
the back of the body inside the gap.
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8.
Choose 3 colors for making vases. Roll three 12mm /15mm
/ 20 mm diameter balls. Tilt a ruler sideway and roll
the ball to a blunt end teardrop shape. Place it upwards
and press on the top slightly by the ruler. Hollow the
center of the larger blunt end by the clay pusher and
enlarge the hole. Make some patterns for the vase by Makin's
Rasp. For the yard stake, cut a 5mm x 15mm rectangle
by Makin's Mallet from a clay sheet. Pin words
on by Makin's Chisel. Stick a wire underneath.
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9.
Roll a 7mm thick light brown sheet by Makin's
Roller. Texture the surface by a brush. Cut a 70mm x 40mm
rectangle by Makin's Roller & Cutter. Mark
brick pattern by Makin's Roller & Cutter,
Makin's Rasp and ruler. Stick the fence on the
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10.
Drill through the bottom of a vase with a wire clip. Add
some brown clay to fill the vase and flatten it by clay
presser. Stick the stems of 5 leaves to the mud and then
the flowers. Stick the rest two vases with flowers in
front of the fence. Stick the butterfly on the fence.
Paint with acrylic color for better contrast. |
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| Designed
by - Dorothy Chan, MAKIN'S CLAY® Design Team
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