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beadyeyedbrat |
Hava's
Ghosts |
| Do I make
Halloween stuff all year round? These were made at a
friend's play clay day on January 3, 2009! Whether I'm
rubbing off on Hava or she got the inspiration
elsewhere, she made these for Christmas presents in
2008. Here she shows us how she made them.
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Decide
what colors you want for the stripes around the bottom.
Hava picked two colors - red & yellow - just folded it
back on itself so there was a thick red stripe with thin
yellow stripes on either side. |
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The strip
with rough edges trimmed. |
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Hava uses
a square brass rod. It's really good for when you need
an absolutely straight edge |
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Use the
metal ruler as a cutting guide to get a nice thin slice
of the stripes. If you don't get an even
piece, move the ruler back and cut a new one. |
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Strip is
all ready for adorning. The straighter the strip, the
neater the stripe. |
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Using the
Ateco circle cutters, take out the largest, third
largest and smallest. |
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Roll out a
sheet of white clay slightly larger than the largest
cutter. |
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This shows
how small these guys are.
(I tried this with 2" ornaments and the clay didn't
drape as well. It worked, but the ghost definitely has a
round head.) |
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Lay the
sheet of white clay on your work surface and smooth out
any wrinkles. Lay the third largest cutter on it,
cutting side up. Lay your colored stripe around the
outside edge of the circle cutter, gently pressing it
into the clay as it curves around |
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Use the largest cutter to
cut a circle around the outside edge of the stripes.
Press down to cut all the
way through the clay.
(I removed the excess clay before
removing the cutter) |
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This
Kemper cutter fits over the top of the ornament
perfectly. Use it to punch a hole as close to the exact
center of the circle as you can. |
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Now take a
smaller cutter and punch two eyes beneath the circle.
Practice will show you how close they need to be. |
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Remove the
bits you punched out. |
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Add a line
of cyanoacrylate (super glue/krazy glue) around the base
of the top bit of the ornament [is that top bit called a
stem?] and lay the clay on top of it. Press it down
gently to make sure it holds, so the hole doesn't
stretch as you work with it. |
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Pleat the
circle all around, adjusting as you like to make it
ghost-like. Pinch lightly to avoid sharp edges. |
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All
pleated. Look at my personality! Now turn that smallest
cutter upside down and put me on it. Bake at
manufacturer's recommended temp for at least 15 minutes. |
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Here's
what Thomas and I did |
 These
are what we used. They were bought at a
dollar store. They're only about an inch across. |
The Choir
Hava's is the white one in
center front, third one in with the red eyes. Hers
is white, ours are pearl and metallic. |
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Also see
Hava's Horn tutorial |
