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1.
Roll brown clay into sheets of 3mm thickness with Makin's
Roller. Cut one 55mm x 25mm, two 22mm x 10mm and two 50mm
x 25mm with Makin's Mallet. For 50mm x 25mm rectangle,
cut out 7mm x 3mm strip from the middle edge along the
longer side with Makin's Mallet and Rasp. Texture with
Makin's Chisel. |
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2.
Place 55mm x 25mm rectangle at bottom with textured surface
facing downwards. Attach rectangles as shown in photo
with all textured surfaces facing outwards. When dry,
drill a hole with wire clip into upper left hand corner. |
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3.
Roll
Light brown clay into a 2mm sheet and cut into a 17mm
x 10mm rectangle for a brand plate. Use Makin's Mallet
write name and stick onto table. Roll rope with yellow
clay, attach to brand plate, and tuck ends of rope into
brand plate. |
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4.
Cut 30mm x 15mm rectangle from a 4mm thick white clay
sheet for inner pages. Mark pages with Makin's Rasp. |
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5.
Roll 1mm thin sheets of desired colors for book covers.
Place pages on top of sheet and mark edges, then cut with
Makin's Rollers and Cutters. Wrap inner pages and engrave
book titles with Makin's Chisel. Repeat to make a few
books. |
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6.
Roll white clay into a blunt teardrop shape for body of
pigeon. Sculpt into a comma shape; flatten sides and top
for wings and head. |
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7.
Roll white clay into teardrop then flatten for tail of
pigeon. Texture with Makin's Mallet. |
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8.
Roll white clay into teardrops and flatten for wings of
pigeon. Texture with Makin's Mallet. |
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9.
Roll white clay into ball to make head of pigeon then
attach a small yellow clay cone as beak. Assemble and
fix pieces with glue. |
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10.
Roll black clay into an egg shape and shape into a hat.
Flatten large end of egg and cut the narrower end so the
height of the hat is approximately 15mm. |
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11.
Roll black clay into ball and press flat to form brim.
Place onto flat end of hat and push into center with clay
pusher. Roll white clay into a rope and press onto the
connecting part of hat and brim. Stick pigeon on top of
hat. |
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12.
Mix
white and light blue clay together unevenly into a ground
70mm x 40mm. Texture with brush. Assemble items onto the
ground. Paint with acrylics where desired. |
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| Designed
by - Dorothy Chan, MAKIN'S CLAY® Design Team |
