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1.
Roll a 40mm diameter white clay ball with palms.
Flatten to 8mm thick with Makin's Roller.
Cut a 30mm x 40mm rectangle by Makin's Roller
& Cutter to make inner pages. Mark stripes on
the 4 sides of the rectangles with the edge of a
ruler. |
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2.
Roll a 40mm diameter blue clay ball with palms.
Flatten to a 2mm thick sheet, with Makin's
Texture Sheets(Waves) on top, then slightly roll
to create wave patterns on the book cover. Then
cut out a 70mm x 50mm rectangle by Makin's
Roller & Cutter.
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3.
With the side of wave patterns facing downwards,
put the inner pages on the top middle of book cover
and wrap it. |
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4.
Roll a 15mm diameter light blue clay ball then lengthen
to 20mm rope with palms. <The
basic ratio of getting light blue with Makin's
Clay Mixing Ruler is White(F) + Blue(D)>
Flatten to 1mm thick sheet with Makin's Roller
and cut a 25mm x 20mm rectangle by scissors. Write
the words on with Makin's Chisel and stick
it on the front top of the book. |
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5.
Roll a 15mm diameter yellow clay ball then lengthen
to 35mm rope with palms. Flatten to 1mm thick sheet
with Makin's Roller. Cut a 45mm x 10mm rectangle
with Makin's Mallet. Roll a 1mm diameter,
65mm long black rope with palm, or with Makin's
Brand Clay Gun Extruder (1mm one-hole disc). Cut
the black ruler markings as shown. Flatten the strips
by pressing them against the yellow sheet with the
back of index finger nail. |
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6.
Roll a 3mm diameter red ball, then roll it to a
teardrop shape with finger to make the pencil tip.
Flatten the bottom of the teardrop by pressing it
against the table. |
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7.
Roll a 15mm diameter white ball, then lengthen to
8mm diameter, 30mm long rope with palm to make pencil.
Sharpen one rope end by pressing and rolling a tilted
ruler on it. Cut the rope tip to flat by scissors
and stick the red pencil tip on as shown.
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8.
Roll four light green and four pink 2mm diameter,
20mm long ropes with palm, or with Makin's
Clay Gun Extruder (2mm one-hole disc). <The
basic ratio of getting light green with Makin's
Clay Mixing Ruler is Yellow(E) + Green(A). For
pink, mix White(F) + Neon Pink(D).> Put
them in alternate as shown. Then flatten them into
a 1mm sheet. Cut out a 25mm x 25mm square by scissors.
Trim one side to a zigzag pattern by scissors. Wrap
the pencil stem as shown with zigzag edge towards
the tip. Roll one 1mm diameter, 10mm long red rope
with palm. Then wrap it on top of the striped sheet
as the baseline of eraser. |
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Finally.
Stick the pencil and ruler on the top of the book
cover as shown. Glue a magnet at the back of the
notebook by a metal use adhesive glue. Let the whole
piece dry before use. |
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Designed
by - Dorothy Chan, MAKIN'S CLAY® Design
Team |