Clay trinket dish DIY

Clay trinket dish DIY

Use our clay trinket dish DIY to make this tropical number and keep all your rings, necklaces and earrings safe.

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Emily Ashbourn

Use Emily Ashbourn's little clay trinket dish DIY to make a tropical gift for your friends and family.

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Materials

  • 57g polymer clay in leaf green
  • Non-stick baking parchment
  • Non-stick rolling pin
  • Craft knife
  • Grade 800 wet and dry sandpaper
  • Water-based gloss varnish
  • Shallow oven-proof dish
  • Craft tool
  • Cornflour
  • Kitchen towel

Clay trinket dish DIY

You will need:

  • Polymer clay
  • Paint
  • Rolling pin

Step 1

MMS_94_1 clay trinket dish diyUsing the template from Mollie Makes issue 94, trace the monstera leaf shape onto a sheet of non-stick baking parchment and carefully cut it out.

Step 2

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Warm the polymer clay in your hands for a minute or two so it becomes easier to use. Roll the clay out evenly until the leaf template can fit comfortably on top. Cut out the leaf design using a craft knife.

Step 3

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Smooth any rough edges with the craft tool then, using the image as a guide, mark a central vein on the leaf and smaller vein details running off it.

Step 4

MMS_94_4 clay trinket dish diySpoon some cornflour into the bottom of a small, shallow oven-proof dish or bowl. Place the leaf in the dish, making sure each edge of the leaf curls up the sides to give a curvy shape.

Step 5

Once you’re completely happy with the shape, bake in the oven at 110oC/225oF/Gas Mark 1⁄4 for 30 minutes, or following the manufacturer’s instructions. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.

Step 6

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Remove the leaf from the dish and wash off any cornflour residue with cold water. Carefully dry the leaf with kitchen towel or a clean cloth. Soak some grade 800 wet and dry in cold water and sand off any remaining rough edges. Finish the clay trinket dish with a few coats of gloss varnish, following the manufacturer’s instructions. Leave to dry.

Emily Ashbourn

Crochet Designer

Emily is a designer- maker from the South East of England, with a passion for the outdoors. Specialising in crochet, Emily is a craftaholic and tends to turn her hand to most things. Find her on Instagram @make.e. and her Ravelry shop https://www.ravelry.com/designers/makee-emily-ashbourn
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