Materials:
small school picture
polymer clay (2-oz. bar, any color)
toothpicks
decorations (an example is alphabet pasta)
Steps:
- Roll out the clay on a flat surface.
- Have an adult trace the child's hand with a toothpick.
- Place the photos in the palm of your hand.
- Roll out a thin "snake" of clay to border the picture and help adhere it to the hand.
- Decorate the hand in any way you choose. One way is to use alphabet pasta to spell names.
- Insert toothpicks along the fingers for support (figure A).
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes at 250 to 275 degrees. (The baking temperature is low so that the paper won't burn.)
Following is a variation of this project:
Photocopy Picture Transfer
Steps:
- Have a local copy center copy a favorite photograph as a reverse image in black and white. They will make it any size you wish.
- Roll out white or off-white clay, make the handprint, and press the image into its palm.
- Wait five minutes, then bake for 20 to 25 minutes at 250 to 275 degrees.
- Once it has cooled, pull off the paper to reveal the image, which is stamped into the clay.
* Note: A permanent image is created because copier ink has a special reaction with the clay.
Resources The Frazzled Working Woman's Practical Guide to Motherhood
by Mary Lyon
Starburst Publishers, 1997
Order this title from Amazon.com.
Guests Mary Lyon
Author/Artist/Jewelry Designer/Craft Expert, Lori De Waal & Associates
Website:
www.frazz.com
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