Make Your Own Clay Ornaments

Just in time for the holidays!  Kelli Murray shows us how to make your own ornaments and gift tags using oven bake clay!

Supplies: Sculpey oven bake clay, rolling pin, bakers twine, paint (I only used black), cookies cutters, paint pen and paint brushes.  (Not pictured: a straw)

Begin by rolling out your clay into a thin, even sheet (about 5/8" thick).  Using your cookie cutters, cut out shapes in different sizes.  I decided to just use circles but you can use any cookie cutter shape you have in your cupboard!

Next, poke holes in the tops of all your ornaments using a straw.

Bake according to the directions on the package.  If you are using the original Sculpey oven bake clay, it should be on a glass sheet or dish, baking at 275°F for 15 minutes for every ¼ inch of clay thickness.  

After you have baked the clay and let them cool, design to your heart's content!  I originally thought I would use both black and metallic paint but I ended up loving the simplicity of the black paint alone on the clay.  Some I painted with black acrylic paint, and others that required a finer line I used an extra fine point paint pen.  I then finished the ornaments with bakers twine.

The smaller sized ornaments work great as personalized gift tags on a gift box.  And the larger ones are perfect for decorating your Christmas tree! If you love these ornaments....but would rather just purchase them, Kelli is selling the personalized clay gift tags and the ornaments featured in this post in her etsy shop.  Thanks so much Kelli!

Comments

[Jenny]

These are much prettier than the ones I did when I was a kid every year! xo

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[Kay]

Really cute, and I think even I could do that!

[Jenny]

So pretty! Never experimented much with clay, but these are gorgeous.

[Anja]

Omg so a cool and cute idea!

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[Angela]

This is awesome! I might have to use this for when I make some Christmas ornaments later this week. I can't wait to try!

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[Tyler Anne Snell]

I love clay ornaments! I make them because you can make them so personalized! Great post!

[Valentina]

Oh my god, so lovely!

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[Carlee]

I love this! I am going to try this. I think it is super cute to make your own ornaments and a lot cheaper.
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[jenny stokes]

i LOVE these! Im going to make so many! Thanks for sharing!

[Eva]

So cute!! Love it! xx

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[Marly]

very nice! I love this blog!! XX

[Nadine]

These are beautiful. I really want to try this!

[Megan]

These are adorable! Thanks for the idea. :)

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[Laura]

Wow amazing !
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[shannon]

They are so darling!
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[truebluemeandyou]

These are really lovely. I love creating using polymer clay. It must be noted for safety reasons that anything that touches polymer clay can never again be used for food i.e. rolling pin, cookie cutters, knives etc... That's why I have dedicated pasta machine, knives, and even a toaster oven for polymer clay.

[Two Happy Hearts]

So cute!! I love this idea. Thanks for sharing, Kelli!

[Evelin]

these are so pretty! Thanks for the tutorial :)

One question, do we need to seal the paint as a final step or is it good just as it is! :)

Thanks!

[ale norris]

these are adorable! my husband + i add one new ornament to our tree every year that represents something big that happened throughout the year...maybe i should make my own this year.
-ale

[CJ]

great ideas!
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