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myLot reputation of 90/100. lovinlifemindless (1442)   ranked 81 out of 1,064 in crafts 4 years ago

i have this recipe for let me know what you think???

bakers clay

4 cups flour
1 cup salt
1 teaspoon alum
1 1/2 c water
food coloring (optional for color)

mix dough and form
bake on ungreased baking sheet for 30 minutes at 250F
turn and bake another 90 minutes until hard and dry.

decorate with plastic based poser paint, acrylic paint or markers

seal with clear shellac, acrylic spray or nail polish


i want to use this recipe to make strange shaped plant pots. what do you guys think?? have you used a recipe like this? do you have a better one? let me know! have a great day

 

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1. myLot reputation of 96/100. cher913 (21865)   ranked 28 out of 1,064 in crafts   4 years ago

i used to do this when my daughters were younger and we used to make our own christmas ornaments and stuff like that. now they are a teenager and a preteen so we dont do much of that anymore, but i do buy already made clay for my arts and crafts though.


myLot reputation of 90/100. lovinlifemindless (1442)   ranked 81 out of 1,064 in crafts  4 years ago

how did it work out? the recipe i read said it worked well for Christmas ornaments! thanks for your response

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2. myLot reputation of 97/100. venshida (3635)   ranked 12 out of 1,064 in crafts   4 years ago

I have never made clay. I wish I had seen your post last weekend when my grandson was visiting. We made polymer clay monster. He would of enjoy this more. Question what is alum?


myLot reputation of 90/100. lovinlifemindless (1442)   ranked 81 out of 1,064 in crafts  4 years ago

the only thing i know about alum is i think i remember it from cartoons. i am pretty sure that in the cartoon it was put on a characters mouth and it shrunk his mouth. i bought some this weekend in the spice isle and the bottle says its used for pickling things....didnt cost too much, couple bucks.

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