Baking surface: glass or ceramic baking dish, insulated or doubled baking sheet, or ceramic tile
Tacky craft glue
Craft sticks
Wax paper
Paper towels and moist towelettes
Optional: pasta machine (to help condition the clay)
Instructions:
Flatten the gold clay to 1/8" thick: Use your finger to flatten into a
rough rectangle of the needed width. Stack craft sticks in the thickness you desire on the
sides of the clay. Then use a rolling tool or the smooth handle of the X-acto® knife to
flatten the clay between sheets of wax\ paper to an even thickness. You can use a pasta
machine for smooth, uniformly flat pieces. The #2 setting is about 1/8" thick and the #4
is about 1/16".
Do not ink the rubber stamp; instead, sprinkle baby powder on it. Press the stamp into the
clay, creating a light impression. Cut a 2 1/8"x3/4" rectangle. Push the letter
eyelets into the clay as shown.
Flatten a scrap of clay to 1/16" thick. Cut a 1/4" x 3 " strip and shape it into a wide inverted
"V." Attach it to the back of the "SaGe" piece with drops of liquid clay. Bake according
to the manufacturer's instructions and let cool. Rub the edges with wax.
Wrap the wire around the neck of the jar and twist to secure. Loop one end of the wire through the clay hanger
and form a teardrop shape. Twist the wires again to secure. Use the pliers to curl the wire ends into flat spirals.
Herb Jar by Mary Lynn Maloney, reprinted from Making Great Impressions.
Making Great Impressions has over 50 designs that fuse rubber stamping with polymer clay. Perfect for gifts. Retail $9.99.
