Here are some instructions for making a mouse with a solid body. This is fine for airdry clay but not a good idea if the mouse is going to be fired in a kiln. Instructions for a mouse with a hollow body that can be fired are given in a later post.
If you use about 150 grams of clay. Your ball of clay from Dipsy dragon will make 2 mice or other animals.
**Remember to scratch and wet both surfaces of the clay when you stick bits of clay to each other**
Roll you clay into a ball and divide into quarters. Use 3/4 of the clay for the body and 1/4 for the other bits. Roll both the 3/4 and 1/4 pieces into balls.
Roll one end of the larger body piece at one end to make it pointed for the nose. Divide the smaller piece into 4.
Use 1/4 of the small ball to make the feet. Divide this quarter into 2, roll each into a ball and flatten into mouse feet shapes and stick on the body (scratch and wet all the surfaces for sticking)
Roll each of the other three quarters into balls. Pinch two small balls from one ball for the eyes and stick these on the body. Mark on the nose and mouth.
Cut a ball in 2, roll each half into a ball and flatten to form round ears and stick on. Cut another ball in 2, roll each half into a ball and then a sausage and form arm and hand and stick on. Roll the last ball into a long sausage, thinner at one end, for the tail. Stick on the tail.And now you have a mouse!You can use an extra bit of clay to make a heart or anything else for the mouse to hold.
