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There’s a trick to making birds and animals with hollow bodies. A hollow body uses less clay and is lighter and will dry out more quickly. To make a hollow body make two pitch pots and stick them together …. I’ve written another blog post with more pictures showing how to make a hollow ball […]
Stay at home chicken – easy
This chicken is made with a solid body like the mouse in the previous post. Use about 150g of clay – a Dipsy Dragon ball of clay will make 2. (Any ammount of clay will do if you stick to the fractions given)
Stay at home mouse – easy
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**
Easter chick
This chick is also based on a cone like the bunny in the last post. Start with two equal sized balls of clay.
Easter bunnies and more …
These bunnies are based on a cone shape for the body and you can adapt this for any creature that is happy to have a cone shaped body! I am sure you can use your imagination to use these instructions to make a dragon or an elephant or ….
Bespoke!
Ceramic clock numbers around polished wood centre!
Christmas is coming
Making Father Christmes! The head and body completed separately and then stuck together. The beard should go on last!
A new ‘Old warrior’s underway
The old ‘Old warrior’s has flown the nest and is happily living on a dini g room table in Dinas Mawddwy!A new ‘Old warrior’s is now under way!