Add a little pizazz to your bathroom with these great accessories that are so easy to make.
Materials
FIMO modelling clay (available at large craft retailers and selected art stores)
Seahorse and shell moulds (we used plastic chocolate moulds which are available at large craft retailers)
Paintbrush
Baby powder
FIMO metallic powder (available at large craft retailers and selected art stores)
Sharp knife
Fork
Skewer
Glass and ceramic bottles
Shell
Baking tray
Aluminium foil
Gloss or satin varnish
Wooden backed hairbrush
Craft glue
Step One
Knead the clay until it becomes pliable. Brush the sea horse and shell moulds lightly with powder, then press the clay firmly into the moulds. Smooth the backs of the shapes, then push them out of the moulds and trim the edges with the knife.
Step Two
Make the starfish decoration by moulding flattened balls of clay; squeeze the corners to form the points of the starfish. Use the fork to make dots in the clay along the points. Using the skewer, make a hole in the end of one point – this allows you to hang the starfish shape around the neck of a bottle. Brush your shapes lightly with metallic powder.
Step Three
Roll the clay into rope-like lengths and twist two of these together. Place the twists around the neck of a bottle and press the ends together. Use twists or single lengths to decorate the necks or ridges of your bottles, as pictured. Brush the twists with metallic powder, if desired.
Step Four
To cover a bottle, mould a large piece of flattened clay over the surface of the bottle, adding more clay as you work. Make a soap dish in the same way using an existing soap dish or a shell as a mould. If any air bubbles form in the clay, pierce them with a pin and press down gently to remove them.
Step Five
Place your prepared objects on a baking tray covered with foil. Bake in a conventional oven, at 130 degrees Celsius for 25-30 minutes. When cool, apply one or two coats of varnish to the shapes and allow to dry. Glue the shapes onto bottles, a hairbrush or other objects such as boxes and bowls to create a range of coordinating bathroom accessories.
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