Leaf Trinket Dish
Level of difficulty: Beginner
Create this eye-catching, expensive-looking trinket dish made with oven bake clay and a leaf! Painted with a metallic gold finish, this project will look like you purchased it from a high-end department store.
What You'll Need:
Let's Do This!
Step 1:
- Roll out clay to about 3/8" thickness.
- Select a leaf in the size you’d like your dish to be. Lay the leaf on top of the clay, vein side down.
Step 2:
- Roll the rolling pin over the leaf to make an impression in the clay. Gently remove the leaf from the clay.
Step 3:
- Cut out the clay leaf using a project knife.
- Remove the excess clay as you cut to reveal the leaf shape.
Step 4:
- Lay the clay leaf imprint-side down over the bottom of a small bowl.
Step 5:
- Bake the clay leaf at 250 degrees for 15 minutes. Let cool.
Step 6:
- Paint the clay leaf dish gold. Let dry.
