Marbled Clay Ring Dish – A Stunning Mess

I’ve come to a realization, and I’ve a confession to make—I’m a litterer. A ring litterer, that’s. Ever since I began sporting stacking rings, they’re scattered throughout my home.

I assumed it may be a good suggestion to maintain some ring dishes all through the home, and what’s a simple and low cost approach to make a hoop dish? Out of clay, after all!

Right here’s a fast video tutorial to make your individual marbled clay ring dishes, or preserve scrolling to see the textual content and picture tutorial:

Provides:
– oven-bake clay (white, grey, black, and the colour of your selection)
*a couple of ounces of coloured clay and the 1.75 pound white clay will make a number of dishes!
–X-Acto knife or plastic clay knife
-small bowl or baking ramekin (be sure they’re oven secure)
–gold paint and small paintbrush
–silicone rolling pin or massive spherical jar
-large can or jar to hint round
–glaze to seal the dish (optionally available)

1. Roll every coloration of clay that you just wish to use right into a snake (about 5″ lengthy). I often make two bigger rolls of white, a medium roll of gray, a small roll of any coloration I’m utilizing, after which an additional small roll of black.

You mainly need sufficient complete clay to roll out a 6″ circle, however don’t fear about getting the precise quantity of 1 coloration or one other. Even if you happen to use the identical recipe each time, every dish will look totally different.

2. Mix the smaller rolls into one massive roll and twist collectively.

3. Roll the big twist right into a snake (about twice the unique size) to mix the colours. Twist the ends reverse methods after each few motions to present the colours extra of a sweet cane look.

As soon as it’s twice the size, fold the snake in half and twist the 2 ends collectively, as pictured above. Repeat the rolling, folding, twisting, and rolling once more course of 2-3 occasions.

4. Smoosh all of the clay right into a ball. You wish to see most of your colours on the floor of the ball, so pull the ball in half and re-smoosh collectively if you happen to don’t.

5. Use a silicone rolling pin or glass jar to roll out your marbled ball. I like to make use of a glass jar so I can see what is occurring as I roll tougher or softer over sure colours.

The colours ought to mix collectively and create a marbled sample as you roll over it. Attempt rolling totally different instructions, from the sting, from the middle, and many others., to push the clay from totally different angles. Roll to 1/4″ thick.

6. Use a spherical merchandise about 6″ vast as a template and reduce out your dish circle with an X-Acto or clay knife.

7. Place your circle gently into an oven-safe bowl or ramekin that could be a little smaller than your circle so it should sag a bit within the middle and provide you with extra of a dish form. Bake the bowl in response to the temperature on the clay bundle (mine was quarter-hour at 275°F).

Take away the bowl from the oven and permit the clay to chill earlier than turning the bigger bowl the other way up and tapping evenly till the clay dish falls out.

8. As soon as the clay is totally cool, use a small brush to color the rim of the dish and permit the paint to dry. Seal the dish with a glaze if you happen to want.

The glaze gained’t make the merchandise meals secure or completely waterproof, however it will provide you with a shiny end if that’s what you’re into!

Since you’re working with oven-bake clay, the dish will nonetheless be a tiny bit versatile when cooled and really feel extra like onerous rubber than porcelain, however that’s OK!

It ought to nonetheless preserve its form completely fantastic and maintain your rings like a champ.

Whereas the colour mixtures are infinite, my favorites have been made with white, gray, black, and two shiny colours that make a reasonably third coloration when blended.

I’d positively counsel utilizing a oven-bake clay like Sculpey that’s already gentle to begin with. It’ll prevent numerous time and finger power.

If you happen to don’t really feel such as you’re the DIY sort, you may nonetheless snag a handmade ring dish, however these bowls turned out even higher than I hoped they might!

And you’ll see I used to be in a position to make fairly a couple of of them, so I’ll positively be giving a couple of away as items. How candy would one among these be as a gift with a cute ring already in it? xo. Laura

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Credit // Creator: Laura Gummerman. Images: Laura Gummerman and Sarah Rhodes.