Make an air-dry clay shamrock necklace for St. Patrick's Day

Introduction

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Pick up supplies

The materials and tools required for this project are:air-dry white clay, a rolling pin, a small circle cookie cutter, a clover button, a paintbrush, gold and green craft paint, an O-ring, and a chain. necklace..

Step 1

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Roll It Out

Take a small piece of air dry clay and roll it out.

Step 2

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Cut the clay

Press the small circle into the clay. Remove the circle cut out of clay.

Step 3

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Create clover shape

Press the clover button on the clay circle.

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Reveal Imprint

Peel the button from the clay.

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Create a hole

Use a skewer to make a small hole in the top of the clay circle.

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Let dry

Let the clay dry for 24 hours.

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Prepare the paint

Once the clay is dry, put together the gold and green paint, the brush, and the necklace chain.

Step 8

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Gold paint

Paint everything outside of the clover print gold.

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Green paint

Paint the clover green.

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Let dry

Let the paint dry completely.

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Attach O Ring

Use a pair of pliers to pry open the O-ring, then thread the ring through the hole in the clay. Use the pliers to close the ring.

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Yarn chain

Thread the chain through the O-ring.

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