I used bold red, yellow, orange and brown acrylic paint.
And when that dried, finished the dish with a few squirts of gold metallic spray paint to tone it down a bit.
And when that dried, finished the dish with a few squirts of gold metallic spray paint to tone it down a bit.
- I had a 1" block of the clay you bake, and free formed it into an approximate 1/4" thick oak leaf. From stem to tip it's 2 1/2" long and 1 3/4" at the widest part.
- Used a toothpick to make the veins and placed toothpicks under the leaf tips (before baking) so they'd be curled up a bit.
- Baked it at 270 degrees for 10 minutes, and left it in the oven as the oven came to room temperature. (My counter top oven doesn't have the recommended 275 degree setting.)
- Once cool, gave the veins a light sanding with a nail file.
- Then painted it fall colors. Don't have craft paint in fall colors? Since nobody will actually be eating off of this platter, you could use nail polish in a pinch.
- My final touch, I gave it a few quick spritzes of gold spray paint.
Barbie says she loves her new seasonal platter and may even use it on her Thanksgiving buffet!
~Make something just for fun and have a happy fall🍂
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Very cute....and a great project for kids! I've even used some playdough dried for barbie items!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your mini version of Gail's Fall leaf plate - so adorable! Excited to find your blog from the Morning Cup of Joe party. I'm currently doing a dollhouse for my granddaughter and delighted to see so much inspiration here!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the kind words, I'm glad you stopped by:)
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