Sisters Take on Pinterest | Mini Clay Bowls

June 26, 2015

Sisters Take on Pinterest | Mini Clay Bowls

When Francine picked this for our next project I was a bit skeptical but I have to say these were really easy to make. Here is the inspiration for the bowls.

I basically used the same materials as the original - quick drying clay, cookie cutter, rolling pin - but since I could only find one round cookie cutter I also used a plastic cup and x-acto knife.

I rolled the clay out on my non-stick mat and cut circles with the cookie cutter and the x-acto knife.

I used my fingers to shape the rounds into bowl shapes.

The big one was a bit floppy and not holding the shape so I placed it in a bowl to dry. I also decided that I preferred the smaller ones and made more of those.

Leave bowls to dry for time indicated on clay you buy, in my case 24 hours. I do have to admit that I assisted mine in drying faster with the help of my ceiling fans. I forgot to factor in the 24 hour drying time and made these last night and had to finish them in time for this post today.

I was still a bit skeptical at this point and thought to myself these are going into a closet never to see the light of day again.

However, once completely dried (or in my case dry enough) and I decorated the edges with a silver sharpie and Ranger Ink silver Liquid Pearls I was amazed at how much I really liked them. It's all in the finishing. Note that I didn't sand my bowls as I love the little imperfections in the clay but I did paint the insides with white paint as my clay did not dry as white as I would have liked it to.

I used half of the package of clay and made one large and eight mini bowls. These are the perfect little bowls for little odds and ends around the house.