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How To Make Oven Bake Clay Gift Tags

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How To Make Oven Bake Clay Gift Tags

Fancy wowing your family and friends with these oven-bake clay gift tags, as featured in Kirstie's Handmade Britain? Follow our simple instructions below.

By Kirstie Allsopp

Oven bake clay (eg Fimo or Sculpey)

Letter stamps

Acrylic paint

A large ceramic tile

Small (ish) biscuit cutters in various shapes (eg star, heart, tree)

A rolling pin

Knitting needle

Paintbrush

Rag, wire brush or scouring sponge

String

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Skill

No skill necessary apart from a steady hand. And be careful when they come out of the oven - they will be hot!

Budget

You should be able to get a 'starter pack' of 10 assorted 25g blocks of clay for about £10.

Time

You'll need time to bake your creations and then let them cool, and to paint them and let them dry, so you may want to spread this project over a weekend.

Step One: Soften The Clay

Break off a piece of clay and soften it with your fingers.

Step Two: Roll The Clay

Roll the clay out evenly on your ceramic tile, to about a quarter inch thick.

Step Three: Create Shapes

Using biscuit cutters, cut out shapes for your gift tags.

Step Four: Stamp

Using your letter stamp, gently stamp out your chosen word, name or message on each piece of clay.

Step Five: Make A Threading Hole

Using your knitting needle make a hole in each piece of clay to thread your gift tag with.

Step Six: Turn On The Oven

Preheat your oven to the recommended temperature advised on your oven bake clay.

Step Seven: Bake The Tags

With your tags still on the ceramic tile, put the clay pieces in the oven and bake for the advised time

Step Eight: Allow To Cool

Remove the clay pieces from the oven and allow them to cool.

Step Nine: Paint

When cool, paint each piece of clay with acrylic paint and allow to dry

Step 10: Rub Back

Rub the paint off with your wire brush, rag, or sponge, slightly dampened so that the bulk of the paint comes off, leaving paint in your printed letters and an antique paint effect on your tag.

Step 11: Thread The Tags

Thread your string through the hole to create a gift tag or ornament for your tree.