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Conjure your own homemade air-dry clay from recycled paper, and use it to show off your Hogwarts House with custom jewelry for you or a friend.

Find your Hogwarts House

Air Dry Clay Recipe

• 1 cup squeezed paper pulp, after soaking and blending

• 1 ½ cup Glue- PVC glue- Elmer’s glue all

• ½ tbsp baking powder

• 1 tbsp Vinegar

• 1 tbsp Salt

• 2 tbsp oil

• 2 cups all-purpose flour, added ¼ at a time

• ¼ cup flour for kneading

Tools:

• Blender

• Hand mixer

• 2 bowls

• Metal mesh strainer

• Measuring cups and spoons

• Spatula

• Gloves

• Xacto blade

• Paperclip

Painting/ Coloring supplies

• Acrylic Paint (Red/Gold for Gryffindor, Green/Silver for Slytherin, Blue/Bronze for Ravenclaw, Yellow/Black for Hufflepuff)

Jewelry Supplies

Earrings:

• 2 fishhook ear wires

• 4 inches craft wire silver

Pendant Necklace:

• Metal jewelry glue

• 2 ribbon clamp crimps

• 2 jump rings (8mm)

• 1 Jump ring (3/8’’) or 1 pinch clasp bails dangle charm (9mm)

• 14-16 ‘’ ribbon or cord

Tools:

• Set of jewelry pliers (wire cutters, curved pliers, flat pliers

Want to learn more? Check out these books from our collection:

Make it in Air-Dry Clay: 20 Creative Projects for Modeling, Sculpting & Crafting by Fay De Winter

Clay Lab for Kids: 52 Projects to Make, Model, and Mold with Air-Dry, Polymer, and Homemade Clay by Cassie Stephens

Polymer Clay Workshop: Handcrafted designs & techniques by Sian Hamilton

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