How to Make Two Clay Trinket Dishes

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Creating a super chic trinket dish using clay is so easy and can be a lot of fun! Follow the tutorial below by expert crafters Little Button Diaries to find out how to make these two gorgeous designs.

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How to make

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Knife

Large Bowl

Cling Film

Fine Sandpaper

Marbled Trinket Dish Step-1

Cut the Fimo into the quantities you'd like. You will need about 80g in total.

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Step-2

Roll the Fimo into long sausages, twist them together and roll out into another long sausage.

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Step-3

Twist and roll together again and keep going until you get a nice bleed of the colours.

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Step-4

Roll the Fimo into a ball then place on a piece of cling film. Roll out to a thickness of roughly 3mm. Place a small dish on top of the Fimo and cut around it with a sharp knife.

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Step-5

Place the Fimo into a Pyrex bowl. Push down on the clay gently to form the curve of the bowl. Cook for 30 minutes at 130c.

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Step-6

Remove from the oven and take the Fimo out of the dish (you may need to prize it out a little with a knife). Leave to cool then add a coat of Mod Podge for shine.

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Monstera Leaf Trinket Dish: Step-1

Roll the clay out to a thickness of about 5mm on a piece of cling film. The clay needs to be a little bigger than the leaf template.

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Step-2

Place the template provided on to the top of the clay and use a modelling tool to draw around it. Remove the template and use a sharp knife to cut it out.

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Step-3

Use the cling film to lift the clay into a bowl and push it down with your fingers. Leave the clay to dry overnight in the bowl.

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Step-4

The next day, use the cling film to lift the clay out of the bowl. Remove the cling film. Put the leaf in a warm dry place to dry out completely for a day.