The making of Clay flowers

		Tools and accessories To make stocking flowers, the basic tools and accessories are : Air drying clay (thaï or japanese). Similar to the modeling clay for children. oil painting noodle machine cutters resin moulds metallic wire Cyanoacrylate glue (Super Glue), latex glue floratape a few tools : wire cutter, cissors, brushes ... Hereafter the explanation with pictures to make a Frangipany flower ...

		Color the clay The clay is colored with oil painting.

		Make a clay strip Put clay between two plastic films ...

		... and flatten it between the rolls of the noodle machine.

		Cut the petals Use the cutter to cut the petals.

		Print the vein on the petals Press the petals on the resin mold to obtain the veins.

		Bend the petals

		Put the petals to dry Put the petals on towel. Put the towel on an egg box to give a curved shape to the petals.

		Make the stem holding the petals Put clay on a metallic wire ...

		... then smooth the clay.

		Paint the petals

		Glue the stem under the petals

		Gather the petals Use Floratape to attach them.



		Make the stem of the flower Cover the metallic wires with clay ...

		... make grooves ...

		... and to finish add a little bit of green clay.

		The result A Frangipany flower

Tools and accessories