Marbled Easter Basket Name Tag (with Air-Dry Clay!)
Make Easy Easter Basket Name Tags with Air-Dry Clay
Servings 10 tags
Cost $10
Equipment
- 1 egg cookie cutter or other easter shape like lamb or bunny
- 1 silicone mat or wax paper
- 1 non-stick rolling pin
- 1 letter stamp set
Ingredients
- air dry clay in various colors
- 1 straw
- twine or ribbon
- fine sandpaper optional
Instructions
- First, set up your stamp set with the name you want to stamp so it’s ready to go.
- Then, grab two or three pieces of the colors of air-dry clay that you want to marble. You can either cut out one at a time or roll a larger slab and then cut several from the bigger piece. Roll out short clay “snakes” with each color and then twist them together in one strand. Lay the strand down on your rolling surface and use the rolling pin to flatten out the clay. If you like that pattern of marbling, go ahead and cut out your shape with your cookie cutter, or you can roll it into a few snakes again, re-twist it and see if you like that marbling better before cutting.
- Once your shape is cut, pull away the excess and use your straw to poke a hole in the top to tie the string or ribbon onto.
- Press your name stamp into the clay (I love those clear sets because you can see exactly where you are placing it) and allow the clay to fully dry.
- If you have a few rough edges, you can use a fine sandpaper when it’s dry to smooth them out. Otherwise your tag is ready to use!
Notes
Other ideas for decorating the tags:
-Make solid color tags and then decorate them further with paint or puff paint
-Leave them unstamped until they dry and then stamp the name on with ink
-Use straws or other stamps/objects to create dots or markings while the clay is still soft
-Make solid color tags and then decorate them further with paint or puff paint
-Leave them unstamped until they dry and then stamp the name on with ink
-Use straws or other stamps/objects to create dots or markings while the clay is still soft