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Sometimes you'll want it to be narrow and rounded; other times a more prominent point is required for the tip of a teardrop. Coil: Roll a small piece of clay between your palms until it's long and thin. You can also roll the clay on the table with the palm of one hand. For an exceptionally even coil, roll the clay with a flat surface, such as an index card or a piece of cardboard. IF CLAY STICKS TO YOUR FINGERS • Rub your fingers with a bit of cornstarch. • Rub your hands with a dry paper towel or an old terry cloth towel to remove some of the clay.

You can obtain beautiful results with it. You don't bake it; it cures in the air in about two days. Baking can make the petals crack. It's surprisingly strong and can be pressed very thin. It's inexpensive to make, fun to work with and can be refrigerated in a mold-able state plastic bag for many weeks. The fact that it does not have to be baked can be an advantage, in some instances. I highly recommend you try it. Hand Lotion and Cornstarch Hand lotion and cornstarch are useful in the same way with bakers' clay as they were with polymer clay.

We now have three shades of pink clay. 2 Start With Dark Pink Clay 1. 6cm) ball of dark pink clay. 2. Flatten this into an elongated round shape between the pads of your thumb and forefinger. Be particularly careful to thin the edges. The shape does not have to be exactly symmetrical. 3 Roll the Center Starting at one end, roll the flattened shape between your thumb and forefinger, jelly roll fashion, from one end to the other. 4 Insert a Toothpick 1. Carefully push the base of your center onto a toothpick.