Besides being pricey, modeling clays that can be baked in ovens are also hard to find. However, just by searching online you can find several good recipes for homemade clay. All you need are a few simple kitchen items. What’s more you don’t need an expensive kiln as you can bake your clay projects in your kitchen oven.
Tools and Ingredients
- Reference pictures can be found in magazines, greeting cards or just about anywhere.
- Clay molding tools are ideal, but if you only have a popsicle stick this works, too. Some affordable carving tools can be found at craft stores and are good for carving feathers, eyes and other features. Your fingers can also serve as shaping tools.
- Flour and salt, added to water, are the basic ingredients for a simple batch of homemade clay.
- A wooden spoon is used to stir the mixture as if you were stirring bread batter.
- A nonstick baking pan is used for baking.
- Acrylic paints do an excellent job, although craft paints are good, too.
Basic Recipe
A basic recipe that works well, requiring only three items, is one calling for flour, salt and water. Although the recipe calls for four cups of flour, it’s best to only make a small batch about a quarter of the size.
