By
eHow Arts & Entertainment Editor
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Things You’ll Need:
- Pre-made cane decoration (looks like a clay candy cane)
- Clay (color of your choice)
- Rolling pin (used for art, not the kitchen)
- Clay knife
Step1
Slice off a piece of clay which will be large enough to cover your cane decorations once it has been rolled.
Step2
Roll out the clay with your rolling pin. Some artists add a little bit of oil to the rolling pin to avoid the clay sticking to it, however if you don't have any, this part of the project is so quick you'll be okay.
Step3
Pull the clay into the shape of a rectangle with your fingers. Think of stretching pizza dough when you do this. Continuously work the clay until you obtain the desired shape.
Step4
Wrap the cane decorations with your stretched-out clay. This is the same way you'd wrap a hot dog with plastic wrap and throw in the fridge for later. Go once around the cane decorations with your clay and then seal the seam by gently pressing down with your finger.
Step5
Set the clay aside for 10 minutes and allow it to harden before proceeding. When you work with the clay, it heats in your hands. Allowing it to harden and cool will make the following steps of constructing your polymer clay bowls much easier.
