How to make a Polymer Clay Sheep

Body Parts

"Cut-Squish-Roll" Making the Body Parts
Cut 3 slices of polymer clay and roll each section into a ball. Take one ball and make a little fat cylinder. This is your sheep' s body. Take another ball and roll out a coil (snake) and cut into 4 even pieces-these are your sheep' s legs. Take a small ball of contrasting colored polymer clay and roll out a coil. Cut into 4 even pieces and roll into balls. Squish each ball to the bottom of your legs and gently re-roll the leg so it attaches. These are your hooves. Take another small ball of clay and form a little fat cylinder, this is your head. Add a nose, poke some eyes. Take a piece of contrasting colored clay and roll into a coil and cut in half 2 even pieces. Roll each piece into a ball, flatten, and attach to the head. These are your ears.

Crosshatch all Attachments

Attaching Everything-Crosshatching
Crosshatching is a ceramic term. Drawing a number symbol(#) in the clay with your needle at the points of attachment for all your pieces secures them. If you don't crosshatch at the points of attachment there is very good chance your figure will fall apart. OMG! Watch the video and look at the photos. Crosshatch the tops of your legs and the corresponding spots on the body. Attach everything and stand up your body. You're ready to add your decorative curly-cue wool. Take a piece of contrasting colored clay and roll out a coil. Cut it in half and re-roll the coil until you have "many" skinny coils. Make enough skinny coils- so you don't have to re-stock while you're working.

Attaching Head to Body

Work with your sheep on it's back. So as not to squish your wool- start adding your curly cue designs on the legs first. Watch the Video. Once the legs are done-curly cue the front and back of your sheep. Finally flip your sheep over so it is standing up and curly cue the back (top) of the body. Take a piece of aluminum foil and roll it into a toothpick form. Cut a piece for the "spike" to attach the head to the body. Take your head and using your needle draw a mouth. Add curly cues to the head leaving some extra at the end. Take your aluminum spike and push it into the head. Attach the head to the body. Use the extra curly cue clay to cover the attachment point. You're Done! Bake in the Oven (according to the guidelines on the polymer clay wrapper)-Cool-Paint your details. You Rock!