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Polymer Clay Mice Box

Design by guest Becky Meverden

Guest Becky Meverden puts three adorable, blindfolded mice on a trinket box.

Materials
Fimo Soft polymer clay 2 ounce packages – (6) sunflower, mandarin, black, (3) dolphin grey, white, pacific blue, violet and raspberry
5" x 3-1/2" x 2-1/8" oval paper mache box
5/8" and 7/16" Kemper circle cutters
pasta machine or acrylic roller
Kato NuBlade
permanent glue stick
three straight pins
small paintbrush
craft knife
E6000 adhesive
pencil

Steps:
Clay Colors
1. Create pink by mixing a 7/16" ball of white with a 3/8" ball of raspberry.

Figure A

Box
1. Draw a line around the bottom of the paper mache box top to mark where the top meets the bottom (Figure A).

2. To cover the box in clay: Condition all clay according to manufacturer’s instructions. Flatten several sheets of sunflower clay through the pasta machine at a #1 (1/8") setting. Place the bottom of the box on a sheet and use a knife to cut around it. Set the bottom aside.

3. Rub a glue stick all over box top and bottom. Do not glue over the pencil line.

Figure B

Figure C

4. Cut sheets of clay to go around the sides of the box bottom (Figure B) and to cover the top of the box. Press them in place; trim excess and smooth seams with your fingers (Figure C).

Figure D

5. For the holes, use the two different size circle cutters to randomly cut out holes all over box. Flatten a sheet of orange through the pasta machine at a #1 setting (1/8"). Use the circle cutters to cut out orange circles to fill in holes. Leave one large hole empty in the front open (Figure D).

Figure E

6. For the mouse bottom, roll a 7/16" grey ball and press into the hole. For the tail: roll a 5/16" grey ball into a 1 1/2" long log, tapering to a tip. Press onto the center of the bottom (Figure E). Bake in a preheated 265 degree oven for 30 minutes. Set aside.

Figure F

7. For the mouse body, roll a 7/8" grey ball into a 1 1/8" long cone. Flatten a 5/16" white ball into a 3/4" long oval and press onto the center of the body. Press a straight pin halfway into the top of body (Figure F).

8. For the legs, roll two 9/16" grey balls into 1" long tapered logs. Flatten the widest end against a flat surface to form a foot. Use a knife to indent three toe lines in each foot. For the pads, flatten two 3/16" pink balls into ovals and press onto the bottom of each foot. Press legs onto both sides of the body (Figure G).

Figure H

9. For the arms, roll two 7/16" grey balls into 1" long tapered logs. Flatten slightly the widest end of each arm to create hands. Use a knife to indent two finger lines in each hand. Press arms to both sides of body (Figure H).

10. For the head, roll an 11/16" grey ball into a rounded triangle. For the snout, flatten two 1/4" white balls and press together slightly and press onto the head. For the nose, roll a 3/32" black ball into an oval and press onto the snout. For the mouth, use the blunt end of a paintbrush to make a hole under the center the snout. Roll a 1/4" pink ball and press onto the end of a paintbrush. Press the paintbrush into hole.

Figure I

11. For the ears, flatten two 7/16" grey balls. For the inner ears, flatten two 7/32" pink balls and press onto the ears. Press the ears to both sides of the head (Figure I).

Figure J

12. For the blindfold, flatten a small sheet of pacific blue through the pasta machine at a #5 setting (1/32"). Use a NuBlade to cut a ¼" X 2 ½" rectangle. Press around head and twist ends at the back of the head. Press the head onto the top of the body (Figure J).

Figure K

13. For the tail, roll a 3/8" grey ball into a 2" long log, tapering to a tip. Press onto the back of the mouse and curl around to the front (Figure K).

10. Make two additional mice, one with a raspberry and one with a violet blindfold. Bake all three mice in a 265 degree oven for 30 minutes.

Figure L

11. When cooled, glue clay mice onto the top of the box (Figure L).

Resources
Fimo Soft polymer clay
American Art Clay Co. Inc. (AMACO)
Website: www.amaco.com

paper mache boxes - DCC
Decorator & Craft Corp. (DCC)
Website: www.dcccrafts.com

pattern cutters
Kemper Enterprises Inc.
Website: www.kempertools.com

All Covered Up by Becky Meverden
Grace Publications
Grace Publications
Website: www.gracepublications.com
Guests
Becky Meverden
Designer
Meverden Enterprises
Website: www.meverden.net
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