HOW TO: Make a TRAY with POLYMER CLAY!! Easy one for the beginners!!

I've always loved them cutsie trays you get in stores along with mugs and decorations for the kitchen and recently mine broke, so I thought I'd make one with Polymer Clay. The concept is easy - flat piece with two handles, nice and simple and a project you can do with scrap. Scrap by no means is something that any polymer clay artist will throw away, but infact, they will ponder for days/weeks some times longer to decide the perfect project for said scrap, and this my friend, is just that.

Enjoy:)

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Video Features
-Creating a one-of-a-kind tray design
-Using a carving tool with polymer clay (link below)
-Using liquid clay with mica & glitter
-Making handles for the tray

Tools:
-Scrap (but loved) clay
-Tissue blade, carving tool, craft knife, glitter scoop, plastic tool, dotting tool, rolling pin, texture roller & patience
-Mica: Unbranded gold
-Glitter: Gold Shimmer by The Beauty Emporium, Gold Digger by Paint Glow, Gold unbranded fine glitter (I used the lot!)


Baking: Use Polymer Clay packet instructions. Good tip is to bake no higher than 100 degrees celsius. It's better to bake at a lower temperature for longer, than higher for shorter. Larger clay items need longer- always check after 10 mins- sometimes things fall over in the oven & can be rescued at this point. Watch for burning! Especially white as it's quick to burn (don't know why...) and can turn yellow! Electric ovens work better as the temperature is even, gas oven temperatures fluctuate do not keep a steady temp for baking polymer clay.... I don't like to state baking times because all clay is different- there are so many different products and ovens, it's hard to advise....

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Links to tools, glitter and mica I use:

Glitter & mica powder:
  / thebeautyemporium.gb  
https://www.smileysglitterstore.co.uk/

Tissue blades:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fimo-Staedtl...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/STAEDTLER-87...

Craft knife:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-31073...

Dotting tools:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sculpey-Styl...

Acrylic roller:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sculpey-Acry...

Fimo professional drilling tool:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fimo-profess...

Fimo Professional tools:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fimo-profess...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fimo-profess...

Red plastic modeling tools:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Staedtler-Fi...

Stainless steel sculpting tools:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/LYAID-Double...