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Fingerprint Christmas Tree Ornament – Air Drying Clay 3

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What is not to like about this fingerprint Christmas tree ornament made from air drying clay? Anyone that knows me will tell you I am a big lover of creating Christmas ornaments from air drying clay and that I also a fan of using fingerprints to create keepsake decorations such as these Fingerprint Christmas Tree Ornaments. In the past, we have made fingerprint snowman ornaments and also heart ornaments. I have seen Fingerprint Christmas Tree Ornaments made with salt dough, but I wanted to use white air drying clay.

DIY Festive Clay and Cork Trees 2

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If you are a long-term reader then you will know that I have a real passion for clay crafts with kids.  These DIY festive clay and cork trees are a really simple make and you do not need any special tools to make these.  In fact, all you need is a rolling pin, knife and cardboard, which makes then perfect for making with kids or for your first clay project.

DIY Festive Clay and Cork Trees

Clay Mittens Christmas Decoration 4

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We are a big fan of using air drying clay to make Christmas decorations and festive keepsakes and I am delighted at how these kid made clay mittens Christmas decorations turned out.  From experience, I know that as long as we pack them away carefully we can bring them out year after year to decorate our home. perfect Christmas keepsakes to bring out each festive season. ” width=”870″ height=”870″>

Festive and Beautiful Christmas Clay Crafts 1

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One of the best things about Christmas is getting out our Christmas decorations and the things we have made over the previous years.  This is why I love making things with clay as they last for years and years.  We have selected some festive and beautiful Christmas Clay Crafts for you.  Whether they are made out of polymer clay, salt dough or air drying clay they will stand the test of time and look amazing.

Festive and Beautiful Christmas Clay Crafts. Be inspired with this superb selection of festive clay ornaments and decorations. Perfect for DIY clay, salt dough, polymer or air drying clay.
How to Make a Clay Ghost Tealight

How to Make a Clay Ghost Tealight 14

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We love decorating for Halloween and this super simple clay ghost tealight is a fun craft activity perfect for kids to make. This is a great craft to make with tweens and we have used simple air drying clay here, but you could use homemade white clay too.  We think that these ghosties look best plain, but there is nothing stopping you decorating them in any way you like.

Air drying clay ornements 13

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Every year we make salt dough or corn flour ornaments and unfortunately they got damp in storage and they were ruined, so this got me thinking about using Air drying clay for a more permanent Christmas decoration.

DIY Clay Star Candle Holders

DIY Clay Star Candle Holders 6

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These DIY Clay Star Cadle Holders were inspired by some we saw when we were on our recent holiday in Holland.  I knew then that we could recreate them using our FIMO Air Light (microwavable) clay and finally got around to making them this week. We made our DIY clay star candle holders the perfect size for an old box of red Christmas tree candles which were my mum’s (the size that does in our twirling angel.  We have had these candles for the last five years but never used them as we didn’t have ant suitably sized candle holders for them.  30 minutes with the boys and we have more than enough and more »

heart cutout tea light holders made with microwave drying clay 20

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We have another fantastic valentines keepsake for you today with these beautiful heart cutout tealight holders made with microwaveable clay.  Yes, clay that you can dry in the microwave.  We are totally in love with this stuff and it is perfect for things that are vertical as it is a lot lighter than standard air-drying clay, so  there is no droop!

Tea light holders made with microwave drying clay
microwave heart shaped ring dish

Microwave Clay Heart Shaped Ring Dish 7

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We first used microwave drying clay with our Christmas fingerprint decorations and we totally fell for it, so decided to give it a try for the microwave clay heart shaped ring dish.  The microwave clay is much lighter weight that standard air drying clay, in fact is has almost no weight to it, but it is easier to work with for smaller children and it isnt as fibrous as standard air drying clay.  A big bonus is it dried a beautiful bright white too.

Make an adorable white clay Christmas fingerprint ornament 16

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One of my favorite things about the festive season is trimming the tree.  I love going through all of the ornaments and decorations, especially the homemade homes and hanging them as I reminisce about when we made them.  This adorable white clay christmas fingerprint ornament is a take on our valentine fingerprint heart ornaments.

white clay Christmas fingerprint ornament

White clay dough. Corn Flour dough, a fab alternative to salt dough 3

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We have made corn flour dough before, but using salt, however, I was keen to find a different recipe with more of a smooth texture that was a bit more malleable for the boys to use. We have tried Nurturestore’s 2 ingredients white dough and love it, but we also tried the following white clay recipe and the boys decided that this is their favourite go-to salt dough replacement.

Advent Calendar Activities with Free Printable 3

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Celebrate the build up to Christmas with these fabulous advent calendar activities and printable Activity Advent Calendar. This really is the cutest way to pass the days during advent and to reinforce family at this special time of year.