I felt my dolls needed some companions in the garden. This is what came up.

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Supplies:

• Polymer Oven-Bake Clay: It was helpful to have a kit with a few extra tools, like a knife a rolling pin.

• Glass Cutting Board: This was a smooth, clean surface to work on.

• Beading Wire, 24 gauge: Thin wire works best here to match the miniature look.

• Craft Knife, Craft Mat, Wire Cutters

My Process:

I started with three colors of clay: two (orange and white) that would be the main colors for the wings, and the other one (black) that would be the filler for the body.

I cut a piece of orange clay and rolled that into a log. I then cut a piece of black clay and flattened that into a thin sheet.

I covered the orange log with the black thin sheet. I needed to repeat the process to completely cover the orange log in a thin layer of black clay.

Next, I followed a similar procedure with a piece of white clay, slightly smaller than the orange. I rolled this piece into a log and then covered it with a sheet of black clay.

Then, I cut off and discarded the rough ends of the log so I would have a uniform profile of color throughout.

Then, I rolled the orange log out into a section about 8″ long. I cut the log into four equal segments about 2″ each.

I then stacked the logs together to form a larger log. I set this aside and followed similar process with the white log, this one rolling out about 6″ and cutting into three segments of 2″. I arranged these white logs along one side of my larger orange log.

Now I rolled out this large log until it was about 5 cm in diameter. I wrapped this log in plastic wrap and put it in the freezer for about 15 minutes before cutting into slices with the craft knife.

After freezing the log, I cut the non-uniform piece off the end to discard, then cut four thin slices to make my butterfly wings.

Next, I cut a piece of beading wire, about 6″ long. I rolled a small piece of black clay into a log and formed this around the end of the wire. This would form the body of the butterfly.

Now, I started to attach the wings to the body. I oriented them with the white clay facing up and out. As I attached the wings, I shaped them with points on the end.

Then, I cut a piece of craft wire about 2″ long, then cut that in half. I inserted these into the front end of the butterfly body as antenna. Once they were in place, I trimmed them to about 1 cm.

Finally, I placed my butterfly on a foil-lined baking sheet and baked it per the clay manufacturer’s instructions. After baking and cooling, my butterfly was complete!

I ended up creating a small handful of these in using up the clay, and have been enjoying the addition to my miniature garden. I hope to add more miniature garden DIY soon. Stay tuned!

Thanks for visiting, and happy crafting!