I Made This: Horse Ring Holder

After getting a few requests for the Junk Food Bracelet post last week, I figured it would be fun to try my hand at another clay project.  This time I took photos and paid attention to what I was doing (sometimes I totally zone out when I do craft projects) so here you go!

I didn't know what tools I would actually need, so I just pulled everything we had out.  I only ended up using a couple of these and stuck with only black clay instead of the two-tone look I was originally planning.

I sculpted the basic horse head shape and then pulled at the edges a little where I was going to cut away the flowing mane.  I scored it with the wire brush tool.  (In the top photo.)  

I baked the horse at this stage following the Sculpey package directions.  After it was baked and all cooled down, I used metallic paint to fill in the mane.

After the gold paint was dry, I used 3 coats of Sculpey gloss.  There is no more baking at this stage- you just let the gloss dry completely and apply the next coat.  Super easy!

I think this could be really cute as a wall hanging, too.  Anyway, I hope this sparks a little want for weekend crafting!  Happy Thursday, friends!