How to Make Fun Paper Air Dry Clay Hearts

How cute are these giant clay conversation hearts for a fun Valentines Day craft project??? I love that they are as big as my hand. I would love to make some bigger if I could find a big cookie cutter.

These would be great to make now as they take a few days and put out for the big Valentine day. These would be easy and fun for the kids to do too with non-toxic materials. These hearts are so easy to make too, These are about as big as the palm of my hand but you could use a smaller or larger cookie cutter. Once you use your cookie cutters for crafts I would leave them in the craft room and keep them out of the kitchen.

-Non-toxic air dry clay

-Parchment paper

-Clay only rolling pin

-Clay only large heart-shaped cookie cutter

-Flat brush

-Thin /liner brush

-Non-toxic craft paints

Roll  Paperclay out till it’s about 1/2 -1/4 inch thick  onto parchment paper. Any thinner than the 1/4 inch they might crack and are less sturdy.

Press to cut out with a heart cookie cutter.

Stamp messages on with rubber letter stamps (Hint: dip your stamp in a bit of water first. A damp stamp works much better!).

If you mess up, just wet your finger and re-blend it. Paperclay is very responsive to water and touch.

Let dry.

Using a small liner brush to get in the lettering and a larger brush to base coat, paint with craft paints and fun colors.

Viola!

You could even put magnets on the back to stick on the fridge, or hangers in the top  to hang them.

Make sure to keep out of reach of kids and pets as they do resemble cookies or candy and could be a choking hazard.

Too sweet for a Valentines day craft project for you and the kiddos to make! 😉

~Jen

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