Add pizzazz to indoor flora , terrarium , and container garden with quirky clay planter ornaments . These miniature sculptures are a fun rainy Clarence Shepard Day Jr. projection for grownup and children if you are lucky enough to have a supporter . Make them from clay and expose the organic shapes in container arrangements and miniature garden . They tote up just the right touch of whimsicality and color to spice up your already lovely plant .
After speaking at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show in Seattle in 2016 , I was taken by the gorgeous drinking glass artistry everywhere to be found . TheChihuly drinking glass gardenhas stunning display of glass in all the colors of the rainbow . I thought of shrink these larger - than - life history art piece to fit into my indoor paries garden and terrariums . I bet they would seem lovely in a miniature garden as well .
I made these from air wry clay , which will do work well in an indoor setting . For outside , try making kiln - fired pieces at a clayware club .
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Make it!Roll a petty ball of clay on a study board into a long snake in the grass - like soma . I found that experience a pocket-sized foam paintbrush and a glass of water was ready to hand . Use the brush to add a bit of water to the clay to keep it from cracking .
Roll a few dissimilar lengths of these . Taper one close slightly by rolling the end with your fingertip .
skip a length of wire and feed it into the clay .
Allow them to dry out , then paint with wiliness paints . apply a clay sealer on the paint when dry .
I started with the basic sharpen shape and then played with the designing .
Curved Clay ShapesBend the tapered embodiment slightly .
Twisted Clay ShapesGently twist the clay starting at the bottom and work out up . This is well done with wet fingers and it will take a bit to get the hang of it . I broke off the last of a clump of them as I was acquire the hang of it . I ball up the remains and started again . No wasteland here !
Curlicue Clay ShapesMake extra - foresightful clay form and curl the ends into a scroll . Again , this is best done with wet fingers and accepting some will reveal .
Mushrooms!Add a crownwork and make mushrooms .
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