DIY: Adventure Time Keyring – Lumpy Space Princess
Recently, I’ve developed an obsession with watching clay modelling videos on YouTube. There are so many talented people and it’s not hard to become inspired after watching a few videos. One particular channel that stood out to me was ToniEllison‘s channel, because of her insane talent and creativity. I was immediately inspired by all of her adorable mini food models and, within a matter of minutes, I’d already filled my Amazon basket with an aray of craft supplies.
What you’ll need:
FIMO Soft Polymer Clay (Other brands are available)
Some eyepins (The ones I’ve linked come in adorable packaging!)
FIMO Gloss Varnish / Clear nail polish (Optional)
Craft tools (I just used a plastic knife, scissors and a tooth pick)
Crayola Chalk (For the cookie)
1. If you’re making Lumpy Space Princess, use Lavender for the body, Lemon for the star and Black for the eyes. For the cookie base you’ll need Sahara, and for the chips you’ll need Chocolate.
2. Work the clay between your fingers to warm it up. When the clay is warm, you can mould it.
3. Once you’ve made LSP’s basic body shape, make some arms. Put the arms in place, and use the edge of the toothpick to smooth out the clay between the arms and the body.
4. Cut the sharp part of the toothpick with some scissors so it’s flat. Make small indentations where you want the eyes to be.
5. Roll some black clay into tiny balls for the eyes.
6. Using the plastic knife and yellow clay, cut out a star shape, and place in on LSP’s head.
7. Make a small cookie shape out of the tan clay and, using the same technique used for the eyes, add chocolate chips.
8. Use a mixture of red and yellow chalk to dust the bottom and the edges of the cookie. This gives it a baked effect.
9. Position the cookie where LSP’s mouth would be, and position her hands on top of the cookie.
10. Add an eyepin to the top of the clay.
11. Bake the clay using the instructions on the packet. The instructions for FIMO are to bake at 110°C/230°F for a maximum of 30 minutes (I baked my clay at 100°C for 20 minutes, just in case the clay burned) then leave the clay to cool and harden.
12. Once the clay is cool, use FIMO Gloss Varnish or Clear Nail Polish to glaze the clay. This part is optional, but I think it gives it a nice effect.
13. After the glaze is dry, add a keyring to the eyepin, and you’re done!
I had a lot of fun making this keyring, and I’ll definitely be making more in the future! I highly reccomend that you have a look at ToniEllison‘s channel for some amazing tutorials and insipiration.
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– thetechnicolourllama
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