A nicely wrapped packaged is always so pleasant to give and
to get. Here is a great idea on how to add some finishing touches to your gift.
Albina Manning (
aroundbeads) made this
tutorial to show how you can make red and white clay hearts for Valentines Day
style tags. You can also use them for any other occasion.
There are 3 different type of tags here: solid color,
striped and swirled. Make the one you like or try them all, they all look
equally great!
What you need to make these:
Red and white polymer clay
Pasta machine or acrylic roller
A heart shaped cutter
Clay blade
Soda straw
♥ Solid Red Heart:
Condition polymer clay until it’s soft and pliable. Roll it
until it is about 3mm thick. Place a cutter, press and twist slightly the
cutter. Using a soda straw, make a hole in the heart.
Condition red and white polymer clay.Roll 1/8 block of black and white clay through the pasta
machine, using the largest setting. Stack red sheet of clay on white and trim with a clay blade
to make 1”x1” square.
Roll this sheet through the 3rd largest setting. Cut the
sheet in half and stack these halves together, alternating colors. Now,
you have 4 stripes.
Cut this stack on two again, so you have 8 stripes: 4 red and
4 white. Roll 1/8 block of red clay through the 4th largest setting. Using the tissue blade, cut 1/8” (3mm) slices from the
stack. Lay these slices, side –by-side, over the red clay sheet.
Roll
this sheet along the stripes. Using a cutter, cut the hearts. Make holes with a soda
straw.
♥ Swirl heart:
Use all the leftovers from the striped and red hearts and
twist them together. Roll and fold over and twist again. Keep doing this
until you’re happy with the design.
Be careful not to do it too many times or
it will all just turn into one color.
Roll the clay into the 1/8” (3mm) clay sheet. Place a
cutter, press and twist slightly the cutter. Using a soda straw, make a hole in
the heart.
Arrange your ready to bake tags on a baking sheet and bake
them according to the polymer clay packaging instruction.
Add a nice ribbon to tie your gift with and you are done!
