Saturday, January 21, 2012

Salt Dough Fruit Bowl

My first pottery project was an ash tray.  Back before cigarette advertisements were banned and before the Surgeon General placed warnings on all cigarette packages, people thought the imprint of a pre-schooler's hand would be the perfect place to deposit cigarette ashes.  I want to start my salt dough tutorial series off on a healthier note, consequently the first project is a fruit bowl so your dolls can always keep healthy snacks on hand. 

Salt dough is not as elastic as polymer clay.  It will crumble if you roll it out too thin.  It can also bubble and crack when heated if the water molecules convert to steam and get trapped inside your project.  Still it is possible to make some doll sized "ceramic" pieces if you allow them to air dry. I had a lot of fun experimenting with different types of paint and glazes and I hope you will too.


 À Bientôt

7 comments:

  1. Love the bowls! Very vice tutorial. Thanks for sharing:)

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  2. This is another great, informative tutorial. I think I missed the original one on how to make salt dough. I'll have to back track and view it.

    I too made at least one ash trash in primary school. I still have a "decorative" bowl made in middle school that for some odd reason I never glazed.

    dbg

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  3. Hello from Spain: congratulations on this tutorial. I see you have a lot of creativity and skill with manual labor. What envy. Keep in touch

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  4. Thanks for the tutorial. This will be something new for me to try, especially when it time to decorate them. I can see myself making all kinds of doll dishes, vases, planters, etc.

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  5. Hi Ladies,

    Many thanks for your comments. There are a couple more "crockery" tutorials in the works and lots of salt dough food so stay tuned!

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  6. Hi Ladies,

    Many thanks for your comments. There are a couple more "crockery" tutorials in the works and lots of salt dough food so stay tuned!

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