Roll Out Writing
You Will Need:
• Oven bake clay
• Rolling pin
• Varnish
• Card
• Start by getting your finger tips on two different colours of oven bake clay. You can buy this from most art and craft shops.
• Roll a ball of clay into a thick sausage.
• This will be the background colour of your sign.
• To make the stretchy letters, roll the other colour of clay into a thin sausage shape.
• Cut the sausage-shaped clay into little bits with a blunt knife.
• Now build up the letters on the background with the little bits of clay.
• It's a good idea to push the little bits into the clay quite firmly, so that they don't stick to the rolling pin.
• When all the letters are on, use a rolling pin to gently and slowly roll the sausage out flat.
• Once you're happy with your sign, you can bake it.
• Put it on a baking tray and follow the instructions on the packet of clay.
• After it's cooked and cooled down, give the sign a coat of clear varnish.
• And when that's dry, stick the sign onto a piece of card.
• Finally, put a couple of sticky pads on the back of the card so that you can stick the sign on the door.
• And you don't have to stop at door signs!
• Why not have a go at making some badges like these? Just attach a safety pin to the back.
• Or use the signs to personalise your school books.
• Or go large and make a desk plaque!
• So get rolling and stretch your creative skills with Finger Tips Roll Out Writing.
