Clay Christmas Cookie Ornaments

What You'll Need

• Rolling pin
• Four 2-ounce packages white polymer clay
• Tracing paper
• Crafts knife
• Ceramic tile
• Toothpick
• Fine-grit sandpaper
• Paintbrushes
• Acrylic paints: brown, gold, yellow, and white
• Brown stamp pad
• Dimensional paint: red and white
• Gloss varnish
• Crafts glue
• Clear coarse glitter
• Paper flower embellishments (optional)

1. Using a rolling pin, roll clay flat until it is 1/8 inch thick.
2. Download, print, and trace our patterns onto tracing paper; cut out. Place patterns on the clay and cut out using a crafts knife.
3. Place shapes on ceramic tiles. Using a toothpick, poke a hole at the top of each ornament for the hanging loop.
4. Place ornaments (on ceramic tiles) in oven and bake, following manufacturer's instructions; let cool.
5. Gently sand ornaments with fine-grit sandpaper; brush off dust.
6. Paint all ornament surfaces with a mixture of equal amounts of brown, gold, and yellow paint; let dry. Lightly run the edge of the stamp pad along the edge of the ornaments to create shading.
7. Leaving a 1/8-inch border along the edges, apply two coats of white acrylic paint, allowing drying time between coats.
8. Referring to the pattern and photographs, apply details using dimensional paints; let dry thoroughly.
9. Brush on two coats of gloss varnish, allowing ample drying time between coats.
10. Apply crafts glue with a paintbrush on areas where you desire glitter. Sprinkle glitter onto glue and shake off excess. Let dry.
11. Adhere embellishments using crafts glue.

Clay Christmas Cookie Ornament

Clay Christmas Cookie Ornament Snowflake

Clay Christmas Cookie Ornament Tree

Clay Christmas Cookie Ornament with Ribbon

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Clay Cookie Ornaments

Clay Christmas Cookie Ornament with Ribbon: A neatly tied red bow adds a sweet touch to this ornament. Make it unique by using red dimensional paint to fill in more or all of the ornament design.

Clay Christmas Cookie Snowflake Ornament: Add a flurry of snowflakes to your Christmas tree with this snowflake-shaped ornament. Dimensional paint in tone-on-tone white gives the snowflakes their impact.

Clay Christmas Cookie Tree Ornament: Dress up this miniature Christmas tree ornament with a few enhancements of its own. Using dimensional paint in desired colors, add glittery garland to make this ornament unqiue.