Comic character clay bead necklace (with homemade clay)

This is a clay bead necklace that features some of my favorite comic book characters: Garfield & Odie, Snoopy & Woodchuck, Hello KItty, the Angry Birds (not really a comic book character but I love them!), and even the Instructables Robot. This project is a lot of fun to make with kids and its fairly easy as long as you have some patience. And kids love to wear the necklace, especially if it has some of their favorite characters on it! But the best part of this project is that its cheap (no need to buy clay!) and made from materials that most people already have in their house, so you won't need to go buy anything.

If you like this please vote for it in the comic contest :)

Step 1: Gathering Materials

For making the clay, you will need:
4 cups whte flour
1 cup salt
1.5 cups water
Food coloring (optional if you have paint)

The other materials you will need:
Paint and paintbrush (highly recommended but you can make this project without it)
Toothpicks
Sandpaper
Needle
Small scissors
String or yarn
Lacquer (or clear nail polish)
Pictures of the characters you will put on your necklace
 

Comments

[ccarreer]

Aww! Those are adorable! I love 'em!

[selena_1977]

would the coloring process be easier if you made smaller batches and added the food coloring to the water before mixing?

[xxxxlemonxxxx]

No idea,,, try it out and tell me :)

[taria]

I hate to ask you this and sound reallllly stupid but, are they water proof? and how long do you think they last?

[xxxxlemonxxxx]

I'm not sure if it is waterproof lol but it lasts as long as any other beads would lol

[taria]

the donut ones look like cheerios lol but they are cute.

[ewijaya3]

Is the nail polish so neccessary? Cause I don't own any.

[xxxxlemonxxxx]

Well the clay is edible when made homemade so kids or dogs may chew on it and ruin it if there isn't a layer of polish over it. But you don't have to add the polish

[sunshiine]

Very cute!

[xxxxlemonxxxx]

Thanks :)

[jblack9]

This is neat! And I love the characters. Especially Garfield :) You have a very nice site here. I have bookmarked it.

[xxxxlemonxxxx]

Thanks! I'm glad you like it!