Comic character clay bead necklace (with homemade clay)

 by xxxxlemonxxxx
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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 :)
 
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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
 

ccarreer says: Apr 23, 2013. 6:43 PM
Aww! Those are adorable! I love 'em!
selena_1977 says: Sep 3, 2012. 1:14 AM
would the coloring process be easier if you made smaller batches and added the food coloring to the water before mixing?
xxxxlemonxxxx (author) in reply to selena_1977Sep 30, 2012. 2:22 PM
No idea,,, try it out and tell me :)
taria says: May 29, 2012. 11:20 PM
I hate to ask you this and sound reallllly stupid but, are they water proof? and how long do you think they last?
xxxxlemonxxxx (author) in reply to tariaMay 31, 2012. 9:27 PM
I'm not sure if it is waterproof lol but it lasts as long as any other beads would lol
taria says: May 30, 2012. 6:21 AM
the donut ones look like cheerios lol but they are cute.
ewijaya3 says: Jul 31, 2011. 2:45 PM
Is the nail polish so neccessary? Cause I don't own any.
xxxxlemonxxxx (author) in reply to ewijaya3Aug 1, 2011. 11:23 AM
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 says: Jul 11, 2011. 10:47 PM
Very cute!
xxxxlemonxxxx (author) in reply to sunshiineJul 12, 2011. 11:34 PM
Thanks :)
jblack9 says: Jul 10, 2011. 4:15 AM
This is neat! And I love the characters. Especially Garfield :) You have a very nice site here. I have bookmarked it.
xxxxlemonxxxx (author) in reply to jblack9Jul 10, 2011. 8:53 AM
Thanks! I'm glad you like it!
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