What you need:
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 1 cup baking soda
• 3/4 cup water
How to make:
1. Combine the cornstarch, baking soda, and water in a saucepan until well combined.
2. Stir ingredients over a medium heat (stir constantly).
3. Within a few minutes the mixture should begin to thicken. When it looks like smooth mashed potatoes it is ready. Remove from heat.
4. Take your ball of clay and place it in a bowl. Cover with a damp cloth until it is cool enough to touch and work with.
5. Roll out clay on to a baking paper and cut with cookie cutters (5mm thickness). I used a straw to make my hole.
6. Air dry for three to four days or place in an oven at 100ºC for one hour.
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- Ingredients.
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- Mix until it looks like smooth mashed potatoes.
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- Cover with a damp cloth until cool.
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- Cooled clay.
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- Love hearts.
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- Embossed.
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- Glitter.
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- Stamping kit.
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- Stamping kit.
Results:
All my air dried clay cracked 🙁
The clay I put in the oven on the middle shelf went slightly yellow (I turned clay over after half an hour)
The clay I put in the oven on the floor of the oven dried perfectly (I turned clay over after half an hour)
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- Air dried.
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- Floor of oven. Best result.
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- Middle of oven.