Hello, my beautiful people – you guys still remember me? Barely? Great, I can work with that!
If you’ve been following my blog since late last year, a. sorry about that, it’s usually a lot more consistent – you joined at a bad time. And b. you may remember my “12 Days Of Christmas DIYs” idea that just didn’t really pan out. Long story short, it’s exactly what it sounds like – I’d planned to share 12 different vaguely Christmas related DIYs right here on the blog and . . . definitely didn’t.
I did, however, actually create some DIYs – and some that may even be considered somewhat cute. So, now that I am attempting to be a better blogger again (give it two weeks, I’m sure that intention will fly out the window), I decided to finally get around to sharing them.
You ready? Let’s do this thing.
Today, we’re tackling a DIY I’m sure we’ve all seen sprawled across Pinterest in it’s various forms – the DIY ring dish/trinket holder. Uh, speaking of Pinterest, if you’re into this kind of thing, make sure you’re following my Pinterest account. I share loads of cool projects that will inspire you to bail on your Saturday plans.
The technique for this is actually really simple – and, once you’ve got your clay into a nice marble pattern, you can roll and shape it into any number of things. I tried out a few different finishes and colour combinations for maximum inspiration. (Also because the clay is super cheap and I may have bought far more than was initially needed. But I admit nothing.)
YOU WILL NEED:
CLAY.
The literal substance these pretty holders are made of, so it makes sense that you need some. My favourite clay of choice is Premo because you can buy a block of one colour for $4 (which is like £2), it’s high quality as hell and the colour range is insane.
Premo Purple Clay – AMAZON US – $6
Premo Purple Clay – AMAZON UK – £2.45
Personally, I’m a bit fancy-fancy and I find the flat, one-dimension finish really boring – so I tend to use at least one Premo glitter clay in my combination. This just adds a bit more depth to the finished product. Also, glitter.
Premo Rose Gold Glitter Clay – AMAZON US – $5
Premo Rose Gold Glitter Clay – AMAZON UK – £2.05
(Duh) An Oven, A Rolling Pin, Something To Shape Your Dishes Around
I’m really not suggesting that you have to go out and buy these things, but they are required for the DIY. Bearing in mind, the clay doesn’t stick or stain anything, you can just use bowls to make the shape of the dish.
(Optional) Paint For Detailing
If you’d like to be a little more fancy-fancy, why not add some paint to the edges of your trinket dishes? Personally, I’m not that massively fussy on the paint for this – I actually used acrylic paint that’s used for leather because I had some spare from another DIY.
METHOD
As always on this blog, my method of choice is pretty simple.
1. Pick the colours you want for your marble effect & roll them out into thin snakes of clay
2. Twist these around each other
3. Roll out the twisted clay into a smooth, marbley twist
4. Mould the clay into a ball
5. From there, use your rolling pin to shape your clay however you want, cook it as per the instructions and wait!
And that’s it! I know, it’s simple, cheap and cute – I really do spoil you.
Okay, kids, that’s this DIY done! I hope you all enjoyed and may be tempted to give it a go . . . I can also confirm it is 3-year-old-child friendly, if that’s a selling point! Which of my finished products was your favourite? Let me know your thoughts down below!
Peace,
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SO GOOD TO HAVE U BACK GIRL especially producing content that features glittery clay
THANKS BBYG! I’m glad to be back PLAYING WITH GLITTER CLAY!
That’s really cute 😍 You really are the DIY queen 👑 xo
You’re such a sweetheart! Thanks lovely lady xo
These are so cute I’m DYING – those colours !!😍 wow xx
Thank you lovely girl! Honestly, I wasn’t expecting them to come out so nicely but that clay is the freaking BOMB xx
Oh my god, these would make such cute small presents! LOVE this idea, so creative! xx
Right?! If only I’d got my shit together for my 12 days of christmas DIYs these would’ve been perfect lool xx
Oohhh love this diy it’s so cool! Can’t even describe how glad I am to have you back xx
Thank you so much you lovely human! Glad to (slowly) get back! xx
These are the cutest things ever Mia!! The ring holders are so cute, I genuinely might attempt this DIY??? x
Wow love it 😍 Beautiful colours!
I took a pottery class and loved it. You can just make these in your regular kitchen oven? They’re so pretty!
Are u serious?? These are so freaking cute!! I dont usually go through with making diys, i just sit there and enjoy other ppl doing them. But this i have to try lol
This is so cute! I cannot believe how simple it is to make as it looks like it would take hours and hours! xx
Gosh, love this idea. Oh and welcome back hun x
I love this idea! I think I will actually try it with our youth group kids.
So glad to see you’re back on the blogging scene, what a cute way to come back as well! If I ever have a spare weekend, I’m definitely going to give these a try – its the kind of DIY my best friend would adore <3
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Thank you lovely! I’ve missed having the time to blog so it’s good to be back 🙂 and definitely do they’re way easier than I thought they’d be and they come out so nicely ❤
I frickin’ love this!!
These are super cool 👌🏼 great DIY
these are absolutely beautiful.whenever I see these in shops they are so expensinve!This is really helpful, I’m definitely going to try this DIY out!
I love how simple this is, I never thought about using Clay! thanks for this lovely idea 🙂 xx
I haven’t played with clay in so long…I’m going to the craft store to get me some! These were so creative!😃😄
It looks amazing!! I totally need this kind of thing atm, thank you for sharing 😘
Love you post amazing idea
Love your blog ❤️