Tuesday, May 14, 2013

FRAMED CLAY MEDALLION

Last week I showed you this black and white frame that I made as a knock-off project from Mary at Sweet Little Bluebird for our Inspiration Cafe "It's a Steal" series.  
 It was a fun project to make and it started with the medallion that I made from clay. 
I was actually inspired to make this medallion by my friend Amy from While Wearing Heels, when she made this....
Fragile Hearts Made of Clay
Aren't they lovely?!  If you click on that link, she'll even give you a recipe to make your own clay!
I really like playing with clay.  I usually use Sculpey or Fimo clay because I find that I have less fails with those store brands.  I also have some cool clay tools that I got from Hobby Lobby.

You don't need to have these tools.  If you read what they do, you can improvise with things already have.
I made a ball out of some white clay and then flattened it out to a circle using a can of vegetables from my pantry.  I have a beautiful glass plate that has a raised graphic design on the back side and I made an impression of it on the medallion.
I put it the medallion on a foil covered cookie sheet and baked it according the directions on the package of clay.
I got out a few supplies from my craft room....
A black frame that I've used for several projects, some stick on gems, and my some textured paper from my favorite free paper source....wall paper sample books.
I made a circle slightly larger than my medallion out of some black paper and used the textured white paper sample for my main background.  After playing around with the gems for a bit, I decided that just one faux black pearl one was enough. 
I had fun doing this knock off project.  If you have a project that you would like to enter in our Inspiration Cafe "It's a Steal" link party, get started on it because our party will open on June 10th.  That should be plenty of time for you to find some inspiration from another blogger and do a post.  Please don't forget to ask permission and give proper credit links!  
Thank you Amy and Mary!  Y'all are awesome!      

29 comments:

  1. What a beautiful medallion! :) I love the black and white contrast.

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  2. Very nice, Danni! Young and old seem to love clay ;-) I can sit with a piece and just make shapes for hours .. lol ..should really try and make something worthwhile !

    Linda
    With A Blast

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  3. Wow Danni - I love how you used the pattern on the plate. It is really beautiful - such a great project xxx

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  4. How pretty! I haven't played with clay in a long time! -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures

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  5. I love it! It looks very "ritzy" :) Beautiful job, Danni.

    Hugs to you!

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  6. This is such a beautiful combination of textures and sources, yet so elegant and understated. Absolutely beautiful, Danni.

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  7. Love this! Love playing around with clay. The color and texture make this such a neat art piece! Very creative!

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  8. I like making 'clay bakes'...I used to make them with the boys when they were little.
    Salt dough is fun, too. I made squirrels last year...of course!
    This is a cool idea, Danni and the party sounds like a blast.

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  9. Flattered to be thieved by you :). You are so sweet. I swear, my next attempt with clay is going to be this Fimo. I love what you made and that you made it without using fancy tools...totally my kind of project! Seriously, your project turned out great. It kind of reminds me of a more chic version of the evil eye...it's supposed to protect you from anyone wishing you ill harm.

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  10. Love the elegant monotone of the project, tres chic, my dear!

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  11. That is so cool. I never though of using something with a pattern like that to form clay. I have a ton of polymar clay that my mom gave me that I've never used. Now I have a great idea on what to do with it! Love it!

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  12. The black pearl is the perfect touch. Very Pirates of the Caribbean, too! I already have my copycat ready for the party. Hurry up June 10!

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  13. Very nice project, Danni! I've been itching to do something in clay and this has inspired me to try. I'm going to take a look at the recipe for clay and decide if I'll make or buy. I usually don't do well with homemade. Your mold turned out fabulous so I may have to find a coupon and buy some clay. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  14. I am so glad you showed how to make the medallion you used in the framed art knock off post. But now I have to go buy some clay because Danni, the craft mistress, has deemed it so. :>)

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  15. I have the clay. I have the tools. I have the can of vegetables. I NEVER would have thought to do this with them. A can of veggies? Who thinks of these things. You creative types make my life so much nicer. You know I'm gonna steal this one.

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  16. Love it Danni, I love using clay, you've given me ideas on embossing some clay fun!

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  17. I love black and white - this looks so pretty, Danni! The one pearl is just the right finishing touch. Thanks for sharing and am pinning! Happy Wedneday!

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  18. Amy has a cute little black and white ninja finger puppet on today's post. It's cute and would match your medallion but I'm not sure how to work those two things together.

    Bliss

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  19. You did a good job and the plate imprint was the perfect design!

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  20. I love that you knocked of two people, for this awesome framed art piece Danni! Your clay medallion turned out so cool! Using the glass plate to get the design - clever as ever! Next time I go to Hobby Lobby, I plan on picking up some clay...this would be a fun activity to do with my girls! Thanks so much for sharing!

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  21. Very cool, Dani! I love that you used the raised design of a plate as your detail. I should really start dabbling in the clay arts - they seem so fantastic!

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  22. Wow Danni, the way you work your household items into making your projects is awesome! So much better than having to buy a tool or template for every project. I have to start asking myself, "what would Danni use to make this "blank"?" Very pretty, Danni ~ Amy

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  23. Wow...that's awesome! I love that you used the bottom of a plate for the pattern, so cool:)

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  24. Wow Danni, this is gorgeous! I love how you imprinted the medallion. You are so creative.

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  25. What an unusual project. I've been wanting to make some clay tags for a very long time. This project is fantastic.

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  26. Hey this is neat. Maybe this is what I will do for the party...I have been wanting to do something with clay for a long time.

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  27. What a fun way to use sculpey clay, Danni! This looks absolutely fabulous! You always blow me away!

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