I maded some stuffs

Ehh…I’m tired. We just had a long weekend, but although I feel quite relaxed, I don’t feel all that well-rested. I got a cold last week so I haven’t been sleeping that well. I’ve been working hard to finish a set of four clay eggcups for my parents and grandparents for this weekend. I did finish them, taking photos along the way, as can be seen below.

I made them out of air-dry clay, which is fine for more generic pieces without a lot of detail. I glued the bits together when the clay was dry, then filled in the gaps with more clay, sanded them until very smooth, sealed them using Jo Sonja All Purpose Sealer, then painted them using Jo Sonja paints (three coats, slightly diluted using Clear Glaze Medium, to get a solid colour), and then finally applied three coats of Matte Varnish. I added a tiny bit of Pearl White to the last coat of varnish to get a bit of gloss.

Rooster, bunny, seal and duck – sanded and sealed

First coat of paint

Painted and varnished

Chocolate eggs included.