Puppy Ornament
Design by Dimples

Materials:

Directions:

• Condition each piece of clay till soft and smooth. Roll each into a ball.

• Make the Bone: Gold clay. Flatten into a 3" long rectangle. Use your fingers to pinch and round the corners so it resembles a dog bone. Set aside.
• Make the Head, Feet & Paws: Tan clay. Set the large ball aside for the Puppy's head. Shape feet with ¼ bar sections and shape paws with 1/8 sections.
• To press grooves in edge of feet and paws using large end of stylus. Set aside.
• Make the Muzzle: White clay. Shape into a triangle. Press center of bottom edge into corner of wood block to form heart shape. Set aside.
• Make the Nose, Tail & Ears: Chocolate clay. Pinch a tiny piece off ½" section. Roll into a small ball for the nose. Roll remainder into a snake making a point on one end for the tail. Shape ¼ bar sections into ears as shown. Set aside.
• Assemble: Apply Liquid Sculpey sparingly between sections before pressing in place.

  
  1. Press nose in place on muzzle.
  2. Press muzzle on front head. Press seed bead eyes in place as pictured. Press ears on opposite sides of head.
  3. Insert wire from top to bottom centered through head. Center head on top edge of bone. Continue pushing wire till bottom end extends through the bottom edge of bone. Use pliers to bend a tiny U on bottom end of wire. Gently pull wire back up through head till U is concealed in bottom edge of bone.

4. Press feet and paws on front bone as pictured. Press tail centered between feet on bottom back bone.

5. Place on baking pan. Bake at 275 degrees for 45 minutes.
6. *Dry blush cheeks and heels on feet with Spice Pink. Draw line below nose and on feet with Black Marker. Brush entire surface with Sculpey Glaze. Let dry. Wrap red ribbon around neck. Tie shoestring bow in front. Bend a hook on top end of wire.

*If painted eyes are preferred, omit seed beads. Dot eyes Black with large end of stylus. Dot smaller with White.