Santa
Penguin Miniature Ornament
Design by Kris Richards
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 Materials:
- Sculpey Flex,
Sculpey III, or Premo! Sculpey in these colors: Red, White, Green,
Black Yellow, Dusty Pink (mix a tiny bit of red and white clay)
- NOTE:
These are VERY tiny miniature ornaments! You do not need much clay!
Refer to picture below (see penny for size ratio of balls of clay).
- Needle tool
- X-Acto knife
- Red "phone"
type vinyl coated copper wire
- Toaster oven
or household oven set to bake reliably at 275 degrees
- Old baking
pan lined with index card
- Wire cutters
or old scissors for cutting wire
- Kemper pattern
cutter: smallest flower shaped cutter
- U.S. penny
(to give you a great guide on size ratio).
Instructions:
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 Begin
by conditioning the clay in the amounts and colors required. Roll each
piece of clay (starting with white, then yellow, pink, green, red, then
finally, black). Refer to penny for size of clay balls. |
 Shape
the largest black ball into the shape shown. Pinch one end to a point
to create the penguin's tail. |
 Shape
the largest red ball into a "golf tee" shape (or Santa hat shape). |
 Press
the hat onto the penguin's head. Then roll the largest piece of white
clay into a thin tube. |
 Press
the white tube shape around the bottom of the hat. |
 Press
the top of the hat over so it touches the side. |
 Press
the last two balls of white clay flat, and shape into ovals |
 Press
the larger one to the belly area and the smaller one on top beneath
the brim of the Santa hat. |
 Shape
the smaller balls of black clay into teardrops, and press the rounded
end to the penguin's body. Use the needle tool to press a line in each. |
 Flatten
the largest green ball of clay into a flat jelly bean shape. (Penny
is for scale). |
 Use
the needle tool to cut both ends straight, and to roll the middle thinner. |
 Use
the needle tool to press the tie on the front of the penguin between
the face and the belly. |
 Press
a line in each side of the tie. This represents a "fold" in the tie. |
 Use
the tiny flower cutter to make two holly leaves for the brim of the
hat. |
 Press
a line in each side as you did the tie, then add the smallest red ball
of clay to the middle. |
 Shape
the black clay remaining into a small, thin-ended snake. Use your X-acto
blade to cut a very tiny sliver from the remaining piece. Use the tip
of the blade to pick it up. |
 Press
it on the front of the penguin's belly, as a tuxedo button. |
 Continue
making three more of the "buttons," but use two of them for eyes. |
 Press
the two, tiny pink balls of clay onto the penguin's face below his eyes,
to create the cheeks. |
 Shape
the yellow ball of clay into a cone shape. Press it onto his face between
his cheeks. |
 Here
he is so far! |
 Now,
loop the red telephone wire around the needle as shown here. |
 Twist
the open end around itself, and then clip with the wire cutter or old
scissors. |
 Carefully
drill a hole in the back of the hat down into the body so it will accept
the twisted end of the wire easily without distorting the shape of the
clay. |
 Press
the twisted end into the hole up to where the loop begins. |
| Bake your penguin
at 275 degrees for ½ hour. Calibrate your oven with a separate oven
thermometer. If unsure bake at 260 degrees. |
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IDEAS FOR USE:
- Make lots
of different teeny Christmas minis and decorate a tiny faux tree!
- Use them for
pendants. Loop a length of round leather cording (red or green)
and tie in the back. Or, make a small green red and white bead closure.
Be sure the cord is long enough to pull over your head easily.
- Use him for
a mini rearview mirror dangler.
- Adjust the
size to make him a bit larger, and use him for a regular tree ornament.
- Hang him from
the end of the ceiling fan pull!
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