Festive Flower Frames

Amy Koranek

Easy to make flower-shaped picture frames that the kids will love to make.

Getting Started

Preheat oven to 275 °F. Test temperature with oven thermometer for perfectly cured clay. Condition all clay by kneading until it’s soft and smooth or running it through the Clay Conditioning Machine for several passes on the widest setting. Fold the clay in half after each pass and insert the fold side into the rollers first.

Step 1 Shapes

Ball - Take a lump of clay and roll it in your palms until its smooth.

Step 2 Shapes

Teardrop - Start with a ball of clay and then taper it on one end with your fingers.

Step 3 Shapes

Coil - Roll a lump of clay until it¹s long and skinny.

Step 1 Yellow Cosmos

Divide Yellow into eight equal pieces. Roll each piece into a ball.

Step 2 Yellow Cosmos

Place the balls around the outside edge of the paper circle. Flatten each ball so they all touch each other around the circle.

Step 3 Yellow Cosmos

Roll a tiny coil of Atomic Orange, and place it on the inside edge of the petals.

Step 1 Orange Sunflower

Divide Atomic Orange into eight equal pieces. Roll each piece into a ball. Shape the balls into teardrops.

Step 2 Orange Sunflower

Place the teardrops, points out, around the outside edge of the paper circle. Flatten each teardrop so they all touch each other around the circle.

Step 3 Orange Sunflower

Roll a tiny coil of Violet and place it on the inside edge of the petals.

Step 1 Lime Daisy

Divide Lime into eight equal pieces. Roll each piece into a ball that¹s kind of long.

Step 2 Lime Daisy

Place the balls around the outside edge of the paper circle. Flatten each ball so they all touch each other around the circle.

Step 3 Lime Daisy

Roll a tiny coil of Hot Pink and place it on the inside edge of the petals.

Bake and Assemble

Bake the flower frames at 275 °F for 15 minutes in your home oven. Do not handle the frames until they are completely cool. Use the paper template to trim out a photo for each frame. Attach a photo to the back side of the frame with a little bit of white glue.