Sculpey Souffle Utensil Jar

Getting Started:

Please make sure your work area is covered and you are not working on an unprotected surface. We recommend working on the Sculpey® Work ‘n Bake Clay Mat, wax paper, metal baking sheet, or disposable foil. Uncured clay may damage unprotected furniture or finished surfaces. Be sure to cover your crafting area appropriately.
Start with clean hands, unwrap and knead clay until soft and smooth, or condition by running clay though a Pasta Machine. We recommend using a designated machine for clay purposes only. When working with multiple colors, clean hands with soap and water or baby wipes (we have found that baby wipes work best) before switching colors. Shape clay, pressing pieces firmly together. Wash hands after use.

Baking:

Begin by preheating oven to 275 °F (130 °C). After you are done creating; for best results bake clay on an oven-proof surface such metal, aluminum foil, an index card or the Sculpey® Clay Mat at 275°F (130 °C) for 30 minutes per ¼" (6 mm) thickness according to package directions. Oven safe glass or ceramic surfaces are also acceptable for baking; however please note that the baking times may take longer as the glass or ceramic surfaces take longer to heat up. For best baking results, use an oven thermometer. DO NOT USE MICROWAVE OVEN. DO NOT EXCEED THE ABOVE TEMPERATURE OR RECOMMENDED BAKING TIME.

Sheet Pearl Premo Accents through the pasta machine on the thickest setting. Roll thin ropes from each of the Soufflé colors and place them on the Pearl sheet. To make the colors more random, I broke the Sea Glass color into little bits and placed it randomly across the other colors.

Press the multicolored sheet through the pasta machine so that the stripes are perpendicular to the rollers.

Fold the sheet in half. The crease in the sheet should be perpendicular to the color stripes. Press the folded sheet through the pasta machine on the thickest setting. Continue folding and pressing through the pasta machine until the colors are as blended as you would like. Always fold the same direction and press the sheet in the same direction. Always place the fold in first pushing air bubbles out through the open end.

Trim scrap paper so it fits inside the jar between the jar bottom and the shoulders of the jar. The paper will give you guidelines at the top and bottom to line your clay pieces up to.

Trim a straight line along one of the short edges of the blended clay sheet. Use the ruler to cut the sheet into half inch strips. To add variety, I made some of the pieces into 1” X .5” rectangles instead of squares.

Use the ruler to cut across the half inch strips making half inch squares.

Place the squares and rectangles randomly in rows on the jar. Start by lining the tiles up with the top of the paper edge.

Continue adding tiles all over the jar maintaining a consistent space between them for grout. The clay tiles will stick to the glass if you use gentle pressure to put them into place. When you’ve gotten the tiles all the way around, you can make slight adjustments in the grout width or trim the tiles as necessary to make the final seam line up nicely. Bake the jar so that the tiles will be cured and you can apply the grout between them.

When the jar is completely cool, lay it on it’s side. Fill the lines with a bead of Pearl Liquid Sculpey grout. Fill as many lines as you can, but when the liquid starts running down the curved edge, stop filling the lines. Bake the jar again to set the grout. Repeat baking, cooling, and filling the grout lines until all the spaces are grouted.

Add a bow to the top of the jar.