Oven bake clay Rolling pin Varnish Card

Start by getting your finger tips on two different colours of oven bake clay. You can buy this from most art and craft shops.

Roll a ball of clay into a thick sausage.

This will be the background colour of your sign.

To make the stretchy letters roll the other colour of clay into a thin sausage shape.

Cut the sausage! shaped clay into little bits with a blunt knife.

"ow build up the letters on the background with the little bits of clay.

#t$s a good idea to push the little bits into the clay %uite firmly so that they don$t stick to the rolling pin.

&hen all the letters are on use a rolling pin to gently and slowly roll the sausage out flat.

Once you$re happy with your sign you can bake it.

'ut it on a baking tray and follow the instructions on the packet of clay.

(fter it$s cooked and cooled down give the sign a coat of clear varnish.

(nd when that$s dry stick the sign onto a

piece of card.

)inally put a couple of sticky pads on the back of the card so that you can stick the sign on the door.

(nd you don$t have to stop at door signs*

&hy not have a go at making some badges like these+ ,ust attach a safety pin to the back.

Or use the signs to personalise your school books.

Or go large and make

a desk pla%ue*

So get rolling and stretch your creative skills with )inger Tips Roll Out &riting.