Cinnamon Cookie Polymer Clay Ornaments

"Cinnamon Cookie" polymer clay ornaments

Earlier this week, I shared how to make this cute and easy camo baby shower favor from an envelope and a little Duck tape. And as promised, now I'll show you how you can make these adorable "cinnamon cookie" ornaments from polymer clay.

"Cinnamon Cookies" Polymer Clay Ornaments

1. Mix translucent polymer clay with a tiny amount of brown clay and a dash of cinnamon. If the blend seems dry, you can soften it with a drop of mineral oil.
2. Roll out the "dough" using a rod or your pasta machine.
3. Rub some more cinnamon over the top and cut out your shapes with a cookie (or clay) cutter.
4. Add a hole for the ribbon. I used a small heart-shaped Kemper cutter.
5. Take a specialty-shaped metal brad fastner used in paper crafts and cut off most of the length of the faster so it doesn't poke through the back of your ornament.
6. Press the brad into the clay.
7. Bake according to the clay brand's instructions and string on a ribbon.

If you like working with translucent clay and spices, you may also want to check out these posts.

http://creativesprinkle.blogspot.com/2010/02/clay-inclusion-technique.html
http://creativesprinkle.blogspot.com/2012/06/coloring-polymer-clay-cinnamon-bear.html

DIY Camo Baby Shower Favors

Cute and easy camo baby shower favors

My sister-in-law, Ericia loves camo; so much so that she and my brother used it as a theme for their fall wedding. Well now that we are getting ready to welcome a new baby into the family, we figured we'd stick with the theme for her baby shower.

These are camo baby shower favors that I made out of pink envelops and "camo" Duck tape. Wouldn't they be adorable for a military-themed shower.

Like them? Here's how you can make your own.

DIY Camo Baby Shower Favors

1. Pick out a long envelope with a nice weight to it. (These are A10 in "Blush")
2. Seal the empty envelope.
3. Wrap a strip of Duck tape across the center making sure it overlaps evenly in the back.
4. Cut the envelope in half with pinking shears.
5. Punch two holes in the top to thread the ribbon through.
6. Fill with a gift. I used snack-sized chocolate bars.
7. Tie shut with a pretty ornament. I make these out of polymer clay (of course!)

Check out this post to make the cinnamon cookie polymer clay ornaments.