playing with clay: doggy tag diy.

hi everyone! hope your weekend was a good one. today i wanted to share a little diy that was super fun to do. are you ready? 

i saw this post last week and it was definitely a diy i wanted to try. the only thing was that i didn't have a wood burner and i wasn't quiet ready to purchase one. then i remembered mei from ice pandora who creates magic with clay. i'm not exaggerating. she is a ball of amazing talent. not only does she share her final product, but she's so detailed and helpful with providing all sorts of tips and guides for beginners. i knew i wanted to try clay and thought, why not create doggy tags made of clay? {insert happy dance}

what i used: 

 + fimo clay

 + 7mm jump rings 

 + 25mm key ring

 + pliers

 + scissors

 + ultra fine point sharpie markers 

 + wall nail {used to make a hole}

 + small glass jar {used in place of a rolling pin}

 + small bottle of acrylic paint {used to flatten clay}

i used clay that hardens over night so there was no need to bake. just needed to wait a day before drawing and writing on them. 

first, i lay a piece of foil on my workspace and began to kneed, roll, and shape my clay into a tiny round ball. i then took a small bottle of acrylic paint and used the cap to flatten the round ball clay. i repeated this step until i got just the right size. i trimmed the edges with scissors for a smooth edge. 

i then took my wall nail and pierced a hole for where the jump ring will go. i made sure to put it near the edge since my jump rings were really tiny. i let all my formed pieces dry over night. i made circles, squares, little rectangles, triangles and hearts. 

the following day, i grabbed my sharpie markers and drew on them. it would've been nice to use paint but unfortunately i don't have a variety of colors and so i opted to use markers instead. 

after i was done drawing and writing away, i used two jump rings that i fastened on with my pliers, and attached the key ring. 

and there you have it. doggy tags made out of clay. i think these can also be key chains or you can even use them as necklace charms. 

so what did you think? hope you enjoyed this as much as i enjoyed making them. 

have a good week ahead!