How To Make A Ceramic Leaf Bowl

The longest part was waiting for the mod podge to dry.

How to make a ceramic leaf bowl.

This diy leaf bowl was very simple to make and didn t take much time at all. Use different size balloon. Paint mod podge onto a leaf and press the leaf onto the bowl. If you are wanting to customize this diy leaf bowl there are a few things you could do.

Find a bowl the right size for your leaves i used a deep round soup bowl for this one and an egg cup for the project you can see at the end of the article. If your leaves have a softer colored underside be sure to place the colorful side down facing the bowl. As you layer and press the leaves onto each other excess mod podge will squeeze out. To create your own decorative diy leaf bowl all you will need is 1 balloon your choice of leaves a bowl to hold your balloon in place paint brush or foam brush mod podge matte finish scissors.

Using a small knife trim away excess clay. Lay the leaf vein side down on top of the rolled clay. I demonstrate the first step in forming a ceramic bowl using slab method. Use a bowl inside of a balloon for your base this will allow you to make a bigger leaf bowl.

Use a large leaf with heavy veining. Use small sharp scissors to trim the leaf edge pattern. Repeat with various leaves overlapping the leaves as you go. You ll be building your leaf bowl on the outside of your real bowl.

Use your hands and the rolling pin to gently flatten the leaf against the clay. Use caution so that the leaf does not shift. A cabbage plant in my garden motivated me to do the. Using your brush brush some mod podge on the saran wrap about the shape of your first leaf.

This is a diy craft for at home decoration. Air dry clay is very sticky and doesn t come up easily. Using the rolling pin press the leaf into the clay. Place your leaf on the glue then mod podge over it again.

Cover your bowl with a layer of cling film and then paste all over the cling film with a layer of slightly watered down pva glue also known as school glue or white glue. Doing this now will make it easier when it s time to transfer your clay leaf to a bowl.