Creative idea
A Unicorn and Castle from Silk Clay
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Each unicorn in the fantasy landscape is made from two polystyrene eggs for the body and head which are covered with Silk Clay. Silk Clay is also used for modelling legs and for the details. The card castle is assembled and covered with Silk Clay. The table is made from glittery foam rubber attached to three thimbles for the table legs. Details are made with Foam Clay and Silk Clay Creamy.
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How to do it
Unicorn -
Step 1. Cover two different sizes of polystyrene eggs with white Silk Clay.
Step 2. Nose: Cover half of the small egg (the figure's head) with coloured Silk Clay.
Step 3. Use the tool supplied with the kit to make holes for the eyes. Carve nostrils and a mouth on the nose.
Step 4. Model the tongue and ears from Silk Clay and attach. Push in the eyes.
Step 5. Halter and horn: Roll two different coloured long Silk Clay strands (approx. 15 cm each) and twist them together. Make a pointed horn using the same procedure.
Step 6. Attach the halter and the horn onto the head.
Step 7. Assemble the head and the body with a small blob of Silk Clay.
Step 8. Legs with hooves: Roll four “sausages” from white Silk Clay and attach a coloured ball of Silk Clay at each end.
Step 9. Attach the legs to the body.
Step 10. The tail and the mane: Cut approx. eight 3 cm pieces of pipe cleaner.
Step 11. Make holes for the tail and the mane and push the pieces of pipe cleaner into the holes.
Castle -
Step 1. Assemble the card model.
Step 2. Cover all over with coloured Silk Clay except the top. Cover the top with white Foam Clay.
Step 3. Make a grass border, a rainbow, a door wreath, a handle and a couple of clouds from Silk Clay. Model a door from Foam Clay.
Step 4. Attach all the parts onto the castle.
Step 5. Make extra details, for example by the door, with Silk Clay Creamy which is applied directly from the piping bag and nozzle.(Remember, Silk Clay Creamy takes a long time to dry).
Table -
Step 1. Copy the template onto glittery foam rubber and cut out.
Step 2. Attach three thimbles onto the cut-out foam rubber for the table legs using Foam Clay.
Bouquet -
Step 1. Cut a few 3 cm pieces of pipe cleaner for the stalk and push them into a thimble lined with Foam Clay. Also use Foam Clay for the flowers.
Cakes -
Step 1. Make meringues from Silk Clay Creamy by piping them onto a piece of plastic. Leave to dry. Make a cake from Silk Clay and decorate the top with Foam Clay.
Step 2. Roll several colours of Silk Clay into very thin strands. Cut them into very small pieces and sprinkle them onto the cakes.
Rainbow -
Step 1. Roll three strands from three different colours of Silk Clay and place them together. Make white balls for the clouds from Silk Clay and Foam Clay. Arrange everything on a green glittery piece of foam rubber and sprinkle small silver sequins for extra star dust.
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