Air Dry Clay Menorah Craft

Oh, menorah, menorah, menorah, I made you out of clay!

Air dry clay menorah craft

What you need:

  • Air dry clay
  • Metallic acrylic paint
  • Candle holder inserts
  • Pencil
  • Glue
  • Beads and other embellishments

Instructions:

        1. Roll out a piece of air dry clay into a thick cylander

Rolling air dry clay into a thick cylinder for the menorah base

       2. Flatten and shape it into the desired menorah shape

Flattening and shaping the clay into the menorah form

       3. Take another small piece of clay and roll it into a ball

        4. Flatten it until you have a small circle.

        5. Glue this circle onto the center of the larger piece of clay. This will be the shamash.

Gluing a small clay circle onto the center of the menorah to form the shamash

        6. Use the back of a pencil to press 8 holes into the big piece of clay, and one hole into the small piece.

Pressing eight holes into the clay with the back of a pencil for the candles, and one for the shamash

        7. Press any embellishments into the clay

Pressing decorative embellishments into the wet clay

        8. Let it dry for approximately 48 hours

        9. Paint as desired.

The finished painted air dry clay menorah
  1. Glue the metal candle inserts into the holes
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