This week, I’ll show you how to make some super cute polymer clay blueberries using the color recipe we created last week! If you missed that blog post, you can learn about how to mix up your own blueberry color in that post.
I made so many blueberries for this project. I decide to add some variety to them by mixing up a darker version of the blueberry clay in addition to the “regular” recipe by splitting my mixed clay in half and adding some more black to one part. This way, the colors still coordinate with each other since they’re just different shades of the same color. I wanted the darker color to be noticeably different without being too far apart, so I compared my two colors until I was satisfied with the differences.
Supplies:
- Blueberry clay
- Darker blueberry clay (optional)
- Small dotting tool
- Exacto knife
How big you make these blueberries is completely up to you! I’d say mine were pretty close to a realistic size, although they are all a little different to keep them unique.
Step 1: Roll out a ball
To start the berries, we’ll be rolling out the base blueberry clay into a ball. I made mine a little more squat by slightly pushing down on the top of the berry.
Step 2: Prep the top
Take a small piece of clay and flatten it into a circle.
Step 3: Outline the top
If you’re good at eyeballing shapes, this step isn’t necessary. Using the small dotting tool, I like to draw out a 4 pointed star shape on the flat circle so I have a guide to cut out in the next step.
Step 4: Finish the top
Using the exacto knife, you’ll want to cut out that 4 pointed star. Using your fingers, you can smooth out the edges here so they don’t look so harsh.
Step 5: Assemble
All that’s left to do now is put the star shape on top of your ball of clay! I used my dotting tool again to make an indent in the center of the star.
Step 6: Finishing up
Feel free to smooth out any edges again. I also pushed down the pointy tips so they sit against the berry too. It just felt more finished that way.
