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Make Your OwnArt Supplies

And Other Fun Stuff

Over 100 Recipes & Ideas Using Household Supplies

Paints & InksPlaydough & ClaysGlues & Sticky StuffPlus Many More

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Make Your Own Art Supplies

What was it like long ago when art materials were too

expensive or hard to find? What materials could you useto paint, draw and sculpt?

Many everyday household items can be used to make clay,

paste, paints, and other creative craft materials.

Don't be afraid to experiment.

Besides, making or discovering new art supplies can be just

as fun as using them.

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Table Of Contents Page 1

Dough & ClayAir Dry Clay 5Alum Play Dough 6

Applesauce Sculpty Stuff 7Bakers Clay 8Bread Clay 9Carveable Stone 10

Cinnamon Dough 11Coffee Grounds Dough 12

Cornstarch and Salt Fundough 13Cornstarch Clay 14

Creative Play Clay 15Dryer Lint Modeling Material 16

Extra Soft Pulp 17

Fake Wood Casting Compound 18Faux Recipe 19Frosting Dough 20Fruity Putty 21

Funny Putty 22

Goofy Putty 23Honey Peanut Butter Dough 24

Hypoallergenic Clay 25Indoor Sandcastle Stuff 26Industrial Salt Dough 27

Kool-Aid Dough 28

Marzipan Dough 29

Oat Dough #1 30Oat Dough #2 31

Peanut Butter Dough 32Pearly Clay Beads 33

Professional Sand Castle Stuff 34

Rock Dough 35Salt Dough 36Sawdust Dough 37

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Things to Draw WithChalk 38

Designer Cloth with Crayons 39Giant Paul Bunyon Crayons 40

Shaped Crayons 41

Paints & InksArtist Quality Oil Paint 42

Bubbly Sudsy Ink 43

Changing Cabbage Ink 44Colored Rice or Pasta Shapes 45

Crystal Paint 46Dazzling Paint 47

Deluxe Finger Paint 48Deluxe Poster Paint 49

Dimensional Paint 50Disappearing Ink 51Earthy Dyes 52

Egg Dye 53

Egg Yolk Paint 54Marble Paper 55Monets Water Color Paints 56

Moooo Paint 57Ooey Gooey Finger Paint 58

Poster Paint 59

Pudding Finger Paint 60Puffy Paint 61

Royal Icing Paint (not for eating) 62Scratch-n-Sniff Watercolor 63

Spreadable Paint 64Transfer Ink 65Translucent Paint 66

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Glues & Sticky StuffBatik Flour Paste 67

Bookbinding or Leather Glue 68Classroom Paste 69

Homemade Stickers 70Paste 71Resin Paper Mache Paste 72

School Glue 73

Sticker Goo 74Waterproof Glue 75

Fun Things to EatChristmas Tea 76

Edible Fishbowl 77Edible Paper 78Fizzling Drinks 79

Ice Cream in a Bag 80

Lemon Fizz 81Nilly Dillyicious Pops 82

Rock Candy & Coffee Stirrers 83Fun Extras

Active Volcano Lava 84Bath Salts 85Bird Treat 86Discovering Hidden Messages 87

Eyes 88

Fake Ivory 89

Flower Preservative #1 90Flower Preservative #2 91Growing Crystals 92Guts 93

Leathery Fake Skin 94

Monster Bubbles 95Ocean Wave Toy 96

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Fun Extras (Continued)Paper Mache 97

Plaster of Paris Draped Cloth 98Shiny Wet Snow 99

Shrinking Plastic Stuff 100Slime 101Snow Flakes 102

Super Bubbles 103

Tissue Paper Sculpture Mix 104Volcano Cloud 105

Whale Blubber 106

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Air Dry Clay Page 5

What Youll Need

1/4 cup thick tacky glue

1/3 cup cornstarch

How to Make It

Stir both ingredients together until the dough is flaky and then

knead it to a smooth consistency. Roll out the dough 1/8 to 1/4

inch thick and cut shapes or model shapes by hand. Allow to airdry overnight. This is a pretty easy recipe that produces a

durable result without baking.

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Alum Playdough Page 6

What Youll Need

3 teaspoons alum (available in the grocery store spice section)

1 1/2 cups flour

1 cup salt

1 cup boiling water

2 teaspoons vegetable oil

How to Make It

Combine the dry ingredients in the mixing bowl. Add the boiling

water and the oil. Mix thoroughly. At this point you can add

tempera paints to create a desired color. Model the dough and let

it air dry overnight or store unused dough in an airtight container

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Applesauce Sculpty Stuff Page 7

What Youll Need

3 3/4 ounces of ground cinnamon23 ounce jar applesauce

How to Make It

If you like apples and cinnamon this dough's for you. Mix

ingredients until the dough is stiff. Roll out and use cookie

cutters or mold into shapes. Bake in 200 degree oven for 20minutes or let air dry for a couple of days. The scent will last a

long time. Great for Christmas ornaments.

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Bakers Clay Page 8

What Youll Need

4 cups flour

1 cup salt

1 teaspoon powdered alum (available in spice section)

1 1/2 cups water

Food coloring

How to Make It

Mix all ingredients in bowl. If too dry work in extra water with

hands. Bake on un-greased cookie sheet for 30 minutes in 250

degree oven. Turn and bake another 1 1/2 hours. Remove and cool.

When done, sand lightly if desired and paint.

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Bread Clay Page 9

What Youll Need

6 slices white bread

6 tablespoons white glue

1/2 teaspoon dish washing detergent

Food coloring

How to Make It

Wondering what to do with that stale bread? Make bread clay!First you must remove the crusts. Put the crusts out for the birds

to eat. Combine the bread and the glue until smooth and then add

the detergent. Shape and let dry for 24 hours before painting.

This clay has a porcelain look and feel to it.

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Carvable Stone Page 10

What You'll Need

3 parts vermiculite (A soil found at garden stores)

2 parts plaster of paris

2 scoops water

How To Make It

Mix vermiculite, plaster of paris and water. Pour mixture in a

paper container such as a milk carton. Wait fifteen minutes. Peelaway paper. The "stone" will be soft. Mold with your hands or

carve using a spoon. If you want to keep working on your carving,

keep it in a plastic bag.

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Cinnamon Dough Page 11

What You'll Need

1 cup cinnamon

1 teaspoon cloves

1 teaspoon nutmeg

3/4 cup applesauce (Let drain in a strainer for several hours)

2 teaspoon white glue

How To Make It

This dough is not for eating but it sure smells good! Mix together

the cinnamon, cloves & nutmeg. Next add the applesauce & glue.

Work the mixture with your hands until smooth and well mixed.

Put on wire rack to dry at room temp for several days. The spicy

cinnamon smell makes this recipe great for the holidays.

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Coffee Ground Dough Page 12

What You'll Need

2 cups used, dry coffee grounds

1/2 cup salt

1 1/2 cup cornmeal

Warm Water

How To Make It

Mix dry ingredients together. Add enough warm water to moisten.This dough has a unique texture and is good to roll, pat, and pound.

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Cornstarch & Salt Fun Dough Page 13

What You'll Need

4 cups salt

1 cup cornstarch

Water

How To Make It

Combine salt and cornstarch in an electric skillet. Add enough

water to form a paste. Cook on a medium heat setting, stirringconstantly. The dough will not be sticky like flour dough and will

not mold because of the high salt content.

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Cornstach Clay Page 14

What You'll Need

1 cup cornstarch

2 cups salt

1 1/3 cups cold water

Food Coloring

How To Make It

This is a gooey clay that is great for sculpting. Bring the salt and2/3 cup water to a boil. In a separate bowl mix the cornstarch

with 2/3 cup water. Add the cornstarch mixture to the salt water

and knead into a clay. This clay should be air dried and then

painted. To prevent cracks when drying cover with a damp dish

towel. Keep unused clay in the refrigerator in an airtight

container. No-baking required.

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Creative Play Clay Page 15

What You'll Need

1 cup baking soda

1/2 cup cornstarch

2/3 cup warm water

Food coloring or poster paint

Shellac or clear nail polish

How To Make It

Mix baking soda and cornstarch in a saucepan. Add water. Stir

until smooth. Place over medium heat and bring to a boil. Cook,

stirring constantly, until mixture looks like mashed potatoes.

Remove from heat and pour onto mixing board to cool. When clay

is cool enough to be handled, knead. For color, knead food coloring

into the clay until well blended. Or paint finished, uncolored

objects with poster paints. When pieces are completely dry,brush with shellac or clear nail polish. She