Handmade Pressed Flower Jewelry Dish

by Patti @Hearth and Vine

Recently I came across this pretty ceramic soap dish made by Salt Marsh Pottery. It was one of the items we used to sell at the herbal gift shop. As I was looking at it I wondered if I could make something similar from polymer clay.

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So I went out to Hobby Lobby and purchased some clay and a plastic kit with a roller and cutter. I went outside to pick a few flowers, rinsed them well and let them air dry.

In the meantime I went to work on the clay. I don’t have a special tool to condition the clay for rolling so I sat in front of the TV and used my hands to knead it until it was soft and pliable. This was the hardest part and took me about 20 minutes.

Next I rolled out the clay on some parchment paper until it was about 1/4 inch thick. Then I placed some of the flowers on and rolled it gently into the clay to make an impression. I gently removed the plant material and used a pin to lift out any stragglers.

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Tikva Morrow on May 17, 2015
These are lovely!! And you are certainly an artist -- look at that lovely shading and detail! Wow so gorgeous :)!

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- Patti @Hearth and Vine on May 17, 2015
  @Tikva Morrow Thank you but just to be sure the very top one is not mine but one I was inspired by made by Salt Marsh Pottery. I wish I could make one as nice as they do. I think it would take much more patience than I seem to have. :)
  
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Hannah V on May 18, 2015
These are so pretty!

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- Patti @Hearth and Vine on May 18, 2015
  Thanks @Hannah. You are always so kind!!
  
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