Swirly Polymer Clay Bowls

I have a fun holiday craft idea to share – how to make pretty, swirly polymer clay bowls.  We made them several years ago and gifted them to the grandmas, aunties, and friends.  I find crafting can be a good alternative to baking.  

Isn’t it nice to be able to do most of the gift shopping online these days?  We’ve always encouraged hand-made creations in our family.  This runs deep in my blood having been raised by an artist mother and a father that only wanted hand-made gifts or cards for gifts.

So are you ready to get your hands dirty?

Don’t worry, this craft is super simple – you really can’t mess it up.

The girls and I stayed up last night making these beautiful bowls.  I’m looking at them right now and can hardly believe we made them ourselves.  We wanted to make something for the grandmas, aunts, and cousins we’ll be seeing here on Christmas.  They turned out so pretty I’m keeping a couple.

All you need for this project is a few colors of oven bake clay a.k.a. Sculpey, a work area, a sharp knife, some oven safe bowls, and metallic gold paint or a gold paint pen.  You can order the Sculpey online or find it from a craft store.  Michael’s craft store carries many colors.

What I love most about this project is the less perfect you are in crafting these bowls, the prettier they turn out.  We had a lot of fun coming up with seashell looking versions in varying sizes by trial and error.

It’s a great way to bond with your kids while making gifts for others.  Last year for our holiday craft we made silly, fun emoji ornaments with this same polymer clay/Sculpey and paint pens.

What do you think about these pretty bowls?  They are the perfect size to have at your bedside table to store earrings and other small treasures.  Would you like to make one?  Would you like to have one?  Do you know someone who would appreciate getting one as a gift?  Let me know in the comments – I would love to hear from you!