stamp | Jewels at Home

These little pretty and versatile trinket dishes have been catching my eye for some time now, and I just needed an occasion to try them!

I’ve been so lucky to have a lot of fun dinners/ brunches/ weekends with my girlfriends recently. (See the moms’ brunch I hosted here.) I thought these dishes would be fun to make as party favors/ souvenirs.

I tried making a few different styles of dishes, and I’ll post the variations here soon. While I love the results of all of them, the white bowls are a bit stressful to make (hard to keep clean!), and the marble is really relaxing, so choose your project accordingly!!

There are so many different kids of polymer clay, and when I found myself overwhelmed standing in Michael’s, I appreciated this overview of the different clays and their uses. After reading this summary, I ended up choosing Premo Sculpey.

Here’s what you’ll need:

Premo Sculpey in white (approximately 2oz per bowl)
Rolling pin or smooth glass jar
Stencils and stamps
Parchment paper or wax paper
Circle to trace (approximately 4″)
Bowl or other oven-safe mold
Optional: sandpaper
Paint brush

Gold paint
Clear glossy Varathane varnish (it’s what I had the the house and luckily recommended by Ginger at the Blue Bottle Tree)

Here’s how to do it:

This white clay collects and shows dust and lint very easily, so try to keep your hands, tools, and work surface as clean as possible

Using a parchment or wax paper work surface, knead your clay and roll it flat – about 1/4″ thick

Cut out the circle

Stamp your designs in the center

Place your circle on your mold – I tried it on the outside of a bowl, but I think inside would be better, if you have the right size, because the mold indented the surface slightly