We make an ornament for the garden "caterpillar" with our own hands made of stones and clay

Handmade crafts are a great way to combine a useful activity with a fun pastime with the family. Materials for products can be found right under your feet. Let's see how to make a caterpillar with your own hands from ordinary pebbles and clay. You take a beautiful pebble with you from a summer trip to the sea, and buy clay in the store or try to dig up in your own country house.

We make jewelry for the garden "caterpillar" with our own hands made of stones

1. Prepare a suitable sized pebble, glue, brushes, paints and any decorating materials, such as beads, threads, buttons, and so on. Rinse the stones in advance and dry.

2. Lay the stones on a cardboard sheet in the form of a wavy line. This is the future caterpillar. Glue each stone with PVA glue. Use a brush to paint the pebbles, giving an individual image to your insect. Let's say your caterpillar likes to eat. Draw on each pebble what she ate: ice cream, candy or a sandwich. In general, what is enough for your imagination. A caterpillar, made by hand, will become even more attractive if you draw a smile to it.

3. Glue the buttons in place of the eyes with glue. Use buttons or beads at your discretion. Use threads to draw hair, if you want a hand-made girl. Just apply a drop of glue on the thread and press it against the stone-head.

We make jewelry for the garden "caterpillar" with our own hands made of clay

1. Prepare clay, an oilcloth, acrylic paints, a brush and a toothpick. If you buy ready-made clay, then pick the right color for the future caterpillar. If the material is dry, then mix it in advance and cover it with a damp cloth to make it easier to sculpt.

2. Before you start work, soak the hands with water so that the clay does not stick. Take a piece of clay, divide it into 6 equal parts by pinching. Pieces should not break completely. Pulling, gradually form the oval parts of the future body of the caterpillar. Always moisten the clay so that no irregularities remain. Try not to make thin transitions between the tubercles, so that when drying the clay does not crack.

3. Now on each oval from below you need to pinch a pair of paws. To caterpillars with their own hands was made qualitatively and turned out to be stable, after forming all the legs, put the hand-made article on the table and press it down a little.

4. Use a toothpick to apply original patterns, and also form a muzzle to our beautiful woman. Dampen the brush with water and smooth out any irregularities in the craft. Leave the toy to dry for a week in a dark place. Then dry the caterpillar in the oven, slowly raising the heating temperature.

5. After complete drying, you can color the caterpillar, enlivening its appearance. As in the case of the hand-made stone, the model can be decorated with beads or pieces of fabric, or threads.

Conclusion

By making cute insects, you probably will get carried away and want to come up with something else. Include your imagination, perhaps you can make a beautiful hand-made "caterpillar" of the tire with your own hands or a beautiful caterpillar of apples or vegetables. Or maybe you will create a magnificent butterfly from beads or pasta. Believe me, the limits of creativity do not exist.