Make a daffodil from air-drying clay, using paper templates for the petals and trumpet.
What you need
- Fimo Air
- Fast Tack glue
- A flat brush, size 10 (natural)
- Aluminium rod
- Wooden skewers
- A No.3 scalpel and five 10A blades, from the craft knives
- Scissors
- White, yellow, red and green acrylic paint
- PVA glue, for sealing
The petals
- Using a pair of scissors, cut out the paper templates for six petals and the trumpet.
- Roll out a small ball of Fimo Air to about 1mm thick.
- Place the templates on the Fimo Air and cut out the petals with a scalpel.
- Score lines into all the petals with a skewer to represent the veins.
The trumpet
Place the trumpet template on the clay and cut it out with a scalpel. Roll the skewer firmly across the top of the trumpet to create the ruched edge. Then wrap the shape round into a cone to make the trumpet, and finish it by placing a small ball of clay at the bottom of the cone.
Adding the petals
Add three petals to the base of the trumpet, arranging them at 120° intervals. Then arrange the other three petals in the gaps to complete the flower.
Hardening and sealing the clay
Support the petals and leave the flower overnight to dry. Then seal the clay by painting it with watered-down PVA glue.
Painting the petals
Paint the flower with yellow acrylic paint. For other daffodil varieties, mix the acrylic paint to give an orange colour for the trumpet.
The stem
Fix an aluminium rod into the base of the flower to make the stem, using a small ball of clay to hold it in place. Then paint the stem green with acrylic paint.
