Air Dry Clay Candle Holder Making | Do it Your Self !

Hello.

I hope you had a good start to the week. I spent a few days at home because I had the flu, and during this time I was very bored. When I went to the market the other day, I saw that the Air-Drying Ceramic Dough had arrived and I bought two packs. I've never used it before, but I've always been enthusiastic. It would be a pleasure for me to watch Air Dry Clay videos. The dough sat for a few days because I didn't think about what to do when I bought it. Then I thought of making a similar candle holder, which I can't remember where I saw it, but whose shape I really liked, and I got to work.

I don't know why I haven't tried it before, but it's really fun to do something with Clay. No matter what comes out, playing with that dough increases stress. When I tried it, I understood it better. Anyway, I want to tell you in detail how I made my candle holder.

Materials I Used

• Air Dry Clay
• Metal Ruler
• Cutter Knife
• Mini Roller
• Scissors
• Candle
• Ice Cream Stick
• Two size water bowls

I cut more than half of the dough and set the rest aside, closing the mouth so that it does not dry out.

Then I rolled out the dough in a circle with a rolling pin to start creating the base of the candle holder. I tried to make sure it was the same thickness.

I used a pot base to measure the size and give it a completely circular shape. It was a very suitable tool for this. Then I cut the dough in a circular shape with the tiny cutter.

I then placed it on the inside of the pot base to give the circular dough edge height. I integrated the dough with my fingers to take the shape of the plate. The reason I chose plastic was that it stretched so that I could easily separate the dough from the plate. I smoothed it out randomly with my fingers.

Finally, I took a piece of clay and added it to the small bowl and turned it into a runny dough with water. This is needed to smooth out the roughness and assemble the dough.

I applied the runny dough I prepared to fix the broken parts. Because the clay was not very good, cracks occurred, so I applied it to the cracked parts and corrected it.

Then I took the clay out of the mold and applied the same process to the lower base part. In fact, since the bottom part will not be visible, I could have passed without doing this, but I still did not want to risk it.

Then I took another piece of clay dough and gave it a long shape with a rolling pin. This part will be the part that will hold the candle.

I cut the long dough from all 4 sides with my metal ruler so that the edges are straight and even. You should do this by measuring the candle. The long dough should be long enough to wrap around the candle.

I then wrapped it around the candle and cut off the excess.

Before joining, I applied the liquid clay mixture I prepared on both ends and made them stick to each other. To make the joint stronger, I made small cuts and added the dough on it again and smoothed it with my fingers.

I applied the mixture to the remaining surface and gently smoothed the roughness with my fingers.

Then I started merging. Before assembling, I again made tiny cuts in the base and the clay in my hand. I learned this while watching it online. It was applied to hold the joining parts of the clay more firmly. I also applied it to all the sections I merged. I made cuts and applied the liquid clay I prepared to the surface where I made the cut and joined the two pieces.

After putting it together, I checked the part where I will put the candle again and the size was fine.

Finally, I rubbed the liquid clay around it again so that I strengthened it.

Then I started making handles. I took the clay again and rolled it long with the palm of my hand, giving it a tubular shape, and stopped when it was long enough for me.

I scratched the part where I was going to attach the handle and fixed the handle there.

This part bothered me a bit because I didn't have the working tools for the clay, but I fixed it there anyway. I applied the liquid mixture when there were broken parts.

With my popsicle stick, I applied pressure to secure the handle and added clay to fix it.

I continued to smooth it with my fingers by touching the surface with water with my brush.

After it was finished, I kept it aside for a day without touching it so that the clay could dry.

The next day I looked at my candle holder and saw that it was completely dry. Still, I was kind to her because it might not be enough to hold her for a day. Everything seems fine for now.
It wasn't very smooth because without a tool in my hand it could only be this smooth.

There was no sandpaper at home. While I was thinking about what I could do, I remembered the old nail file and gently filed the candle holder with it. If you have sandpaper, make sure to smooth it with sandpaper.

Finally, I moved on to painting. Actually, I had in mind to do something different, but I was sick and tired so I chose a plain white paint. I preferred an acrylic paint applied to every surface. If you don't want to dye it, you can use it in its raw form.

It was my first experience with clay and I had a lot of fun. Whatever the result, playing with clay gave me incredible peace. I forgot my illness and stress thanks to him. I'm thinking of making a flower pot with the other brown clay I bought, let's see what the result will be. I know it's a long article but it has taken so long to explain in detail. Thank you for reading and supporting me. See you again.

Love,
xoxo