Home Do-It-Yourself Clay Modeling Moms Are Forever - Pebble Art

Moms Are Forever - Pebble Art

April 22, 2019
You Will Need:

Fevicryl Acrylic Colours Black 02, White 27, Deep Brilliant Purple 64, Fevicryl Mouldit, Fevicryl Fabric Glue, Fine Art Brushes, Small Pebbles, 4” X 4” MDF Wooden Coasters, Pencil, Colour Palette, Water Container.

Description :
It’s Mother’s Day; make something cute to gift your dear mother on her special day like this pebble art. This Mother’s Day DIY is sure to bring a smile and spread some cheer.

STEP 1 : Select the pebbles
• Take small sized two pebbles to make the elephants.
STEP 2 : Mix Mouldit
• Take Mouldit resin base and hardener; mix it thoroughly to make even dough.
STEP 3 : Making the elephants
• Take the dough and divide it in to 2 medium and 3 small dough balls to make the ears, legs and small tail of the elephants. • Pinch the clay to shape it like the ears of the elephant. Let it get semi dry. • Stick the ears to the big and small pebbles using little amount of Fabric Glue. • Take 2 balls and create the legs in such a way that the pair of legs should take the weight of the pebbles. Stick the legs to the body of both the elephants. • Similarly take some dough to make the elephant tail in thick coil form. Stick the tail appropriately with Fabric Glue. Let it dry. • Refer to the image.
STEP 4 : Painting the base
• Paint the elephants with the base coat of Acrylic Colour White 27. • Leave it to dry.
STEP 5 : Colouring
• Paint the elephants in pastel shades of the pink and grey using Acrylic Colours Black 02, White 27 and Deep Brilliant Purple 64. • Leave it to dry.
STEP 6 : Enhancing the painted Elephants
• Paint a few polka dots randomly on the body of the elephants in pink and grey shade.
STEP 7 : Painting the coaster
• Take a MDF Wooden coaster, paint it with the base coat of Acrylic Colour White 27. Let it dry. • Write a message “Moms are forever” using pastel shades of the pink and grey using Acrylic Colours Black 02, White 27 and Deep Brilliant Purple 64. • Leave it to dry.
STEP 8 : Sticking the painted pebbles on the coasters.
• Stick the painted pebble elephants on the coaster above the message using little amount of the Mouldit clay and Fabric Glue. • Let it dry. Our cute pebble art for Mother’s Day is ready!