Paperclip Mouse
Polymer clay animals see another mouse sculpt.
I'm going to call these guys little sugar mice because I observed the technique when someone was making fondant icing toppers. Little sugar mice are terribly cute!
Gather . . .
- Acrylic paint and brushes
- Varnish/resin**
- Sculpting tools - my favourite sculpting tools are a skewer and a sewing pin
- Paperclips
*obviously any polymer clay can be sculpted but I prefer to use Super Sculpey (beige) It's lovely and soft and creamy, and I find it isn't as brittle as the smaller squares you can buy. It bakes and sticks together really well. It's not coloured but I prefer to paint polymer clay rather than use/blend different colours.
** A clear coating of varnish will always improve the look of you sculpt. I use a two part resin varnish. Some varnish won't work on polymer clay. The oil in the clay causes the varnish to split and dry in patches. This is another reason I paint my clay.
Don't have any sculpting tools? Use the end of a paint brush.
Press a hole where the ears will sit. Add the ears and blend the clay together (try to erase any join lines)
Cut it into the base with a craft knife.
I use a dry sponge to blot out any brush strokes.