Everyone loves air-dry clay! It’s simply easy to mold, shape, and carve, dries super fast, and requires no kiln or oven to bake, which makes it a very beginner-friendly craft to try or practice as someone who likes to create. This list of easy air-dry clay projects is going to be your reference for creating pieces that will be both practical and aesthetically pleasing.
Easy Air-Dry Clay Projects for your crafting time
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Easy Air-Dry Clay Projects
Little jewelry dishes
These are very trendy decor pieces that aren’t necessarily cheap to buy but very easy to DIY. It only needs to be circular, and once it’s dry, you can paint it however you like. And while you can’t use these for real food or in your kitchen, you can use them to store your everyday jewelry, keys, or other items you need access to daily.
Moodboard magnets
This is such a cute craft and a very fun thing to both create and display in your home. And all it takes is one square-ish shape with a circle cutout and then other circles of the same size to represent the different “moods.” You can glue magnets on the back of your little creations and have fun with them.
Coasters
You can use air-dry clay to make clay coasters for your mugs/cups. And those can be as creative and bold or as simple as a square with a little illustration on the inside. Get creative and don’t be afraid of experimenting and messing up. You can always paint over it.
Tic Tac Toe game board
Such a no-brainer creation. All you need is some patience and your air-dry clay. You can make the pieces into whatever shape and color you want. And if you don’t feel like creating a board, you can use a little bag and trace the tic-tac-toe board on it, then use the bag to store your clay pieces.
