Tag Archives: handmade clay

03.19.14
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Starting and Growing your own business

Have you ever watched the show Shark Tank? Where entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to a bunch of rich investors hoping to strike a deal? I’ve had so many people tell me I should try Shark Tank. I think i’ll pass. Maybe in the near future but not right now. I want the satisfaction of knowing that i grew my business from scratch and dirt and rose to the top with little to no capital or help. But not everyone’s like that, There are some people who would give anything to get that kind of help and “capitol”. What are you doing to grow your business? Social media?, word of mouth?, blogging? I’ve decided that i will do my best to get Stacie Laurell Crafts out there. I love my product and I believe in my business. No matter how far you’ve come or if you’ve just started do what you can to succeed and grow your business and never ever ever give up.

11.21.13
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How To Make Non Toxic Air Dry Clay For Kids

Here is a quick and simple way to make non toxic air dry clay with your kids. Here’s what you will need: 

Corn starch 
Baking Soda 
Water 
Mixing Bowl 
Sauce pan 
Food Coloring (optional)  

First get a sauce pan and fill it with 1 cup of cornstarch 
Next, add 1 1/4 cup of baking soda 
Then add 2 cups of water 
Turn the oven on to low heat and start stirring the mixture. You will have to keep stirring the mixture until it starts to thickens. It will take anywhere from 5 to 10 mins. You can add food coloring while you are stirring to color your clay or you can leave it to be colored later with acrylic paint by your kids. When the mixture starts to thicken you can wait till it starts to look like slightly done mashed potatoes and then you can remove it from the fire. You may want to keep stirring if you would like for the consistency to be very thick. 

You can make all sorts of awesome projects with your clay and it’s non toxic. You can make Christmas ornaments, earrings, necklaces, picture frames, flowers, and much much!. Great for any art project and air dries your kids will love making clay with you and you can be at ease knowing it’s safe and free of toxins 🙂 

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