| Use Baker's Clay to sculpt unique napkin rings!
A cardboard tube (paper towel or toilet paper) will work well for a mold
for napkin rings. Cover the tube completely with aluminum foil. Roll pieces
of dough into ropes, each 1/4 inch thick and 12 inches long. Fold each
in half and form a twist. Wrap around the tube, dab ends with water, overlap
and press to seal. Bake at 300 degrees until set and golden (1/2 hr to
1 hr) and glaze with a beaten egg to give them a golden color. When done,
slip off tube and cool.
Another interesting napkin ring idea is to roll out dough into flat
strips, 6 inches long, 2 inches wide and 1/4 inch thick. Wrap around tube
and seal ends as above. Decorate with dough "fruit". You can
make a cluster of grapes by rolling small dough balls. Attach one at a
time to napkin ring by "scoring" (making small scratches in
surface), brushing with a little bit of water and pressing pieces gently
together. If you're ambitious enough to want to try roses or some other
complex decoration, you might want to bake your decorations separately,
then attach them to the finished napkin rings with glue. |
