Air Dry Clay Mermaid Tail

The holidays are great times to create and make decorations for the home and to give as gifts. This air dry clay mermaid tail is a fun kid craft that has lots of room for creativity, especially with the added shimmer from DecoArt’s Enchanted Acrylic Paints. I also made a butterfly to show how cute ornaments with TWO holes for hanging can be. This post is sponsored by DecoArt but the ideas and opinions are my own.

Supplies:

Directions:

Start by sculpting ornaments from Sculpey Air Dry clay. Be sure to make a LARGER hole than you think you will need because the clay expands a little as it dries. To make the holes, use the end of a paint brush.

When the clay is totally dry, paint the surfaces with DecoArt Americana acrylic paints. For the mermaid tail I chose to use pink and purple.

Additionally, I painted in stripes.

For the butterfly, I went with Christmas colors to make a festive ornament.

Once the base coat colors are totally dry, add a top coat with the DecoArt Enchanted paints. I used the gold for the butterfly. For the mermaid tail, I used the magenta.

Making this air dry clay mermaid tail ornament is super fun and so sparkly. It is perfect for a winter kid craft project to create a shimmery decoration for the holiday tree. I love that is can be used as a decoration for anywhere in the home all year round too.