Make Turkey-Embellished (or More Formal) Clay Napkin Rings for the Fall Holidays

[You’ll find the list of supplies for this project in yesterday’s post.]

Instructions:

Roll out five large pea-size balls of clay. Roll each into a cone and then flatten as illustrated.

Lay one flattened clay shape on your work surface; then one to the right and one to the left overlapping a little at the bottom. Do this again with the remaining two flattened pieces.

Take a small flat edge sculpting tool and make indentations in each tail feather to create the look of feathers. The tail section is now ready for the body.

Start with a medium size pea shaped ball and roll into a cone. Flatten slightly leaving some fullness for the body. Refer to the close-up below to place it wider end down on the tail feather section.

Take another ball about half the size used for the body. Roll into a cone shape and lay it with the wider end up on top of the body to form the head and neck. Lightly smooth out the bottom to blend into the lower body.

Roll two tiny balls and place at the bottom for the feet. And another very tiny ball rolled into a small cone and attach the larger end where the beak should go.

Roll out a tiny piece of clay into a rope; slightly flatten and cut off to about ¾-inch in length. Attach one end to the top of the beak and let it lay down onto the body. This is the snood. Use a pencil lead to poke two tiny holes for the eyes.

Set the assembled turkey aside for baking.

Come back tomorrow to finish up!

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