A little tip! If using food ingredients to make clay, it can easily grow mold if you plan to keep it soft and not let it dry right away. If you add borax (some people use liquid hand soap) it can act as a stronger mold inhibitor than vinegar or lemon if you want to keep the clay stored soft. Also daughter rolling the clay with her little hands is the cutest!
If u add fairy to the first clay mixture that’s called thungi, so do NOT eat off it! Only purpose is to sculpt dry and decor, no recommending to be eaten off. If eaten near can still taste weird but be careful for the first one mixed with ‘ Fairy ‘ soap!
Happy to help. Please share this with anyone else that you think may need it! I find baking the salt dough at 250 for 20 mins or so can bake it enough to solidify it.
have used the salt dough with my grandkids, you can bake it to really harden it off, and you can paint it. Fun easy projects. You and yours stay well. Thanks for the video.
I know that the glue dough is the most expensive and messiest, but i love it. You are limited on what you can make with it since it can be sticky and tough, but it dries hard and you can make all kinds of durable things.
With salt dough, I find that if you dissolve the salt with the water (I use warm water) first, then mix in the flour and knead it quite a bit (I used a Kitchenaid mixer), it becomes a really soft and smooth clay. KNEAD: you need to adjust the amount of water and flour slowly depending on how wet/dry the dough feels. I aim for a nice smooth consistency, sort of like pizza dough. And when you're using it, it'll start to dry out and that's when cracks are more likely to form. You can then add dabs of water with your fingertips to remoisten the dough and it'll be good to go again. I find that you can use some of the same sculpting techniques as you do with clay - e.g. scratching up the surfaces for joints, using a touch of water can help you smooth the surface or joints, and avoid leaving it out to air-dry because it'll dry unevenly between the top surface and the bottom that'll trap more moisture leading to cracks. BAKE: as soon as you're done sculpting, you'll want to pop them in an oven to bake on 100 degrees Celsius for 2+ hours (depending on the thickness of your pieces). You may be able to push the temperature up a little bit more but I would be careful as much higher temps tend to brown the pieces like it does bread dough. Baking it at 100 degrees Celsius keeps the pieces white (if you use white flour). PAINT & VARNISH: After that you can paint on them - avoid water activated paints like watercolours and gouache as the moisture content soaks into the baked pieces and it gets soft and gross. Lastly, finish the painted pieces with varnish for even longer lasting wear. Not safe to use for human consumption after it's been painted and/or vanished - i.e. don't make drinking cups and plates etc out of this.
I've used salt dough when my kiddies were little, we made Xmas decs with it and I still have them now. they are 17 and 18 years old now so that shows how long the salt dough lasts. I loved watching your little girl copying what you were doing. Maybe one day we will see her here on youtube teaching others too
@@BigDaddi-t9w air dry overnight then bake at 120 for around 5 mins in the morning to prevent cracking. also to fix cracks, apply water then smooth clay to fill in the crack and let air dry
It really helped me out! Thank you so much! I didn't have any cornstarch at the moment so I tried the first recipe and it worked so well! I loved this so much and I found everything around the kitchen! Thank you, you're a LIFESAVER!
I ended up making candle holders using the first clay recipe. I found it easier to work with when I microwaved it for 15 seconds then ran it under some water.
I made number 1 with my mom. I definitely recommend it but don't make it too watery because then if you put dye in it, it will stain your hands for a day or two
Thank you! My girlfriend and I want to do something this year for all the children that fit all ages. Something that didn't require heating, cooking and a lot of steps. I forgot about the salt dough. Except I'm thinking maybe add some cinnamon to it for that little extra Christmas touch! Thank you!
I've tried salt dough clay. It was fun to do with my mom but it cracked a lot when drying and smelled weird and the smell never went away. (Years later and they still smelled) All in all, a fun cheap project with kids with supplies you have on hand, but not good for anything you want to look (or smell lol) nice.
I am new to this channel and I an in love with this clay I tested it out and It was super good and I can't believe that you replied to mostly all of the comments that is really nice 😀😀😀😀
@@CeramicJim I actually tried two of them the salt dough clay and craft clay and I think the salt dough clay was slightly better that craft clay but the craft clay was really nice to touch and just play around
These recipes are more of a stop gap measure in a pinch. I can’t require my high school students to go and buy clay but I’ve encouraged those who can to get some. There are better commercial versions of air dry clay that behave more like real clay. I’ve recommend #1 to my students because it’s the easiest and pretty workable. I’ve baked a few test pieces at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes and they stiffen you nicely. If you can buy clay, buy some. Especially if you’re a college student or above.
@@CeramicJim what would be the best clay to use when throwing on the wheel if you don’t have a kiln? I just want to be sure I am purchasing the right one.
I'm going to do the first one since I don't have corn starch. I'm going to try to make flower pots for my mom and grandma for mother's day. Maybe I can make one for my aunt too. Thanks for making this video and your daughter is very adorable.😁
@@hikmarshal5389 Not hard as a rock because it will break if you drop it. If your looking for something super steardy I would suggest polymer clay. However, I would also encourage you to look up other types of clay because I am not an expert.
They all dry to a point. The salt dough does best if you bake it for 10 minutes or so at 350. The craft clay can be baked too. The glue clay I haven’t tried baking.
I tried making the cornstarch+glue one. It didn't work as I wanted it to, and I'd say I'm disappointed, but now I have slime so I can't really say that XD Great video!
Oh! I forgot but I have an update! I tried again your recipe but I think I measured better the ingredients and ignored the lemon juice. If you knead it enough, sculpt it and let it dry it gets SOLID, I've been sculpting stuff with it and I love it!!!!!
The third is probably the best because I'm looking for a substitute for nylon bushings inside spinning wheel bobbins, diy style. Some use really clanky pvc pipe. Found silicon large straws excellent but as someone who needs to continually experiment, the finished products must be softened yet strong, with layers of something more hard on top. Rubbery initial layers. Felt or faux leather or cheesecloth. First stage of experiment. Paper but not stiffened too much second layer. Rubbery air drying clay, ie polymer, basic plastic. Glue is polymer. Cassein and corn or hemp or can make plastic. Want to create a hard tough rubbery tube. Will be trying your third with soap and alcohol as a disinfectant.
Hi! Did you notice any shrinkage when any of these dried more than others? I thought I’d found a good diy air-dry clay to make at home for a photo prop I’m making but at the end of the tutorial they mentioned how much it shrank when it dried, which will not work for me. Thank you so much! I appreciate you putting the effort into creating and testing these! #2 looks so smooth and pretty 😍
#2 is smooth and pretty indeed. They all shrink eventually. #3 probably would last a day without shrinking because of the oil and glue. Happy to help. Hope you find one that works!
Not so much as mold but I’ve used salt dough a lot in the past. It is highly susceptible to humidity. It has to be sealed and paint isn’t sufficient. I finally succumbed to epoxy on my pieces. (Christmas ornaments)
I want to make a hand print round of my granddaughter s. Which would you choose for it salt, cornstarch one or glue. I plan on sealing it with modpodge. Thank you for video😊
Hey Jim thanks for this video... Im trying to sculpt a Sphinx for my students Egyptian exhibit and I’m wondering if mixture # 1 would be best for this project and if it will hold up over time? Thanks in advance!
It’s depend how detailed. The first one it sort of mushy and may sag. #2 will get stiffer quicker but can be brittle. 3 is closer to modeling clay but a pain to make.
2 questions q can you make darker more vibrant colors with the first 2 methods. And 2 can u resin those methods??? Thank u 4 the recipes. And thank u 4 sharing. Your daughter is adorable ❤
4:52 but would i be able to paint it and use it for play or whatever and have it stay in shape? Id assume so because of the fact ur giving it to students, but students probs making stuff that isnt used for play..Eh only one way to find out, ill do sumn simple
I remember the salt dough well, since we used to create things with that as kids!! We made huge batches, and since we were kids, we always tasted it, and it tastes HORRID!
How long does the salt dough last? And do you need to bake it yet now you have sculpted something? I’m looking for clay recipes for a summer camp (30ish kids). We won’t have access to an oven so I’m looking for something that dries and hardens and they can paint the next.
Think im going to go with the first receipt I wanna add sculpey to it the clay that you have to bake trying to turn sculpey into a self hardening clay I dont like when you have to bake it because of toxic fumes and dont want my pet sick on fumes Thanks for the info
Actually I got an idea for easy non-toxic clay (because I use the playdough non-toxic glue) So first you'll need three ingredients Glue Flour Water First add the glue to form a kind of base and then add the flour add water Mix And Your DONE!
Hi Jim. Thanks for the video. I'd like to ask. Please which one dried harder? I dabble in diy dolls (figurines?) and knowing the fastest & strongest 'drier' of 1 and 3 would help me choose better. Thanks in anticipation 😊
All three air dry to a point but none are permanent enough for long lasting craft work. I suppose if you never touched them it might be okay. I would use #2. Probably the only one that will fully dry and won’t decompose long term.
I keep getting asked to make something for people and I'm almost out of clay. I don't have money either and I don't get anything from making what they want so I'm resorting to this. Thanks!
