If your looking for something budget friendly I highly recommend these. I made about ten with one pack of clay! You can also make these on a time pinch. I made mine about a week before Christmas.
What you need:
1) DAS air dry clay
2) Gold paint
3) Paint brushes
4) Modge Podge
5) Molding bowl (Small soup or kitchen bowl)
6) rolling pin
How to make:
Step one: Divide your clay into equal parts. I made about ten bowls using all of my clay. I made them about an eighth to a quarter inch thick each. I decided to make a few smaller so they could fit as sets into one another. You can get creative on the size and shape of your bowls. When rolling our your clay make sure the clay is on a non stick surface. wooden cutting board, wax paper, ect.
Step two: Once your clay is rolled out, take your bowl (I recommend a small soup bowl) and lay it upside down on top of the clay. Use a knife to cut around the bowl so you get a nice circle shape. Remove the bowl and excess clay. You should be left with a circle shaped piece of clay. If you'd like to add any imprinted decorations at this point you can. Lift it gently off the non stick surface and place it inside the bowl. Put slight pressure on the bottom of the clay to make sure the bottom turn out to be flat. Leave to dry for 3 to 4 hours minimum. Over night is best.
Once the bowls can hold their shape outside without the aid of the kitchen bowls, you can put the bowls in the oven at 200 degrees Fahrenheit for ten minutes. You can flip your bowls occasionally. Check every few minutes to ensure the clay wont over dry and crack. Leave to cool for twenty minutes before painting.
Step three: You can get as creative as you want with the painting. Make sure your paint works on porcelain projects. Most paints do, and it will say right on the back if they do. I like a more minimalist look so I only painted the rim and a bit of the inside. Once your paint fully dries you can add your modge podge. This acts as a sealant and makes your bowls water proof. I used the antique mat modge podge, but you can use any kind you like. The modge podge should dry fairly quickly. Just to be safe I let mine sit for about an hour before I wrapped, and put them under the tree!
