Just in Time for Mother's Day!

Give Mom a flower and a hug! That's our recommendation this Mother's Day. Our whimsical handbuilt flower pencil cup features long leaves that appear to hug the cup and is perfect for Mom's desk at home or at the office. We made this using Standard 910 White Self-Hardening clay. It dries completely within 48 hours and takes craft store acrylic paints beautifully.

We tried the project in a few different sizes and with different sizes of flowers. We deeply indented the center hole on the flower (using a soda bottle cap) which would be perfect with a photo of your child's picture--or tuck a "Happy Mother's Day" message in the center for a gift and card all in one.

Above: I finished my flower with White and Yellow and painted the leaves Spring Green, tipped with Yellow. I used used Soft Lavender as the base color on the pot, accent with White and Yellow dots and lines.

At right: Mike used a soft Pool Blue and White on his flower, accenting the center with Yellow layered over White. He boldly striped his leaves in Spring Green and Yellow and finished his pot with Brown and Pool Blue.

Below: I used Pink as the base color for my flower petals, using Lavender as a shading color and White to highlight. I basecoated the flower center White and added lots and lots of Yellow dots (using the end of a paintbrush) for texture. Finally White, Lavender and Pink dots and lines complete the look. Enjoy!