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Make a Paper Clay Bead

By Tammy Powley, About.com Guide

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Add Paint to Clay

1. Grab a gob of clay, squirt a good amount of paint onto the clay, and start to knead it together with your fingers. It will take awhile to work the paint into the clay. The darker your want your clay, the more paint you will need to work into the clay.

2. Once the clay is the color you’d like, roll into between both palms of your hands to create a circle.

3. Then gentle press the circle of clay, again between the palms of your hands, to shape the clay into more of a flat circle, sort of like a flying saucer.

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