We just love working with clay, but let’s face it. Most of us don’t have access to a kiln. So, we’ve rounded up some great air dry clay craft projects that we adore and we wanted to share them with you too.
This isn’t the play dough you’re used to from childhood. These are beautiful grown-up craft projects but most of them are still easy enough for children to make.
Air Dry Clay Craft Projects
Not only do you not need a kiln, you don’t even need to put these in the oven. These projects are all made with air-drying clay which makes it so easy.
STAMPED CLAY BOWL From Gathering Beauty
Look how pretty these clay bowls are! They would make lovely gifts. You’ll need to use a food-safe sealant on them if you want to use them for anything other than decorative displays.
CACTUS CANDLE HOLDERS From A Beautiful Mess
These fun and funky cacti candle holders make a great beginner clay project. Easy to make – just check out some photos of cacti for inspiration.
AIR PLANT POTS From Alisa Burke
Kids would have a lot of fun making these plant pots! Simple to form and painted with colorful designs, they make a great vessel for air plants.
DIY CLAY FEATHER BOWL From A Little Craft in Your Day
Create a lovely feather from clay and use it as a dish to hold small items on your dresser or bedside table. Perfect to complement boho room decor!
AIR DRY CLAY FINGERPRINT BROOCHES AND PENDANTS From Creative Cynchronicity
Simple clay brooches and pendants made using cookie cutters, kids can add their fingerprints for a personal touch. (Grandparents will love these!). They make great Christmas ornaments too.
COLORED PENCIL HOLDERS From Line Across
We love this simple but colorful idea for a pencil holder! We’d make some to hold our pens and markers too.
COLORFUL CLAY ANIMAL HEADS From Delineate Your Dwelling
A grouping of these clay animal heads would look adorable in pretty much every room. Which animals will you make? We’re thinking rhinoceros and lion.
HANGING PLANT POTS From Journey Into Creativity
They’re simply hanging plant pots but make them colorful and turn them into a grouping and you’ve got a piece of art.
PENDANT LAMPSHADES From Brit+Co
Whoa. We never imagined we could make something like this from air-dry clay! A stunning accent piece (that’s practical too!) for any room.
DIY CLAY DECANTER From Sugar and Cloth
How cute is this? We’d use it as a vase, water decanter, or in a smaller version, a perfume bottle. What about you?
DIY CLAY HEART DISH From Sassy Townhouse Living
Little trinket dishes like this are so handy as a place to park your keys, the stuff you pull out of your wallet at the end of each day, your lip balm and hair ties and so on. This would make a lovely gift.
MASON JAR FAIRY HOUSE From The Decorated Cookie
You’ve seen those fairy gardens that are so popular, right? This is like the indoor version. Get the kids to help make some and watch their eyes light up as they wait for the fairies to visit.
DIY ESSENTIAL OILS NECKLACE From Creative Cynchronicity
Use porous air dry clay (like this terra cotta kind) and make pendants that can hold and give off subtle essential oil scents. Give as a gift with a bottle of your favorite essential oil.
MID CENTURY CERAMIC HAND DISH From My Poppet
Another fun trinket dish idea and one of the main tools is right “at hand”. Ha! Get it? You could also use a pattern for a hand instead of your own and then embellish away!
GLITTERY GOOD LUCK CHARMS From Handmade Charlotte
The kids will go crazy over these fun good luck charms and want to make them for everyone they know. Hang from backpacks or in bedroom windows.
MARBLED CLAY STANDING CLOCK From The Lovely Drawer
The marbling technique is so subtle and sophisticated. This clock makes a gorgeous home office accent.
DIY AIR DRY CLAY CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS From Project Nursery
Make some simple air-dry clay Christmas ornaments and then personalize them with the recipients’ names, an important date, or occasion like Baby’s First Christmas. A gift they’ll treasure forever.
Well, aren’t these amazing? We hope you’re inspired to start creating your own air-dry clay creations! We can’t wait to see them.
