Making a trinket dish from oven bake clay is super simple plus it makes a great gift! These marbled clay bowls can be made in minutes and the kids can even help. So, grab a few colors of oven bake clay from your local craft store then add glitter if you would like!
Supplies needed to make a trinket dish:
Some items below may have been given to me free of charge, however, all projects and opinions are my own.
- Sculpey Souffle Clay in three colors
- Clay tools (optional)
- Testors Intense Glitter Brilliance
- Plaid Liquid Leaf
- Paint brush
- Oven
- Mason jar ring or small oven safe bowl
- Oven safe mat
How to Make Clay Trinket Dishes – Video Tutorial:
Would you rather see a video then read the instructions? Try watching below!
Can’t watch the video or missed some of the steps? No problem! Just follow along below!
How to make a trinket dish:
If you loved play dough as a kid, you will love oven bake clay! Start with three colors of clay. About 1/3 of a block for the first color, 1/4 of the block for the second color, and a small pinch for the third. These measurements are not exact and you can play with the combination for your trinket dish.
Then flatten these pieces into a round circle and stack.
Flatten slightly then cut into four strips with the plastic knife tool. Stack these strips.
Then roll this piece into a ball.
This will get some marbling but you would need to repeat the process to get maximum marbling. Flatten again and cut into four strips. Stack the strips.
Roll once again into a ball then flatten once more. This time flatten enough to get your circle to create the bowl. You can actually repeat once more if you need more marbling.
To make a bowl with a ruffled edge, use a wide mouth mason jar ring. Use the outer edge to cut a circle. Take this circle and put into the inner ring making the ruffles as you go. Use the mason jar ring to hold the bowl in place as it bakes according to the package directions.
To make a simple bowl shape with no ruffles, use the outer edge of a small oven safe bowl to cut a circle. Drape the circle over the back of the bowl and smooth out. Bake according to the package directions. NOTE: The picture below shows the clay bowl inside the bowl but I found that draped over the back works best.
NOTE: Be sure to bake according to the package directions on an oven safe mat!
Once baked and cooled, finish the inside of your bowl with one coat of the glitter paint.
Then finish the edge if desired with the liquid leaf. Allow everything to dry and give as a gift or keep for yourself.
Mix and match your favorite color combinations for a trinket dish anyone will love.
Ingredients
- Sculpey Souffle Clay in three colors
- Clay tools optional
- Testors Intense Glitter Brilliance
- Plaid Liquid Leaf
- Paint brush
- Oven
- Mason jar ring or small oven safe bowl
- Oven safe mat
Instructions
- If you loved play dough as a kid, you will love oven bake clay! Start with three colors of clay. About 1/3 of a block for the first color, 1/4 of the block for the second color, and a small pinch for the third. These measurements are not exact and you can play with the combination for your trinket dish.
- Then flatten these pieces into a round circle and stack.
- Flatten slightly then cut into four strips with the plastic knife tool. Stack these strips.
- Then roll this piece into a ball.
- This will get some marbling but you would need to repeat the process to get maximum marbling. Flatten again and cut into four strips. Stack the strips.
- Roll once again into a ball then flatten once more. This time flatten enough to get your circle to create the bowl. You can actually repeat once more if you need more marbling.
- To make a bowl with a ruffled edge, use a wide mouth mason jar ring. Use the outer edge to cut a circle. Take this circle and put into the inner ring making the ruffles as you go. Use the mason jar ring to hold the bowl in place as it bakes according to the package directions.
- To make a simple bowl shape with no ruffles, use the outer edge of a small oven safe bowl to cut a circle. Drape the circle over the back of the bowl and smooth out. Bake according to the package directions. NOTE: The picture below shows the clay bowl inside the bowl but I found that draped over the back works best.
- NOTE: Be sure to bake according to the package directions on an oven safe mat!
- Once baked and cooled, finish the inside of your bowl with one coat of the glitter paint.
- Then finish the edge if desired with the liquid leaf. Allow everything to dry and give as a gift or keep for yourself.
So, what do you think? Is the scalloped edge or round edge better? I am unsure which I like best!
As you can see, I couldn’t get enough of making these simple ring dishes. Clay bowls for every room of the house!
Add in jewelry or any other small trinkets to help keep them organized. Be sure to pick up some oven bake clay and make a trinket dish today.
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Very cool project! Thanks for the idea. I love the touch of glitter.
This is great! Love the liquid leaf around the edge.
I honestly love these, Angie! They’re so pretty and useful.
Super cute and great project for (older) kids to try. Visiting from Pretty Pintastic Party.
These are beyond adorable. I would love to try these! Found you at the SITS Saturday Sharefest. Looking forward to exploring your blog!
They’re beautiful Angie. I think I prefer the scallop edge, it adds such a lovely touch to the trinket dish
I’d never have thought of using oven bake clay to make a trinket dish, and especially not with the marbled effect…. they look utterly amazing!
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These are so lovely Angie!
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Angie,
What a cool idea! I’m definitely going to give this a try. Thanks for sharing these easy how-to-steps. This is going to be an excellent DIY project that I will not only enjoy doing but gifting to family. Have a blessed week & feel free to come by to dance with me!
Curious as a Cathy
Angie, my granddaughter and I made a batch of the trinket bowls. The ‘ruffled’ ones turned out great while the ones that we draped over the bottom of the bowls cracked. Do you have an idea as to why they did that?
Hmmm…that is weird! Wondering if you stretched it a bit too much? That is the only thing I can think of.
We are going to try again tomorrow! I will let you know the results.