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I would advise that you make the ears slightly thicker than I made mine (one of them broke off-- but I fixed it with hot glue. You can't even tell now, can you? XD)

Posted by Scarlet from Stafford, Virginia, United States • Published See Scarlet's 46 projects »
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  • How to mold a clay animal. Hungry Mouse - Step 1
    Step 1

    First, take straight up yellow clay and make a flat round shape. Then cut out a rounded triangle for the "bite".

    Sorry I forgot to take a pic before I added the details! But It's not too complicated anyway, right?

  • How to mold a clay animal. Hungry Mouse - Step 2
    Step 2

    Use a ball point pen with retractable ink to make the circle details. Just make sure you don't press too hard, otherwise you might get an inky cracker =(

  • How to mold a clay animal. Hungry Mouse - Step 3
    Step 3

    Use an x-acto knife to detail the edges, and then use your thumb to smooth out the harsh lines just a bit.

  • How to mold a clay animal. Hungry Mouse - Step 4
    Step 4

    The mouse is made by mixing 2 parts white to 1 part yellow clay. Here's all the body parts I used, labeled (click for a bigger picture). The assembly is pretty self-explanatory.

  • How to mold a clay animal. Hungry Mouse - Step 5
    Step 5

    Use a toothpick to poke a hole in the cracker for a jump ring (if you're making it into a pendant), and add little indentations for eyes.

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Lorenacraftlove f.
Lorenacraftlove f. · 1 project
really cute!! Happy
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Jet H.
Jet H. · Haarlem, North Holland, NL · 108 projects
mega cute, love it, awesome!!!!
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CO + K User

Darling!
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clumeclo
clumeclo · St Louis, Missouri, US
Aw, so cute!
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Hdoddles
Hdoddles · 46 projects
wow how totally cute and as a pendant adorable Happy truly inspired
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