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Photo & Fingerprint Keyring Gift

May 2, 2016 by Nadia van Zyl 2 Comments

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It’s keepsake time, and this photo and fingerprint keyring is the perfect gift for mom or grandma, just in time for Mother’s Day!

  keyring keepsake   

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I usually make keepsakes from salt dough(see this Earth Day Keepsake and this Easter Keepsake), but I recently discovered fabulous air drying clay which is perfect for a more durable and lighter keepsake. This keyring keepsake called for a durable material.

Material we used:

  • Light and Dark Pink Air Drying Clay
  • Small photo
  • Knife
  • Bottle top
  • Bamboo stick
  • String

  materials needed   
First it was flattened and a bottle top was used to mark where the photo will be. Then my daughter pressed her finger all around the bottle lid to form the flower petals. (Unfortunately the clay does not preserve the fingerprints as clearly as salt dough.)

fingerprints  
I cut the flower shape with the knife(you could use a cookie cutter instead) and added the photo immediately. As the clay dries, it shrinks just a tiny bit and that keeps the photo in place. (You could place two photos back to back as well.) A hole was made with the stick for the string to go through:

  photo in flower   
She mixed the dark and light pink clay together and rolled balls. Holes were made to form beads, using the stick. We left the flower and the beads for a few(about three) hours to air dry.

clay beads  
Lastly, it was a threaded on a white string and attached to a keyring. PS: Add the date at the back of the photo to remember the year.

A pretty, and useful keepsake gift made from air drying clay!
keyring gift  
Have you seen this pretty keepsake gift? Get the printable HERE!
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  1. DIY Clock Magnet - Teach Me Mommy says:
    May 3, 2016 at 12:00 pm

    […] bought a lot of air-drying clay the other day on a sale(see this Fingerprint & Photo Keyring I shared yesterday), so we used the Purple Clay to make this routine clock […]

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  2. Friendship Necklaces from clay - Moms and Crafters says:
    July 4, 2016 at 2:01 pm

    […]  Photo & Fingerprint Keyring Gift also made from air drying clay […]

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