STEP 1
Make a ball from one and a half blocks of Fimo emerald
green clay and roll this into a 0.5 mm sheet using the acrylic roller. Tip: Work directly on baking paper so that you don’t have to detach your design from the surface it is on and can put it in the oven without damaging it.
STEP 2
Cut out your desired leaf template and place the paper
template on the Fimo sheet. To get your templates, visit the project page and download your project sheet.
STEP 3
Cut out the outline of the leaf from the Fimo sheet
using a knife. If necessary, smooth the edges with the modelling tool.
STEP 4
Roll the remaining FIMO into a long, thin sausage and
cut into short lengths.
STEP 5
Arrange these on the leaf to form the veins.
STEP 6
Then score finer veins onto the Fimo leaf using the modelling tool.
STEP 7
To create the gentle curve of the bowl, place the Fimo
leaf in the metal bowl. As it hardens it will give your
bowl a nice rounded shape.
Then harden the leaf in the bowl in a preheated oven for
30 minutes at 110°C / 230° F. Once the bowl has cooled,
remove the leaf – and you’re done!
STEP 8
To make a marbled effect leaf, form two 1/2 blocks of Fimo in different colours into balls and then roll into sausages. Twist the two sausages tightly together.
Roll the twisted sausage into a ball and knead it until you
have created a pretty marbled effect.
Next roll the Fimo ball out into a sheet using the acrylic
roller. When you’ve created a lovely marbled design, cut
out the leaf shape and complete the bowl as described
above.