Air Dry Clay Gingerbread Houses - Terracotta Air Dry Clay and PUFFY paint

[@bboyias]

I like to add finally ground cinnamon to my clay. It takes a minute or two to mix it really well, but the ornaments smell like gingerbread. It works with just about any spice, and it truly has a yummy smell too the ornament.

[@kimwells6828]

Thats such a good idea to add spices. Thanx for the tip. X

[@isabellrc]

🙌🏻 I was thinking about this while watching Claire’s lovely video. Working with Aromatic oils, etccc, you can make ornamental pieces like these smell delicious!

[@joannashaw4668]

I've done this too. Smells amazing.

[@ms.tiffanyleigh5561]

I've used puffy paint many times to make gingerbread ornaments with my kids and we sprinkle Iridescent glitter on the puffy paint before it dries or put a layer of varnish over it or both, because when you put them up for the next year they will stick together

[@joannashaw4668]

These are lovely. I always give mine a coat of mod podge before I use the paint pens, they draw on much easier. Then I finish with another coat of mod podge.

[@ClairesCraftyCorner]

Ohhhhhh that's a genius idea thank yooooooo 🤩🤩🤩

[@joannashaw4668]

You're very welcome x

[@donnajosephsonblatz5058]

You make me want to gingerbread all the way!🤣🤣🥰

[@angelfromhellshawna]

Yes, the puffy paints do dry soft...like a soft rubber...they are always kind of sticky, tacky and will stick to themselves and other things. They won't rub off, but they will stay soft. We used to use it on clothing items...tee-shirts, jeans, jean jackets...and they always dried squishy, and slightly sticky. 😊

[@cjdragonsplanet3509]

I use the same brand and the thicker it is the longer it takes to fully cure about 2 weeks and then they don't stick together. It does depend on the temperature in the room. Love your gingerbread houses. I will have to make some for next year's Christmas show.

[@fairyspunfibers9098]

Oh, these are *_adorable!!!_* 😍💕😊 SO well done, Claire! Yes! Puffy paint will still have a puffy feeling, even after completely curing/drying...whatever! But, after that, even if you dent it with a fingernail, it should spring back.

[@mauramaguire8262]

In my experience, even when puffy paint is "fully dry" it still takes a little longer in the thicker areas because the under or inner bit still has to dry if that makes sense. But even after that it will always have a somewhat rubbery texture to it, I think that is whatever ingredients make it "puffy". These look beautiful & so authentic! I love your work. Happy Holidays

[@annawesker675]

Missed the premiere. Will watch the video NOW❤

[@anitapotter2586]

These are very cute. Looking forward to Friday video

[@kimwells6828]

Those houses Claire look fantastic and good enough to eat. I have the tulip puffy paint that puffs up with heat, though i didnt take it that far for the project i was doing. It did feel tacky to the touch for a while and i wasnt sure it was dry, but nothing happened to it. Looking forward to fridays cookie fest. Well done. X

[@lauramature7388]

So super cute!!! Thank you for sharing!!😊

[@Alanadesigns]

I am obsessed with these!! Claire, you did a fabulous job 💕. So pretty and sweet.

[@lawniecontois95]

Hello, they look great! Yes, I had a job using puff paint to write messages on t-shirts for teddy bears per customers. What a job, huh, I loved it! Yes, they would take hours to dry, plus everything you have experienced. I'm sorry I would have thought that after all these years, they would have evolved.

[@heatherhanks4869]

Enjoyed this video a lot. The houses look great. Look forward to seeing the cookies.

[@kimclayton5814]

I add cinnamon cardamom nutmeg and clove. To my clay. I adore these Claire!!! You could cut out the windows and use small pieces of plexy glass with uv resin or e6000 to glue them onto the back. 😊

[@copperowlwoodturning5929]

Beautiful ginger bread houses, Claire. 😊😊

[@marytomlin2566]

I love how detailed you made each house! ❤❤❤

[@tammytoth5874]

ABSOLUTELY LOVE LOVE THESE ❤❤❤❤❤ AMAZING JOB

[@CraftybyToni]

These are absolutely adorable i love them so much and that puffy 😱😍 WINNING lol stunning babe ❤

[@brendalevi8919]

Oh you could sprinkle ultra fine white glitter after you use the puffy paint. Would look like glistening snow... or sugar Sprinkles.

[@susanmorris-smith5509]

Oh my… they are adorable 💕🎶🎄🎉

[@EnchantedHuesPress]

Oh Claire, these are just amazing! so pretty, great job!

[@Enjoythepour]

You make this look so easy. I wonder if you were an art student at one time or just naturally perfect. I love these!

[@ClairesCraftyCorner]

Thank yooo xx I was never an art student... but I did do Art at school back in the day - always been arty though 🤩 My Dad was an artist

[@angelfromhellshawna]

These gingerbread houses turned out PHENOMENAL, Claire!! Just BEAUTIFUL!!!! ❤️🎄❤️

[@dawncoleman470]

Oh my!!! Love them. They are so beautiful, I'm saving this vid for future reference 😊😍

[@Stephanie_Hancock]

More, more, more. I wanna see you do more, not sped up, and add some color. These are beautiful and so much fun to watch!!!!! xoxooxoxo

[@amandaarmstrong1068]

They are lovely Claire! I would have added a tiny sprinkle of fine white iridescent glitter to the pitch paint before it dried. I love glittery things though xx

[@teresadoyle5153]

Gorgeous Claire. That looks looks like so much fun!!

[@lynnemorton6055]

Hi Claire, absolutely brilliant video. Totally luv the little houses. I was glued all the way through. Thank you as always x

[@lynnmorris8578]

These are adorable. I tend to glaze mine with a glazing medium. I also do both sides of my ornaments just so if they turn you still get a cute ornament.

[@terriwilliams8529]

Those are beautiful! Love your choice in music too.

[@just4craftsngiggles454]

I’m in love with these ! and by the way I’ve been going around the house singing IT’S CHRISTMAS 🎶🎶🎶!!! 🎄🎄🎁

[@ClairesCraftyCorner]

Yayyyy haaa love that 🤩🤩🌲🌲🌲

[@angelamitchell7531]

Now I need to go and get terracotta clay and puffy paint

[@LiveItLikeLisa]

Oh wow I’m super impressed with these!!! They turned out amazing!! I can’t believe how easy you made it look. I really must try these!! Have saved your video to my favs!! Well done lovely, they are gorgeous!!

[@Geckocharlie]

Oh my daughter would love this idea❤she loves to play with or make nickynacks out of them. This is perfect for her to do.

[@lyndarandall211]

I forgot to get the puffy paint yesterday, but I'll get that and and the acrylic white marker. They do look great together. Thank you. Blessings 🤗☃️

[@michelle_resinrebel]

Hi Claire omg I love these 😍 they are so amazing 👏 that puffy paint looks so good, great work, thanks for sharing ❤❤❤ xxx

[@barbridingsTheResinator]

Oh Claire! So stinkin cute!! Nicely done, I just love them!!!

[@LatinaGem856]

That puffy paint really brought the houses to life. ❤

[@StephanieDwyer-t7y]

Adorable! Just FYI. As a result of your inspiration I’ve been making air dry ornaments for my grandsons. It is so much fun!

[@ClairesCraftyCorner]

Yayyy that's amazing 🤩🤩🤩

[@eckyfumparkid3096]

All I can think about is squirting tubes of frosting into my mouth 🙈 Absolutely love these! Off to buy some in the morning 😊

[@ClairesCraftyCorner]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 love that

[@brendalevi8919]

These turned out sooooo cute.

[@nellynicolas7467]

J adore ❤ trop chou tes petites maisons 😍

[@pegeen6634]

I love your houses❣️☃️

[@marthal2581]

Beautiful ❤❤❤❤❤

[@annabarry1193]

Your talent is very obvious. I love the Christmas crafts.

[@MicheleHappyBunny]

Looking forward to Friday! See you then!

[@antonietta2874]

They are so cute. Love them!

[@alisoncoomber3698]

Soooo cute ❤️

[@isabellrc]

I needed this tonight…. Smiled the whole way…. You did a wonderful job…. Puffy paint, definitely can do this….

[@ClairesCraftyCorner]

❤️❤️❤️❤️ thank yooooo xx

[@isabellrc]

@@ClairesCraftyCorner You’re so sweet, talented & real

[@kazbeazley80m95]

I so love these. Looking forward to Friday ❤❤

[@user-tb4jd6gp4o]

Didn't want this one to end! Love them!

[@debbrady497]

Those are cute! Nice work!

[@mariannesutherland4894]

These are so cute. Love love them!

[@sudhagupta4458]

So cute and adorable homes made with the clay,Ms Claire, totally in love with these🤩🤩💜💜.And your penwork on these is too gorgeous,love the snow effects too🤩🤩❄️❄️🌨️

[@leannemitchem8865]

Very pretty! Thank you for sharing ❤

[@colleenford1078]

Love them🏠

[@sugargmum4517]

Awww they are great Claire and they would go so well with your gingerbread men on your tree 🥰🌲

[@KP-nx8lo]

Absolutely love these! So adorable. You should try the “whipped”resin to decorate these gingerbread decorations.I saw on another channel a clear PU resin made by the same people who make the black PU resin. You should try it and see if it really is clear!

[@paulinewyatt3613]

Love these ❤ need some puffy paint 😂

[@mizzuzie3338]

Those look ready to eat and the template trick was brilliant! 💜

[@debranewbigging641]

They are so cute. Love them. You did a fantastic job Claire 😊❤

[@karennosakowski1009]

Fabulous!

[@karenlloyd16]

Omg!! So awesome Claire... Love them. Now I need white puffy paint!! 😂

[@resinartists]

Awesome and adorable artworks, Ms Claire. Your first attempt doesn't look like first attempt at all,you are a born super star😍💜💜❄️🏡

[@mariverhagen8082]

😊 this is great! You hit it out of the ballpark

[@susanm3503]

Superb ❤

[@mookzmom]

In my experience, puffy paints do remain somewhat soft. Fir that reason, many people use them to make non- slip dots on the bottoms of house slippers. 😊

[@mdnestrud]

Super cute, I haven't used puffy paint in years.

[@SkitchBean_aka_Christine_E]

I really love this video. The houses are adorable. I was wondering if you dreamed up the designs yourself. Thanks for sharing you got ideas from the internet. ❤❤❤

[@ClairesCraftyCorner]

Ohhhh thank you 🤩🤩 yeh my brain doesn't work like that haaaa Google to the rescue x

[@kathrynseaman6482]

Awesome! I've used it but on clothing or canvass sneakers and no problem drying. Perhaps it that the clay isn't as absorbing as fabric.

[@riannonwhitford5883]

These are absolutely adorable 🥰 🎄

[@DianasYTChannel]

Again, I love these! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️🌟

[@Sdrgran79]

Hello !!! New subscriber here !!! Love ur work !!! By the way I bought exactly the same from The Works - they do do Terracotta ! Xxxx

[@ClairesCraftyCorner]

heyyyyyyy thank yoooo so much for subscribing :) means so much xx and yes yes I have bought them since :) xx I think the next two gingerbread videos I used the DAS from The works - although I don't remember for sure ha ha

[@FLYINGFOXMAN92]

Hi Claire... I had commented on your past video with the purple alchemy tray for halloween. It has graphic inlay prints you recommended off a website however I have referenced back to the video and can't find it any longer. Can you point me in the right direction, also do they do custom graphic inlays

[@roygarcia4176]

Absolutely love these!!! Just adorable!!!

[@Sine-gl9ly]

I got my terracotta DAS from The Works at the same price as the ordinary white, just a couple of weeks ago. There was the stone colour, too, at the same price.

[@ClairesCraftyCorner]

Thank yooooo 🤩🤩🤩 I only checked online and couldn't see it ... so maybe my actual store has some 🤩🤩🤩

[@LauraCastro-df1cn]

❤😊

[@gailwatkins2361]

❤❤

[@RubysResinStudio]

these look good enough to eat

[@karenmoffett9770]

Claire do you use a clear sealer after your through

[@traceyjackson8552]

Oh my days, toooooooo cute! Did you set it with your heat gun or something else? I haven’t used puffy paint, but everywhere I read talks about using a heat gun as it makes the paint puff! it swells or an iron not directly on the paint but just above it…. Can anyone confirm if this is right or not, I am a total novice with this paint….but I will definitely be having a go with it 😊

[@LorraineCastellon-Rowe]

YES!! You can heat the puffy paint and it will puff up like marshmallows!!! I love it!! You need to be careful on these little houses though. If the designs are too close together it'll just look like blobs and not designs. 😊😊😊😊😊

[@ClairesCraftyCorner]

I didnt use any heat ... I didnt know I could until I read it in my Live chat 🤩🤩

[@cherylwells9116]

Love the gingerbread houses, they're so cute. Who is singing Jingle Bells? I recognise the voice, and it's bugging me ❤

[@ClairesCraftyCorner]

oooo that is Jordan Sparks - she recorded a special album just for Epidemic Sound xxx

[@cherylwells9116]

@@ClairesCraftyCorner Thank you for for letting me know. My son kept singing it over and over after hearing it, he says he likes that version. To be honest, I don't think I have heard of her❤️

[@norahfinnen9063]

Bought my terracotta air dry clay from the WORKS in the UK

[@barbarageorge7971]

So cute. What a fun way to make a gingerbread house. Also, love the music, who is the artist?

[@ClairesCraftyCorner]

Thank yoooo lovely xx the music is from Epidemic Sound which song did you watch to know about?

[@barbarageorge7971]

The first song by a male singer is the one I really liked. thanks for all the fun videos. @@ClairesCraftyCorner

[@katrinthorsdottir7514]

Yup, that’s normal.

[@Kathy-Carr]

Beautiful! Do you put any kind of sealer on clay? Thank you! ❤️

[@ClairesCraftyCorner]

Thank yoooo Kathy x you can seal clay yes .. but I don't bother xx it won't be needed on these

[@lorrainerusso-harty3277]

what is the whole name of the puffy paint please I took a screenshot but blurry! I love these so much

[@ClairesCraftyCorner]

heyyyyyy Lorraine - it is Tulip I have linked everything below at the top of the description box x here are the links also Puffy paint: amzn.to/3VU3QO7 Air Dry Clay: amzlink.to/az0xJQAMwAnJS White acrylic marker: amzlink.to/az0nzuRd3D2CM

[@lorrainerusso-harty3277]

Sorry do you also have a list of just the items used for these?

[@CreatingwithWinglessAngel]

Sorry I missed your premiere today, I was so busy yesterday with my dad’s last birthday party that I was just an emotional wreck. It’s only a matter of time before he passes away according to his doctors.😢

[@norahfinnen9063]

The puffy paint I have needs heating with a craft heat gun, I didn't see you doing this maybe it will be firmer if you heat it a bit.

[@Aegopodium]

Puffy paint stays soft. The problem with thick layers of puffy paint is, that the surface is long dried but the paint underneath is still not. Better let them dry for a lot longer, before stacking them. If you want to avoid that, use puff paint for fabric. It activates under heat. With that you can be sure its dry. It has a different look to it though ..

[@ginetteregimbal4882]

QUESTION: Has anyone use sealer on top of puffy paint to seal and harden the paint?

[@k_pufflz]

Puffy paint almost ends up being kinda rubbery and since it’s so glossy they can definitely stick I don’t know if there’s a way to seal it off or take away that layer but I think it’s just a side effect of the medium and not that anything was done incorrectly!

[@ClairesCraftyCorner]

thankyou so much xx a few people in my LIVE chat did say that I can heat it up with a heat gun to make it even more puffy - so maybe after this it would be more dry ? It is definitely something to trial and play with xx That is so helpful thank yooo xx

[@CoddiwomplewithGloria]

Puffy paint takes a few days to dry hard. And it still will have some give. Don't pick at it. It will come off. "Spongy texture" is what website says.

[@cblaney3931]

Things we learnt in this video: 1 The cheapest place to buy DAS terracotta clay. 2 Claire is not sponsored, she bought this stuff herself 3 Claire didn't know you could heat the puffy paint (neither did I; I read the live chat 😜 ) 4 THERE'S AN EXTRA VIDEO ON FRIDAY!!! 5 Lots of other stuff, but I'm middle aged and my memory ain't what it used to be 😆

[@ClairesCraftyCorner]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 CBBBBBBBB 🤣❤️

[@Julsfr]

As far as I know, puffy paint takes about 4-5 hours to dry ... maybe bit longer

[@ilsabailey8195]

They are all perfect but my favorites; from your last shot, are the two on the bottom and I would have a really hard time choosing between them. 🏚

[@KindraShalynnHaimberger]

Yes, that is normal with the puffy paint. It's meant to withstand the wash machine when used on clothing.