Make a cute little clay ring dish with hand painted accents! These darling dishes are a pretty personalized gift, and are so easy to make.
Skills Required: Beginner. You should have a little bit of crafting experience for this project, but not much. You’ll be cutting out clay to shape a dish and then doing some (very simple) hand painting.
![Clay Ring Dish with a Hand Painted Design](https://diycandy.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/hand-painted-floral-ring-dish-air-dry-clay-Brave-New-Home.jpg.webp)
Hi guys! Jennifer from Brave New Home here again to share a sweet little clay craft perfect for ushering in spring.
I’m obsessed with using air dry clay, especially in simple crafts that are cute like this one. This is a great Mother’s Day craft for kids that is going to be fun for elementary and older . . . you don’t need great painting skills to make the abstract florals. Customize with any design you like!
![Air dry clay, rolling pin, and acrylic paint](https://diycandy.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/materials-for-monogram-ring-dish.jpg.webp)
For this clay ring dish project, you will need:
- Air dry clay
- Acrylic craft paint
- Tea cup
- Rolling pin
- Permanent markers
- Clear acrylic spray
- Paintbrush
- Pencil
![Air dry clay circles about to be rolled out with a rolling pin](https://diycandy.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/air-dry-clay-circles-for-ring-dish.jpg.webp)
I started with two small circles of air dry clay on my work surface. You can use just about anything as your template. Roll out with a rolling pin.
![Air dry clay rolled into a ring dish](https://diycandy.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/air-drying-clay-ring-dish.jpg.webp)
After I rolled them out, I smoothed the edges with water and my finger. Then I gently pressed each clay ring dish in a small tea cup to dry overnight.
![Floral patterns drawn onto the dishes with a pencil](https://diycandy.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/drawing-floral-pattern-on-air-dry-clay-ring-dish.jpg.webp)
Once dry, I outlined some simple floral patterns on top of the clay. I’m not typically a flower person, but once spring hits I just get wild about flowers!
![Painting floral patterns on the clay ring dishes](https://diycandy.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/painting-floral-pattern-on-ring-dish.jpg.webp)
Paint in layers, stopping after every color to let each layer dry. This will help avoid mixing paint colors. Then I went back and added some details with permanent markers.
![air dry clay ring dish](https://diycandy.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/DIY-flower-ring-dish.jpg.webp)
Finally, I gave both sides a coat of clear acrylic spray paint. The spray paint will keep the colors in place and prevent any dirty smudges on the white clay.
![DIY air dry clay trinket dish](https://diycandy.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/jewelry-dish-from-clay.jpg.webp)
I made two of these little ring holder dishes, one for each of my son’s teachers.
![diy clay ring dish for a personalized gift](https://diycandy.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/hand-made-jewelry-dish-gold-earrings.jpg.webp)
These are great clay crafts for kids because they are so simple. I think a clay ring dish will be a nice personalized little present for a teacher, mother, neighbor, hostess, or anyone else who deserves a little something special. It’s definitely unique!
If you enjoyed making a DIY ring dish, you might also enjoy these other simple projects and homemade gifts:
Alexandra
Saturday 4th of July 2015
This is so cute! I tried to make similar dishes out of polymer clay and they didn't turn out quite as well. Could be that I need more practice. I think air dry clay is a great place to start practicing, and get instant gratification from the finished trinket dish. Great idea!