#creatingme

I found this marble hexagon coaster DIY on my pinterest feed and fell in love instantly (now is the time to admit I am obsessed with marble)

The link for this DIY is at the bottom of this post, it’s super easy (although requires some upper arm strength to warm the modelling clay enough to be able to manipulate) and Amy has so may others that I am just itching to try out after I finish my obsession with these coasters (I'm probably gonna make at least a dozen!)

My first attempt at this DIY I changed the colours from black and white to white and grey but its so great that you could change the shape, size and colour to match your space! I made 2 coasters by splitting one packet of white modelling clay (Du-kit: 50g or 1.76oz) and using ¼ of the grey packet (FIMO Soft: 57g or 2oz) Doing it this way I found my coasters were quite thin so when I redo this DIY I will use one whole packet of clay (about 50g) so that they are thicker.

 A couple of tips I picked up when working with modelling clay is to use a plastic rolling pin or an empty beer bottle, some wood rolling pins leave tiny wood splinters in the clay and kind of ruins the effect (if this happens just use the other side as the side you show) For shaping my coaster I printed off a template of a hexagon so the possibilities are endless! My last tip is to smooth out any imperfections by using a tiny bit of water B E F O R E you cook the clay.