Jeweled Turtle

A turtle shell covered in jewels sounds pretty magical. After hearing a story about such a fancy turtle we decided to make our own sparkling turtle.

  1. Ages: 0 - 8

  2. 1 hour - 2 hours

  3. A little messy

  4. Grownup needed

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Step-by-step tutorial

  • Step 1

    We used a basic salt dough for this, but you can use any air drying clay, too.

    Photo reference of how to complete step 1

  • Step 2

    We started by sculpting the foil into a shell shape.

    Photo reference of how to complete step 2

  • Step 3

    Next, we added rolls of the dough to the bottom of the shell so they would stick out like feet, head and a tail.

    Photo reference of how to complete step 3

  • Step 4

    Now for the fun! Sequins and tacky glue finished this turtle off.

    Photo reference of how to complete step 4

  • Final result!

    How cute is our little turtle? It would be fun to make a whole family of these little guys.

    Photo reference of how to complete step 5

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