Hey guys, it’s Ro!
I just wanted to make a video because today I’m gonna be making
DIY Smart Cookie Magnets.
I’m gonna make them to look like the Nerdy Nummies Logo, a few years ago I made
Keyboard Magnets using the keys from a keyboard, it was really fun because I
could write little messages for my roommates and hang your grocery list.
And, I’ve been meaning to do a craft project with polymer clay, I really like
working with polymer clay because it’s similar to baking.
After you’ve made your shape, whether its a little pendant or earring, or a
little sculpture, you bake it. It’s just not edible!
So today we’re gonna be making DIY Smart Cookie Magnets!
The things you will need, will be: Polymer Clay, the colors that you’re gonna
need are black, brown, white, tan, and light pink. I found these at the craft
store at Michael’s and they are by the brand Craft Smart.
You will also need some super glue, some super strong, small magnets,
a toothbrush, fondant molding tools, an X-ACTO knife, 2 small paint brushes,
a fondant rolling pin, 2 small oval cookie cutters, 1 is 1” and the other is 3/4”.
And we’re gonna need chalk, colors brown and yellow, and last but not least,
we’re gonna need some gloss varnish.
The first thing that we’re gonna do is open our tan polymer clay, and cut it
in half using our X-ACTO knife.
This isn’t food Cookie, you don’t want any of this!
The reason I’m doing this is because each of the little packets of clay
that I got are 2 ounces. And, I want each cookie magnet to be 1 ounce.
I’m gonna set 1 of these off to the side right here, and I’m gonna start
working the clay with my hands, this is called conditioning, and it’s just because
the clay’s pretty tough.
After you’ve worked your clay, now we’re gonna roll it into a ball, and I’m
gonna do the same thing with my other tan piece of clay.
And then I’m gonna do the exact same thing to all of our other polymer clay colors.
I wanted to make 4 cookie magnets, so I took 2 packets of the clay, cut them both
in 1/2, I’ve rolled 4 balls and I’m gonna show you how to shape the first one.
Using your hand, I’m just using my palm, I’m just flattening it down,
you’re just gonna keep working it until it’s about 2” wide, boom!
And, there we go, it’s already starting to look like a cookie.
This is kind of like what my sugar cookies look like after I’ve baked them.
I flattened it our to be a little less than 1/2 an inch thick, and, it’s about
2 inches in diameter.
We’ve shaped all of our tan clay, I want them to look a little bit more like a
cookie and have a little bit more texture, so you’re gonna take a toothbrush,
and you’re just gonna press, boop-boop-boop! All the way around, just keep doing this!
And it will make it look kind of like a sugar cookie.
And make sure to use a new toothbrush, you don’t want to use your toothbrush,
because clay is not edible.
Use your sister’s instead!
Cookie, mwuh-mwuh-muwh-muwh, oh that’s a good… Oh my-my-my-my good girl!
Just finished adding texture and now we’re gonna add a little bit of color.
Over here I’ve got my tray with my 2 chalk colors, brown and yellow.
You’re gonna take your X-ACTO knife and we’re gonna shave off some of our chalk.
This is what our little chalk dust should look like. And, this is so fun,
I feel kind of like a beauty guru, like, hmm-hmm-hmm!
At the very bottom of the cookie, I’m gonna shave a little bit of brown chalk,
so that it looks like a baked cookie.
Now we’re going to combine our color palate, I’m gonna take a little bit of
brown, and a little bit of yellow, and I’m gonna mix it around, just blend these
2 together. I like, feel like Bob Ross today!
Then I’m just gonna brush right here, all along the edges for a nice golden brown.
Lastly, we’re gonna take a little bit of yellow, just do a few strokes, to blend it.
The next thing that we’re gonna make are the Nerdy Nummies eyeballs and glasses.
Using our fondant roller, I’m gonna roll out our white and black clay.
I’m taking the bigger oval, and I’m gonna cut out 2 for each cookie.
Then, take the same, larger oval cookie cutter, and we’re gonna cut out again,
8 of these. They’re not quite done yet, we’re gonna cut out the center to look like
glasses, you’re gonna take the smaller oval cookie cutter, and just do a
second cut, right inside.
We’ve got the rims of our glasses cut out over here, and now I’m gonna take this
fondant tool, it’s a ball tool, it has a little ball at the end, and I’m just gonna
use it by applying a little bit of pressure, being really gentle, on the
outside of the rim and the inside of the oval, to make our glasses frames
nice and smooth. All of our little clay frames are ready, and now I’m gonna
start putting them on our eyeballs.
I’m just gonna pick ‘em up 1 at a time, I’m using a little tool to help me.
Then, I’m just gonna place him on top of our white eyeballs.
Using our other clay colors, I’ve rolled a really thin little snake of the pink,
black and white clay. Using our exact-o knife we’re gonna cut 2 larger pieces,
then I’m gonna roll them into a ball. Using my thumb, I’m just gonna flatten ‘em.
Then I’m gonna pick ‘em up, and bring ‘em over here.
Then we’re gonna cut out 2 very small pieces of white and then we’re gonna roll ‘em.
Gonna pick ‘em up, place ‘em on top of the little black eyeball.
Now I’m gonna cut out some cute little cheeks.
Cheeks-cheeks-cheeks-cheeks-cheeks!
She’s over it!
Same thing, I’m just gonna cut out a little bit of our pink snake.
Roll the pink clay into a ball and flatten out. Then we’re gonna place them
on top, right at the edge.
Time to start assembly!
We’re gonna take 1 of these little guys, we’re gonna place it onto the cookie….
So cute! And starting to look like a little smart cookie!
We’re gonna keep adding some details, I’m gonna cut 2 small pieces,
roll them into balls, and smoosh ‘em, and put them on the end of the glass frame.
Then we’re gonna cut another piece of black, roll it a little bit thinner,
and place him on top to connect our glasses.
Last black clay detail for decoration is going to be the smiley face.
So we’re going to cut 1 last piece, roll it out a little bit, and then into a smile!
Gonna pick him up, place him on the cookie.
Final decoration step, we are gonna be using our brown clay to make little mini
chocolate chips. As most of you know, the Nerdy Nummies cookie has 6 chocolate chips.
There’s 4 on the top and 2 on the bottom.
Down here I’ve rolled out our brown clay, into a small little snake, and then taking our X-ACTO knife,
I'm gonna cut little even measurements, then we’re gonna roll all of our
little cuts into balls, once you’ve rolled them into balls, we are gonna mold
them into little chocolate chips, you’re gonna use your thumb and your pointer
finger, and you’re just gonna kind of pinch and twist. There we go!
Now that we’ve got 6, we are gonna stick them onto your cookie.
You’re gonna take the little ball tool, you’re gonna add a little bit of pressure,
making a cavity, and then place the chocolate chip on top.
We finished 1 of our cookies, and now I’m gonna decorate the 3 over here to make
them match. Once your clay cookies are assembled, it is time to bake them.
I have placed these onto a baking sheet, lined with a piece of parchment paper
so that they won’t stick while they’re baking.
You’re gonna heat your oven to 275 degrees and bake for about 15 minutes.
Once your clay cookies have baked, we’ve given them plenty of time to cool,
you don’t want to add the magnets or the gloss while they’re warm, you just want
them to be room temperature! To assemble our magnet, it’s very easy, I’m just
gonna take a cookie, flip it over onto the back side, take a little bit
of super glue, just be careful, because superglue is super sticky!
And someone may have glued their fingers together before in the past!
Then take 1 of your magnets, and place him on there.
A-doo-doo-doo! Belly rubs! Belly rubs!
We’ve got all of our magnets on the back, and gave them plenty of time to set,
And now, I am going to do the last step, this is totally optional, but,
I am going to be painting a very thin layer of gloss varnish all over the top
of my magnet so that it has a very smooth and polished look and feel to it.
I’m taking the second paintbrush, dipping it into the gloss.
And then, I’m just gonna paint on a thin layer, all over the cookie.
Would you like a cookie? Just kidding!
They’re not edible, these are magnets!
Ta-da!
Here are the DIY Smart Cookie Magnets that we made today, I am really excited to
have new, adorable magnets for my fridge, to hold grocery lists, and
fun little photos. I also really enjoyed this craft project and working with
polymer clay because, it reminds me of baking. You mold your little shapes and then
you bake ‘em in the oven, and then they’re done!
I’ll be taking lots of pictures of these cute little magnets and posting them on
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr.
And if you guys make some Smart Cookie Magnets, please take a picture and send
it to me, I love seeing all of your creations!
Thanks for watching, I hope you enjoyed this DIY, and if you have any other
ideas for any other DIYs that you would like to see, please let me know,
leave me a comment down below.
Alright, bye-bye!