Make nachos from polymer clay.
Polymer clay is a maleable clay used by artists to create sculptures. It is available in a wide variety of colors, which, like paint, can be blended together to make new ones. The clay hardens at low temperatures so it can be used at home for craft projects. You can simply pop the polymer clay in the oven. Making nachos is a fun project to practice using this plastic clay. All you need is red, green and yellow clay and a craft knife.
Instructions
1. Roll out the yellow polymer clay using the rolling pin. Roll it until it is approximately one-fifth-inch thick; you can increase or decrease this depending on how thick you want you the nachos to be.
2. Cut out triangular shapes for the nachos. You can do this freehand to give each nachos a slightly different shape and size. Nachos are not uniform in real life. So long as you have a steady hand, cut out the triangles yourself. The nachos should measure about 1 1/2 inches along each side. You can also make mini-nachos; simply cut out smaller shapes.
3. Layer the nachos on top of one another on the surface you want to display them on --- for example, a plate. Layer them in a disorderly fashion, just as if the nachos have been poured from the packet onto a plate.
4. Use the rolling pin to roll out the red, green and brown polymer clay. Cut up small squares of each of these colors and sprinkle them on top of the nachos to represent tomato, avocado and olives, respectively.
5. Fire the polymer clay nachos. Heat up your oven to 210 degrees Fahrenheit, and place the plate of nachos in the heat. Leave the clay in the oven for up to 20 minutes, or until the clay has hardened. This timing is based on nachos with a quarter-inch thickness.
