Neko Cat Polymer Clay Charm

Deborah Liu | Mommy School

Neko and Co is a fun little page about the adventures of a cat, Koko, and her friends. You can check it out her work at Neko + Co's Page . This easy little cat take about 20 minutes to make, and requires only a few colors of clay to complete.

Supplies

Polymer clay - transparent, gold, green, black and brown
1" eye pin
Craft knife
Pin tool

Body

Take a ball of clay and push knife through the bottom cross-wise.
Smooth the edges of the legs

Head

Using the transparent clay, mold a head shape for the cat. Pull a little bit of the clay up to make ears. Roll a gold piece of clay and flatten to place on the head.
Using pin tool, poke two holes for eyes. Place two black dots in the holes.
Make an oval shaped nose with the brown and place in the middle of the face.
Taking the pin tool mark the whiskers.

Assembly

Using a curved tool or your nail, remove a chunk from the back of the head. Press firmly to adhere to the body.
Take the tail and curve it around the back. Press down to adhere.
Put a gold and green mark on the hind leg.
Using the pin tool, mark the nails at the base of the foot.
Insert the eye pin through the head and make sure it goes into the body.

Bake