How to make vases with air dry clay

Make decorative vases with air dry clay following this tutorial from "Craft & Creativity".  These lovely vases with stamped designs start out as a slab of clay flattened with roller (or pasta machine).  Cooking oil is used as a release agent when forming clay around glass.  

Butterfly

Thanks to agusyornet.com for this quick and easy tutorial.

1. Cut shape from flattened piece of clay, curl wings a little & let dry

2.  Use black Sharpie or acrylic paint to draw on wing pattern

3.  Paint in black pattern 

4.  Add white dots.

5.  Glue 2 wings together, body optional

Lacey Decorated Bowl

Supplies needed to make this decorative air-dry clay bowl include tool for rolling out clay to flat sheet, lace or doily for embossing, a bowl to use as a mold, acrylic paint in color of your choice, a top coat/sealer and, of