Materials:

• Sculpey Super Flex in the following colors:
  • White 7001: Grape sized ball
  • Black 7042: 1/8 block
  • Red 7583: pea sized ball
• Pattern for Bookmark (project has pdf file which will download in proper size)
• Scissors
• Drinking glass, brayer or piece of pvc pipe for rolling clay
• Old Pyrex or metal baking dish
• Wooden skewer

Directions:

• Knead to soften all colors of clay. (Hint: start at the lightest colors and work toward the darkest.)
• Take a tiny piece of red clay and mix with a pea sized piece of white to make pink.
• NOTE: Sculpey Super Flex may need to be warmed under a light bulb if it is quite firm. It contains a special ingredient that can crystallize in cold weather. Warm and then soften small quantities by rolling vigorously between the hands.
  BE CAREFUL: It is very heat reactive and can get sticky. If it becomes sticky, set aside or place in refrigerator for a few minutes.
• Roll the black and most of the white clay flat.
• Cut body and leg patterns out. Press them firmly to the flattened black clay, and use scissors to cut around the body and legs.
• Place the legs under the body and press together.
• Use scissors to cut two (2) long, white stripes.
• Press the stripes onto the black body as in the picture.

• Add white eyeballs with black pupils. Place a small pink ball beneath the eyes for the nose.
• Make little round black ears with a pink center. Use the flat end of the skewer to flatten the pink centers of the ears.
• Don't forget to bend the end of Skinny's tail over and put a little piece of white paper in the crease so he can hang from your book page.
• Bake Bookmark Buddy for ½ hour at 265 degrees. Place him on white paper or an index card which you put in the baking dish or cookie sheet. Please get an adult to help you bake and remove your project from the oven when done!