The Mom I Want to Be

Polymer clay, such as Sculpey III or Fimo

Round wooden screw-on dresser knobs

Small, heat-resistant trinkets or beads

Permanent colored markers

 

Knead the clay until it is malleable, then flatten pieces of it into 5/8-inch-thick “pancakes.”  Wrap the pancakes around the knobs, firmly pressing the clay to the wood to make it stick.  Now you can embed decorative items into the clay on the front of the knob. Or, to make a baseball, use the end of a toothpick to create two curving rows of indents for “stitches.”  Bake the decorated knobs according to the clay manufacturer’s directions. Once they’re cool, the knobs are ready to attach to your child’s dresser. (To finish the baseball, simply fill in the indents with permanent red marker or acrylic paint.)