Penguin Earrings

"The answer to every problem involved penguins." -Rick Riordan, The Throne of Fire.

So, these little guys did not want to take a good picture.  With all the cold weather, I wanted to make some winter themed earrings.  I figured even in the cold penguins could make me smile.   

Materials:

• Polymer Clay (black, white, pink, orange).
• Eye pin
• fish hook style earring

Directions:

1. Form two rounded rectangular shapes out of black clay.
2. Add a piece of rectangular white clay atop each black rectangle. Press the middle of the top piece of white clay in to form two bumps at the top.
3. Form 4 small circles with the orange clay.  Attach two of these to the bottom of each penguin shape for feet.
4. Create two beaks out of the orange clay, and attach one to each penguin.
5. Add two black eyes created by forming two small black balls of clay.  Add to penguin. Repeat for the other penguin.
6. Create 4 small balls of pink clay.  Flatten one of each side of the beak for blushed cheeks.
7. Thread the eye pin through the penguin and poke the eye pin int to top of the penguin. 
8. Bake in the oven for ten minutes at 225 degrees Fahrenheit.  Let cool.

Book choice for this craft: Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater.  This is a classic childrens story and reading it again or for the first time brings back the joy and ease of youth.