Take a look at Stephen's name, written here in small letters.
The more the clay is rolled with a rolling pin, the more the letters stretch and stretch.

This is the brilliant Finger Tips Roll Out writing.
Why not have a go yourself?

The writing's great for making things like signs for your bedroom door.
Start by getting your finger tips on two different colours of oven bake clay. You can buy this from most art and craft shops.
Roll a ball of clay into a thick sausage.

This will be the background colour of your sign.
To make the stretchy letters, roll the other colour of clay into a thin sausage shape.

Cut the sausage-shaped clay into little bits with a blunt knife.
Now build up the letters on the background with the little bits of clay.

It's a good idea to push the little bits into the clay quite firmly, so that they don't stick to the rolling pin.
When all the letters are on, use a rolling pin to gently and slowly roll the sausage out flat.
Once you're happy with your sign, you can bake it.

Put it on a baking tray and follow the instructions on the packet of clay.
After it's cooked and cooled down, give the sign a coat of clear varnish.
And when that's dry, stick the sign onto a piece of card.
Finally, put a couple of sticky pads on the back of the card so that you can stick the sign on the door.
And you don't have to stop at door signs!

Why not have a go at making some badges like these? Just attach a safety pin to the back.
Or use the signs to personalise your school books.
Or go large and make a desk plaque!

So get rolling and stretch your creative skills with Finger Tips Roll Out Writing.


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