Grapes Tanghulu Handmade Clay Keychain

Hello, how are you? I’ve seen a video on the internet of people buying tanghulu at a food bazza and end up being disappointed because one they pay so much money for a tanghulu that is not tanghuluing LOL.

If I were in that situation, I would never step into that vendor ever again, so making it at home is the best decision to taste it.

Today I am going to make a clay keychain, but this time the fruit I am going to use is grapes, the classic ones.

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Materials I Used:

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Craft Time!

To make the grape more realistic, using translucent clay is the key. I condition it until the texture of it is smooth enough to work with

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And then weigh each clay at the same size just for uniformity.

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One by one, I shape them into a grape shape.

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Then I put in one by one the clay into the toothpick.

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Then, using soft pastel, I added a layer of color of grapes, which I started with lighter shades first and then went to the darkest.

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Then I added eyepin, the use of this is where I connect the keychain, so it is important to have it in the clay.

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Put it onto the silicone mat and wait for the oven to preheat, and then bake it at the temperature and time in the packaging instructed.

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I mix UV Resin and a little bit of a brown shade of soft clay just to imitate the sugar glaze that a tanghulu has. And then apply that mixture to the clay.

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And then I cure it under UV Light for about 5 minutes or until the texture of the resin is no longer sticky.

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To add the keychain, I will need two pliers, and what I do is I put the jump ring into the eyepin.

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And then lock it using the pliers. And done!

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Grapes Tanghulu!

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Thank you for visiting, see you on my next blog. :D
Please take care of your mental health as well.
I hope you are okay today :))

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