Make something for your loved one using Lamasa art. You can easily prepare the lamasa clay in 15 minutes with easy to follow steps. Make sure you take help of an adult for cooking process. I have made a heart shaped Pendant using this technique.
Lamasa is clay like substance; it is made by mixing and heating commonly available ingredients, such as corn flour, lime juice, zinc oxide powder and glue. It is like air-dry clay or craft porcelain clay.
Lamasa is clay like substance; it is made by mixing and heating commonly available ingredients, such as corn flour, lime juice, zinc oxide powder and glue. It is like air-dry clay or craft porcelain clay.
You
will need following items to make the lamasa dough:
1/2
cup craft glue
1/2
cup corn flour
1/2
tbsp zinc oxide powder
1/2
lime juice
1
tbsp glycerin
Oil-based
cold cream
Clear
wrap
Aluminum
vessel
Airtight
container
Acrylic
colors
You can watch the video of making of the Lamasa Art at:
Making
of the Dough:
Mix
corn flour, lime juice, zinc oxide powder and glue. You can also add glycerin.
Glue acts as a binder for the ingredients and helps create smooth dough. Mix
everything well, then heat the mixture in an aluminum vessel on a medium flame
heat. Stir well and do not let vessel to get too hot. Stir for about two minutes
until the dough stops sticking to the vessel. Remove the dough from the vessel
and roll it into a ball. Wrap the dough with clear wrap using a plastic.
Handling
the Dough:
You
can store this mixture in an air tight container or use it directly. You can
make any shapes as you desire from this lamasa dough. I have used heart shaped
mould frame and added a quote on the mould. I have made the quote messages tags
out of craft paper and placed in the mould frame while I placed the dough into
the mould. Press the lamasa dough firmly into the mould frame so that it
occupies the same shape of the frame. Once you have applied the dough firmly
then let it dry for few days. It will
solid hard once it is dried completely.
Coloring
the lamasa dough:
You
can either add color to the Lamasa dough once it is cooled down or before
creating shapes. You can also paint the objects once it is dried. You can make
it more creative by adding creative colors.
What
can you make out of Lamasa art?
You
can create various items using the lamasa art. You can create crafts like pen
holder, pendant, ring, greeting card, etc.
Please
let us know what you have tried using lamasa art, you can leave your ideas in the
comments below. If you have any other creative DIY art ideas, you can also
mention in the comments below.
