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[intro music]

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Hi, it’s Annika here! And[br]today I’m going to teach you how to make

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some of your very own jewellery, specifically[br]this watermelon brooch. The things you will

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need are some modelling clay, a brooch pin,[br]some paint (you’ll need white and the primary

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colors), a glossy finishing medium (such as[br]Mod Podge), a permanent marker, some craft

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glue, a butter knife, some paint brushes,[br]and an oven. The first thing you need to do

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is preheat your oven to 150°C. Keep your[br]workspace clean by putting down some newspaper

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and then use something like a plastic cutting[br]board for your clay. Roll your clay into a

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ball and then squash it into a flat circle[br]shape. Then take out a knife and cut out a

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slice that kind of looks like a pizza wedge.[br]You’re trying to make it look like a watermelon

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slice. You can smooth out the edges by using[br]a little bit of water and your fingers. Now

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you can place them on a baking tray and pop[br]them into the oven. I made three just because

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it seemed like a waste to have the oven on[br]for a tiny piece of clay. You’ll need to

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have it bake for 10 to 15 minutes. While you’re[br]waiting, you can mix up your paints. Now if

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you remember correctly from primary school,[br]to get pink you mix red and white… And to

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get get green, you mix blue and yellow. This[br]saves you having to buy a whole bunch of different

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colored paints. 10 to 15 minutes later, your[br]clay pieces should be dry and -- ow! -- wait

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for them to cool down before touching them.[br]Don’t worry if the clay cracked a little

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bit while baking -- that’s just an artistic[br]touch! Take your pink paint, and paint ⅞

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of the watermelon pink. (Don’t forget the[br]sides.) Once the pink is dry, paint the top

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bit green. And if you’re lazy like me and[br]don’t like waiting for the paint to dry,

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then pop it back in the oven. Now when the[br]paint is completely dry, get your permanent

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marker and draw some watermelon seeds. Then[br]coat the whole thing with a layer of glossy

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finish, like Mod Podge. And again, if you’re[br]impatient about the drying process, you know

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what to do. Then blob a little bit of craft[br]glue onto the back of your watermelon and

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stick on a brooch pin. And that’s really[br]all that it takes! Now don’t feel limited

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to watermelon either. You could turn the same[br]shape into a pizza… Or you could do totally

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different shapes and make a peapod… Or a[br]pumpkin… Or a banana… Or a gyoza…

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I think I may be hungry. And it doesn't have[br]to be a brooch either, you could make it into

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a ring or a hairclip. You can find these things[br]at craft stores. This video is supported by

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Birdee Magazine. If you haven’t[br]heard of Birdee before, then make sure you

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check them out. As always, if you try this[br]out then hashtag… #diyannika on Instagram

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to show me how you went. So, good luck and[br]I’ll see you all next time!