| 1. | Knead Red Hot Red Sculpey III® until it is soft and pliable. Roll out to a sheet of 1 /16" thickness. Cover entire birdhouse with sheet. The clay doesn't easily stick to the wood so use a light touch and clean hands. |
| 2. | Roll Black Sculpey III® out to a 1 /16" thickness and using round cutter cut shingles for roof. |
| 3. | Beginning at the bottom edge, place the circles on the roof. Offset the second row as shown. Cover entire roof. |
| 4. | Load the clay gun with Gold Sculpey III® and the smallest three-lobe disc. Extrude and twist to form rope. |
| 5. | Form a small ring from rope and place around the opening, then along the roofline in front and in back of the house. |
| 6. | Place rope along top of roof. |
| 7. | Condition Leaf Green and fill clay gun. Using same disc, extrude a length and cut 1/16" slices. |
| 8. | Gently flatten the slices with your fingers and impress the vein pattern with the side of a needle tool. |
| 9. | Place the leaves on the roof in a trailing pattern. |
| 10. | Mix some Gold into a small amount of Leaf Green to make a second green tone. Roll this mixture into a 1/16" thick sheet. Using you tear shaped cutter, cut leaf shapes. Follow the veining patter shown beginning with center vein. |
| 11. | Attach to roof. Roll tiny red "berries" and place them amid the leaves. Dust leaves with eye shadow. |
| 12. | Bake in a preheated 275°F oven for 30 minutes. |
