VIDEO COURSE: How to Make A Christmas Tree Dish, with Air Dry Clay

Create beautiful art with me by your side — No kiln, no experience needed! 

Whether it’s for yourself or a unique gift for friends or family, I’ll be right there with you, step by step, helping you craft a beautiful piece from the comfort of your home.  (Scroll down to see the video below showing what you can make!)

Why Take This Video Course?  In this hands-on, beginner-friendly class, I’ll guide you through every step to recreate the look of my signature pieces, no kiln required! With just a few simple materials like air-dry clay and regular paints, you’ll make a stunning jewelry dish inspired by my nature-inspired designs. I’ll share all my tips, tricks, and secrets as if we’re sitting together at my studio, ensuring you feel confident and supported every step of the way. 

What you'll learn (with my help): 

• How to use air-dry clay to form your piece, even if you’ve never worked with clay before. 
• My favorite techniques for achieving the soft, organic look of my designs. 
• Easy ways to paint and finish your dish with beautiful details. Don’t worry: I’ll guide you through each brushstroke. 
• BONUS: I’ll show you how to adapt these techniques to make other pieces like ornaments! 

What Makes This Course Special? 

• Bite-sized lessons: The course is made up of 6 separate lessons that average about 10-15 minutes each. Each lesson covers something different such as forming the dish or painting the dish.
• Easy Flexible Learning: You can go at your own pace, starting and stopping when you like. The course will track your progress and remember where you left off. You can rewatch the videos as many times as you like. 
•  For Every Skill Level: I designed this course with beginners in mind, so no prior experience is needed. And if you already work with air dry clay, I can introduce you to how I personally approach it to create pieces in my unique style.

Let’s Create Together! Crafting something for the first time can feel intimidating, but I promise that this course will feel very doable and friendly. I'll be right there, with my hands demonstrating every step and my voice talking you through it. Start today and let's get your unique creativity flowing!

Take a look at this video to see the jewelry dishes we'll make

Frequently Asked Questions:

Is air dry clay the same as ceramics? No. Ceramics such as the dishes I sell are made of clay that is fired in a kiln to vitrify it, creating a hard durable lifelong piece that is waterproof and washable. It requires a pottery kiln, special materials, and a lot of experience.  Air dry clay hardens by itself without a kiln and is wonderful for creating decorative and sculptural pieces, all without a kiln or special equipment.  It can be painted with regular paints and can have a shiny finish too. Air dry clay is decorative use only and is not waterproof. 

Can I rewatch the videos? Yes! You can rewatch the lessons as much as you'd like. You can stop and restart the videos, coming back to them at your convenience. I recommend watching the lessons once through, getting the materials, and then watching again as you create the piece along with me. 

What are the materials? The materials you need are inexpensive and can be found easily in a local crafts store or online (The course has a list of suggestions available on Amazon). If you'd like to check the fundamental materials before purchasing the class, I use:

• DAS air dry modeling clay in white (other brands are ok),
• regular watercolor paints (I prefer the kind sold in tubes),
• DecoArt Triple Thick brush-on glaze (you can substitute ModPodge sealer), 
• any kind of liquid gold leaf paint or gold acrylic paint

What language is the course taught in? This course is taught in English with English captions. You'll hear my voice speaking through all of the videos, as I show you how to do everything with my own hands. There is no background music to distract from the lesson. 

Is there a kit of materials included? No kit or physical materials are included: this is a recorded online video course.  You are not purchasing a finished piece - this is a video course ONLY.  In the course I have suggestions of materials you can obtain easily online or in your local crafts store

Will I be able to follow the steps? Yes! I hope that this course will feel like I am sitting with you, showing the steps fully as though we are making the piece together. The demonstrations are thorough without skipping anything, and I talk through what I am doing and how I make the design choices. I'll show you variations as well, so you can explore your own creativity.