You can even give these lovely name decorations to your guests to take-home to remind them of this celebration.

You Will Need

• white air-dry clay
• flower-shaped cookie cutter
• letter stamps (available from scrapbooking suppliers)
• ribbon
• rolling pin
• wooden skewer

To Make
1 Break off enough clay to make two place cards at a time. Knead the clay in your hands. Be sure first to moisten your hands to make the clay easier to work with. Roll out the clay to a thickness of about 3mm.

2 Use the cookie cutter to press out flower shapes. Roll the leftover pieces of clay together and store in an airtight container or a plastic bag.

3 Use the letter stamps to spell out the names of each of your guests, pressing lightly onto the clay. Make a small hole in the top of each place card with a wooden skewer.

4 Leave to dry for about 24 hours, then thread a length of ribbon through the little hole in each clay card to complete.

Text and image: Ideas magazine