- 1). Plan a design for your button. Sketch out its shape. Is it a 3D animal, a dome or something else? Seeing your design drawn out can give you something on which to base your button sculpture.
- 2). Prepare pieces of polymer clay for sculpting your 3D button by conditioning it. Roll the clay back and forth between your palms until it becomes soft.
- 3). Sculpt the 3D shape of your choice from the polymer clay using the drawing plans as a basis. Use different colors of clay for the different parts of the button.
- 4). Create a fastening mechanism for your 3D button. With a pointy clay tool, pierce the button with two holes through which the button may be sewn onto the item of your choice. Alternately, bend a small piece of 22-gauge copper wire into a "U" shape to be stuck through the item's fabric into the back of your button.
- 5). Bake the 3D button based on the instructions specified by your brand of clay before attaching it.
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