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Make a Miniature Banana Plant

Supplies for the Banana Plant:

masking tape

floral wire

bamboo skewer

scissors 

wire cutter 

paint brush

acrylic paints (Apple Barrel: Parakeet, Christmas Green, Kelly Green, tan, barn red) 

water

Model Magic Bananas and Flower for Banana Plant

Supplies for the Bananas and Flower:

Model Magic Clay by Crayola; 

yellow, parakeet green, and barn red acrylic paint by Apple Barrel 

US penny and nickel 

ruler 

wet wipes 

Xacto knife 

floral wire 

floral tape

wire cutters 

water

brush 

copy paper

precision scissors (Amazon $8)

stylus or needle tool 

Because of the nature of air dry clay you will need to pause (several hours or overnight depending on the climate in your area) during the tutorial to allow the clay to reach the right consistency.

Miniature Hibiscus Garland

These directions originally accompanied a kit for Yuko’s club which included 40 leaf and flower blanks and a 14 inch piece of fine (size 30) paper covered wire.

Supplies for the Hibiscus Garland:

Copy paper

Fine wire

Tacky Glue

Corsage pin

Fine tweezers

Acrylic paint, watercolors or alcohol markers (hot pink, turquoise, yellow, orange, red, leaf green)

Fine brush

Five petal flower punch approximately 5/8”

Leaf punch 1/4”

Small ball stylus