{"id":48986,"date":"2025-02-05T16:29:39","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T16:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/?p=48986"},"modified":"2026-01-15T12:05:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T12:05:10","slug":"air-dry-clay-cowboy-hat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/kids\/air-dry-clay-cowboy-hat\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Dry Clay Cowboy Hat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">Time to channel your inner cowboy or cowgirl with this fun <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-supplies\/craft-essentials\/clay\">clay<\/a> craft. Create a mini cowboy hat decoration that\u2019s totally unique to you. Go classic with red or brown <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/art-supplies\/paint\">paint<\/a>, make it pop with bright pink, or get creative with a trendy cow print design.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time to channel your inner cowboy or cowgirl with this fun clay craft. Create a mini cowboy hat decoration that\u2019s totally unique to you. Go classic with red or brown paint, make it pop with bright pink, or get creative with a trendy cow print design.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":78835,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"editor_plus_copied_stylings":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,233,27,255,794,265,239,229],"tags":[687],"class_list":["post-48986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kids","category-activity","category-grown-ups","category-clay-modelling","category-cowboy-themes","category-modelling","category-techniques","category-themes","tag-clay-modelling"],"acf":{"age":["10+","Adult"],"skill-level":["Intermediate"],"time-to-make":["1+ day"],"idea-type":["Craft Projects"],"free-printable":"","ID":"K1881","time":"","skill_level":"","how_to_make":"","shopping_list":"<ul>\r\n<li>Rolling pin<\/li>\r\n<li>Cotton bud<\/li>\r\n<li>Scissors<\/li>\r\n<li>Paintbrush<\/li>\r\n<li>Craft straws<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","shopping_list_2":"","top_tip":"","image_01":78829,"step_instruction_01":"Roll out the clay until it is about 1cm thick.","image_02":78830,"step_instruction_02":"Use the template to cut out cowboy hat shapes from the clay with plastic modelling tools.","image_03":78831,"step_instruction_03":"Score the areas where you\u2019ll add details to create a 3D effect. Apply clay slip, then attach the top of the hat and the hat\u2019s rolled brim to the cowboy hat base.","image_04":78832,"step_instruction_04":"Use a straw to make a hole at the top of the clay, then set it aside to dry overnight.","image_05":78833,"step_instruction_05":"Once the clay is dry, paint it white with acrylic paint. Use a fine brush for details and a cotton bud for the cowboy print.","image_06":78834,"step_instruction_06":"Once the paint is dry, apply varnish for a shiny finish. After the varnish has dried, cut a length of jute twine and thread it through the hole so the cowboy hat can hang.","template":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/media\/patticrafts\/K1881%20Air%20Dry%20Clay%20Cowboy%20Hat%20.pdf","related_projects":"48814,48521,48505,48467,48486","latest_idea_content":"most-recent","show_date":false,"adult_supervision_needed":"Yes","youtube_video":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/c7OBppJGc5U","products":"FX923,AC443,FC743,FE585,AG222","fbt_products":"","recommendation_products":""},"view_count":1994,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48986","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48986"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48986\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87714,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48986\/revisions\/87714"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}