Freebie Friday: Make Your Own Porcelain Dough!

In throwing around ideas for one of my steampunk costumes, I decided to make my own headpiece.  The main focus of the headpiece is going to be a starfish. I toyed around with several ways to make this, including buying a real starfish, but ultimately decided to try it with clay first.  I wanted something lightweight because it would be on my head, but durable because I am accident prone.

I ran across a blog post by Puffy Little Things where she shares her recipe for homemade cold

porcelain dough in the microwave.  If you have cornstarch, glue, vinegar, and oil, you have this amazing dough that takes only minutes to make.

She makes these beautiful roses with this recipe. (Rose tutorial here.)

I halved her recipe because I was running low on cornstarch.  My old microwave also required four fifteen second cooking sessions instead of three.  Once it's kneaded together, the dough is very smooth and soft.  I kept playing with the dough and didn't want to put it in the refrigerator!

I haven't sculpted my starfish yet, but I will soon and post pictures.  I'm super excited to try out sculpting her dough!  Need a little prop for a costume or a cute little gift?  This is a great, cheap solution that still looks beautiful and elegant.