Growing up in Germany, the Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas Market) was a big part of our Christmas every year. I still have family there, and I wanted to make some special ornaments for them. These hearts are a common thing in every Christmas Market, so I thought it would be a cute idea to copy them with clay.
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I started with mixing some clay together to make it look like the color of the gingerbread. Then, using a cookie cutter, I cut out the little hearts. The decorations were a bit tedious, but you need a long, skinny strand of clay (I used an extruder – COMIART Clay Gun Extruder with 20 Unique Disc Designs, Professional Tools for Clay Pottery Sculpture & Polymer Modeling & Ceramic Craft & Fondant Cake (Big Size)).
Then, I tried to copy the little squiggly lines all around the heart as best I could. The letters were really time consuming, but I loved how they turned out.
Then I added some little decorations, based on a few pictures of the real thing. I think it turned out great, and I was really happy with it!
I am of German parents, never lived there, but still have family there and have spent quite a bit of time there-
I know exactly of which you speak and you version would sell out at the Weinachtsmarkt!
I like to do a Bavarian version ( haven’t tried clay, yet) with a little of the Bayerische blue and white. Wunderbar!
These are darling and well worth the time they took. I’d love some time to see the Christmas Market in Germany. Such a wonderful old tradition.