The recipe is:ONE PART CORNSTARCH TO ONE PART WHITE GLUE (LIKE ELMERS GLUE). That's it. If you want it thinner, just add water. How Cheap Is That.MAKE YOUR OWN POLYMER CLAY CHEAPMix equal amounts of elmers glue and cornstarch. Form it into your favorite form and let it dry at least overnight. If you want to make beads, leave a toothpick in it while it dries. My wife is a Raggedy Ann buff so she makes round flat forms to make Raggedy Ann pins and magnets. She makes the faces with fine tip permanent markers. She just need red and black for that. The forms can be sprayed with sealer that comes in a spray can meant for clay type crafts. It can be colored with food coloring too. The best food coloring is the paste type that's used for cake decorating, and it lasts forever. How easy is this, Ha!
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