Ive been using her regular clay and it hardens like concrete rock! I havent tried this new one but Im sure its just as amazing...the woman is a goddess of clay creations!

I love love love this new recipe. I am in the middle of a giant paper mache project, (a semi life-size pumpkinhead from the 80's movie) and this is so much smoother than the original clay recipe I found on your site last year. Thanks for doing all the hard work experimenting, and passing it on to us..you're awesome!

Hi Jonnie, I recently came across your work and I just wanted to tell you what an inspiration you have been for me. I love working with clay though it is years since I did any as i no longer have a kiln and didn't know about this type of clay. I am now beginning to work with clay again so thankyou so much

mix flying all over...it's the design of the mixing bowl. Centrifugal force against the sloped side of the bowl will send ingredients everywhere! Use a straight sided bowl and that will stop. (Grandma taught me that when making cookie dough.)

Thank you so much for all of your sharing… I really enjoy watching you work and hearing your wisdom about your art… I learned so much from you... thank you

This is wonderful. I use other types of clay and I have been looking for one to sculpt with. Thank you so much!!!!! I love your cat.

I have tried numerous recipes and I have finally found the right one, cheers for that.

Thank you Jonni for sharing this recipe. I made this yesterday and looking forward to the curing.

This is amazing stuff. I use it on a lot of my sculptures - I add a bit of water and it sticks nicely. Thank u for sharing ur awesome recipes. I want to get into the paper mache but I'm still intimidated lol, but I will soon.

I love this clay !Thank you so much !I am currently working on a deer head using your techniques..i am finding this medium quite gratifying to work with ..it moves along very quickly !Thanks for the tips and inspiration !You Rock !

Thanks Jonni! Your tutorials are easy to follow. God bless you!

I love your videos, I just learned about these paper mac he yesterday, and I have watched several videos on the different ways to do it and yours seem to be the best way! You have inspired me to do my own I may do one later on today!

That's a great video. You are very generous sharing what you have learned. Thank you.

Thanks again for your generosity in sharing your genius!

Can't wait to try this. Thanks for your generosity in sharing this with us.

Your amazing. You make fantastic art work, plus you share what you know with us all. God bless you and stay blessed. My wife, kids and I love your videos and your work. Will learn a lot from you. Thanks from me my family. xx

Sounds amazing! I'm gonna use this on my Majora's mask replica from The Legend Of Zelda

on another note.... OMG YOUR CAT IS LOVELY!!!!! kitty!!!!! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

Thank you so much for this lovely dough recipe. I was super to work with and the results so utterly pleasing :)

Thanks for writing out the recipe, that is one of the many awesome things you do. Love you and your videos!

i was oohing and ahhing when your cat stepped into the frame, boy does she love you!

can i use Cake Flour as Replacement for All purpose Flour?

I just made and used it. I love it. Thank you for your time and effort in showing us how to make it.

Thank you for sharing ... I have been desperate for something that I can make and reveal to use another day.... and that is such a beautiful affectionate cat that obviously loves their Mum

#Michael Abel I don't know if you can use dry joint compound or not - you would have to do an experiment to find out. I never get mold, because I dry my pieces quickly, and then seal them so they won't absorb water from the air. Mold can't grow without water.

thank u for da tutorial it really helped me in making clay

What a clever idea! I'll definitely keep this one in mind.

This is a brilliant video, easy to understand and a clear presentation. I am excited to try it out. Thank you for sharing this with us.

You're welcome! I hope you'll post a photo of your deer on my blog when you get it done. I'd love to see it.

I FREAKING love you! I'm a cosplayer, and a lot of my current projects have a lot of fine, smooth details. This is going to be perfect for getting the look I want!

Jonni thank you for this video I have been looking for a dough like this for my papier-mache projects. I needed smooth and I think this will work. Don't know how it took me so long to find this one. I have seen so many of your great videos. Again, thanks for sharing.

I can't wait to try this! Thank you for sharing. And I love your kitty!! What a sweetie!

Thanks a lot! I'm gonna try it, I love your art and your cat!

+julie cream You can't use pipe joint compound in this recipe. It's a totally different thing. However, you can use newspaper, as long as you soak it longer to allow it time to disintigrate. Lots of people use recycled paper. If you don't have access to wallboard joint compound, do a search for "paper pulp recipe." It's usually just mushed up paper and some sort of glue or paste.

Love the art work you do I want to make this. It looks so easy. Thanks for the tutorial: )

I’m looking forward to trying your new clay recipe. I made a Christmas tree last year using your paper machete recipe and it came out great. I do want to try a smoother textured clay and I think yours will work great. thanks for sharing. 😁🌹

She is just the cutest is is so beautiful she reminds me of my grandmother

I absolutely applaud your efforts at making your own air dry clay. By what I've seen on this video including your tips this is an excellent clay and considering the money savings involved no one can go wrong making this. I cannot thank you enough for freely sharing your creation with us. Goodness only knows I would have never come up with this on my own. You can be sure I will be making this as soon as I can. Halloween is less than 2 months away and I want to slam into this. I do have one question however. If making small figurine type items with this what would you guestimate the dry time for? I just need an idea to go by so I can plan. Thank you again Jonni.

You could use the fast-setting paper and paste technique that I used for the Pantalone mask. You can find it on my channel. There may be a substitute for the corn starch, but you would need to do some experiments - maybe just using the white flour, and leaving out the starch would work.

What an awesome video. So helpful. So clear and instructive. Was planning on going out to buy air-drying polymer clay to make Hallowe'en skulls but estate that I can do it myself in the kitchen. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and expertise. Just subscribed to your channel. Looking forward to watching many more of your videos!

That cat is too sweet! Definitely going to give this a go :)

Hi Jonni! I just wondered a few things about this clay. Aproximately how long does it take for it to dry completely? And how hard does it become?

The clay does dry very hard, but it will soak up water if it's left out in the rain. Some people have used the original recipe outside - they seal the piece first with deck or concrete sealer, paint, then coat several times with a waterproof varnish, preferably one that has a UV filter so the sun doesn't destroy the finish. I haven't done any tests yet to find out how long they'll last.

Há muito tempo tenho procurado uma receita assim. Vou tentar fazer e ver se tenho sucesso. Parabéns!!!!! E muito obrigada por compartilhar seu conhecimento.

I love you and your videos!!!!!!! 😋

She is so cool

Hope to give this a try sometime. Thank you for sharing and I love your cat he/she is absolutely gorgeous. Im a cat lover myself.

I’m so glad that I found your channel and thank you for the recipe ❤️❤️

Name for your clay~ Jonni's Best Air Clay....cause it is. Or, name it what your dot com is...Ultimate Paper Mache~ Air Dry Clay.

I wish you were my grandma

THANK YOU SO MUCH I HAD BEEN LOOKING HIGH AND LOW FOR A CLAY LIKE THIS. YOUR A LIFE SAVER.

I know this is a little late but I just wanted to say thank you so much for sharing this! I love this recipe and love how it works with my projects!

Yes, the air-dry clay requires the joint compound. Why don't you want to use it? It doesn't cost very much.

U are so cute I love u

This is great and I love the way it works.

It's very kind of you to share your recipe with everyone and I appreciate it. I'm unlikely to try it out immediately but I very much hope to soon. I've been preparing to make some sculptures with paper mache and cloth and just sculpted parts of my halloween costume that way but I find the lack of detail that really allows for disappointing so I thought I'd look for something I can sculpt over it in places. This looks great for that, since I use glue for the top layer anyway so it seems it would adhere easily. Back in myyyyy day... we used wallpaper paste for all of the layers. Glue is probably just as expensive but the layer under the surface can be made using only flour and water! I wish the internet were more of a thing back then so I could have learned all this nifty make-it-at-home stuff to save money. But I'm most happy that this seems sliiiightly more non-toxic than the (likely wallet-breaking) air dry clay you get at the store! Hooray! Cheers. ~Jem

Thank you so much for both videos and the precise instructions. I intend to have a go once i locate some joint compound. So pleased to see the comment below telling us that "yeso" here in Spain is the equivalent product. I suppose you could buy it in powder form and mix it up as this would be a good bit cheaper. Anyway thank you again as i now understand how to go about it.

Thanks for showing us your beautiful kitty❤️ Patricia

Thank you for the recipie !! What a beautiful cat 🐾

First of all like to thankyou for being kind to share yr recipe, glad to know that toilet paper can be used instead of newspaper cos it's easier to manage .

This looks awesome. If I ever have a spare $10 or $20 laying around for joint compound and mineral oil I might try to make this.

Hello there..... gosh I'm glad I found your video, I've watched so many paper clay (how to )video's lately I wasn't sure what I'd come up with lol... But I'm going to give this one a try, seems better then some, and not complicated at all... thank you for sharing

My son found your video on making your Snowy Owls in doing research for a school project. We were going to make his model using strips and newspaper but after seeing those beautiful results we decided to follow that tutorial and couldn't figure out what you were using for your "clay". So naturally we had to search your videos for more information and finally came upon this one. It is the one we will be using. it looks as if this project will turn out well and we will be sure to post pictures. THANK YOU!

thank you so much for this. I had only started searching and found creative mom's video which linked to you as her inspiration. I'm a total novice at 47 (well apart from plasticine as a kid which didn't enthrall me much! Too many camps to build!) Keen to try a few ideas and wondered if there was a diy recipe for good air drying clay. Now I found yours and I've seen what others can do with your recipe, I've got to give it a try. Finding time could be an issue - unfortunately not building camps anymore - advising the kids how to now ;) Thank you again for sharing. Wonderful tutorial.

Enjoyed this video. Very informative. Loved seeing your beautiful kitty too!

Thanks! Can’t wait to try this. Love your gorgeous cat

Wonderful recipe, thanks! For those using shredded paper (I brought home a large bag of shredded paper from work), approximately 6 cups of paper shreds = 1 cup of paper pulp once soaked and squeezed, then I mix that in with the rest of the ingredients and works great.

Great recipe!! Thank you so much for sharing, I’ve tried other recipes and methods before and they were a total fiasco. This one came out perfect!

Aww..... You put your time and effort to help us. Thank you you helped me a lot. Keep up the good work :)

I've just finished making this clay. Earlier tonight I bought air-dry clay from Walmart for $20. I made your clay in less time than it took me to earn that $20. I'm taking the store bought back. Thank you so very much! The consistency is perfect!!

I've discovered that this recipe works excellently with silicone molds. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

thank you so much for saying how to store it!!!! yours is the only vid that I've found that has!!!! much appreciated 😆😁

Thank you so much for sharing. I use your paper clay recipe for my Halloween and Christmas displays.

You can find the recipe written out on my website. Just go to the Paper Mache Paste and Clay Recipes tab at the top of any page, and choose paper mache clay.

Thank you so much for your quick answer...I have omitted the oil and have made my first ball of dough & will let you know here about whether epoxy resin will be compatible. Many thanks!

love this idea ... can't wait to try it.

Hi Lynda. The air-dry clay would work for this purpose, but be sure to make up a small batch and test it yourself before your class. The issue to worry about is the dexterity that might be needed to press a bit of the clay thinly onto the paper mache. If you put on a thick layer, it will take a very long time to dry. Also, do a search for the rhino video on this channel to see a few things I've discovered about how to use it. I'll put up another video soon to make this info easier to find.

Love it, it looks very smooth. Thank you

This is awesome for IOD molds as a air dry clay. I use it to make molds for furniture applications

Thank you so much for sharing us your videos very helpful an a good tutorial Im a begginer. more luck and good health.

Thanks a lot for teaching us that fórmula. God bless you. Hughs from Perú.

This is amazing! Im making some right now!

Ooo this recipe excites me!! In the video it looks fabulous. As soon as I get more glue I am making this. I just made your other paper clay recipe and it's quite "sticky" for lack of a better word...could be my drywall compound, or just that I'm not used to this clay yet, but I am excited to try it out. I love that you showed us how to measure the toilet paper, because that was something I was struggling with. This recipe looks perfect. Thanks so much! =) ♫

Thank you for so wonderful recipe.

You are a genius. I can't wait to try this. Thanks for sharing. Love PegEgg

yes I did....ok thank you .... great to know your new clay recipe is working really well....well done :) looking forward to more of your experiments and art work ....love your talent :) thank you again :) magz :)

Thank you so much for your videos! Very helpful!

It really works mam I have already using this clay with some different measurements....its very smooth to sculpt

By the way, there are some fantastic books about sculpting heads (usually in clay) that you might find at your local library. And some of the authors also have videos here on KZfaq.

Can't wait to try the recipe out! How is it with cracking? And, I just got the biggest heart flutters watching your kitty give you loves! Beautiful fur baby!

The ropes/ noodles are called coils, liked a coiled snake. ;)

Thank you for this updated recipes! I Appreciate its..❤

The queen of paper mache. Much respect

Can't wait to try this for my elephants that are in the works. I get the water out of the paper by putting the 'pulp' in an old kitchen towel and twisting it to wring the water out. Thanks for keeping us informed and excited to try new things.

Thanks,I'm ambitiously rebuilding my miniscule backyard "garden" will make video of the results when done some jonnis paper machete finishing touches!

According to one of my readers, the product is called "joint finish" in Australia. There's a page on my blog that you can find using the search term "what is joint compound called" and a number of people have offered their suggestions.

Thanks for all of the great tips. The final product looks so smooth...can't wait to make some. You did mention using bleach to resist mould but for those who are adverse to the idea of bleach, you can use clove oil. Perhaps using distilled water might be a better option too, as the bacteria in the water turns things sour. Just a thought.

Interesting! Now I'm getting so many good ideas, it's going to be hard to pick one. Thanks, everyone!

Enjoyed your video please keep them coming especially with your beautiful cat. That was especially nice. Thanks again Linda.

Thank you for doing this video. It was very helpful.