How to prevent paint from peeling off of clay christmas ornaments?

ubuntu_ulysses

Last year I made DIY clay ornaments to give as Christmas gifts. I did some experimentation prior to the important day but still struggled. I have tried an air dry polymer clay by Sculpey, as well as a generic brand of terracotta polymer clay for beginners. The glaze I used was a double glaze specifically for pottery. I also tried Mod Pod, and acrylic sealer. Maybe the attempt to use acrylic paint instead of a different type of paint on the clay...

Originally asked by Lyssagal on Stack Exchange (crafts) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

It seems to have to do with the process of sanding, adding sealers and layering the acrylic paint in a specific order. It is going to need more than 2-4 layers of sealer and acrylic paint to finish the ornament. In my process I added a white primer as a base, but could have added a sealer on the very first layer, and then added a primer. Numerous layers need to be sanded to give it an abrasion, so the acrylic as well as the sealer has the ability to stick. Otherwise it is going to be ripped off whether it is because one ornament is resting beside another in storage, or just because it's held in the hand. source

Full answer by Lyssagal: https://crafts.stackexchange.com/a/10755 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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