Hint:Helpful Hint for Stars:
I was trying to make some American flag pins last night and had had no luck buying the star cutter I needed in such a small size around here. I had bought a hole punch in the size I needed..........didn't work at all; the clay stuck and was just a mess.  Then I got the bright idea to bake my white clay for 10 min or so then punch out the stars and use them...works perfectly!!
So I baked a sheet  (on the thinnest setting on the pasta machine) and punched out a whole lot of them; the clay breaks sometimes but the stars fall into the lip below, and you just empty it.........perfect stars for a flag! I hope someone else can use this idea as well! 

Steph (Maine)

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 Kim Kennedy