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Roman Luck Charm
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- Afternoon Or Evening
When a Roman child was born, he or she was given a gold pendant, called a bulla, inscribed with a special symbol to ward off bad luck.
- Materials
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- Self-hardening clay
- Newspaper
- Water
- Pencil
- Gold tempura paint
- Cord
- Instructions
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Start with a fist-sized ball of self-hardening clay, pull off a grape-sized ball and set it aside.
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Working on a newspaper-covered surface, shape the larger piece into a 1/4-inch-thick circle and smooth the surface.
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Mold the smaller ball into a crescent moon.
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Moisten the back of the moon with water and gently stick it wet side down to the face of the pendant.
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With a pencil point, make a hole in the top of the pendant for the cord.
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Let the bulla dry overnight.
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Paint it with gold tempura paint.
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Thread cord through the hole and knot the ends together.
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