Inuit ornaments

Bear
1. Body: Roll a 4 cm ball into a 10 cm teardrop shape. Flatten. Pinch pointed end slightly to a finer point for nose. Make cut for mouth.

2. Legs: Roll 2 pea-size balls into 13 mm lengths. Do not flatten. Attach to underside of body for bottom legs. Roll two 2.5 cm (1-in) balls into 5 cm (2-in) teardrop shapes for top legs. Flatten slightly and attach to body so they are supported by bottom legs. Bend tips of all legs forward to form paws.

3. Head: Press in peppercorns for eye and nose. Make a tiny teardrop shape for ear and attach to head.

4. Moisten and insert wire loop into top of body.

Sundial face
Flatten a 5 cm ball. Roll seven 6 mm balls; flatten and attach these around face. Roll out a long, thin length and attach around sundial face inside circles. Attach tiny pieces of clay for mouth and nose. Mark eyes with knife.

Girl
1. Parka: Roll a 4 cm ball into a 6.5 cm length, slightly smaller at one end. Flatten slightly.

2. Head: Roll a 13 mm ball, flatten slightly and attach to top of parka (smaller end). Mark eyes with knife. Make a curved mouth by pressing in with small end of paper clip. Attach a tiny ball for nose and 2 slightly larger balls, flattened, for cheeks.

3. Hood: Roll a 2.5 cm ball into a 7.5 cm length; attach around head.

4. Skirt: Roll a 2 cm ball into a 5 cm length and attach to bottom of parka. Press with little finger to create ruffle effect.

5. Boots: Roll 2 balls the size of large peas into 2.5 cm lengths. Attach to bottom of skirt and bend tips up to form feet.

6. Arms: Roll two 2.5 cm balls into 6.5 cm lengths, each slightly smaller at one end. Flatten slightly. Attach larger ends to shoulders. Bend arms forward across parka.

7. Hands: Roll 2 pea-size balls, flatten and attach to arms. Make tiny slashes for thumbs.

8. Trim: Roll out lengths 3 to 6 mm (1/8 to 1/4 in) wide and attach at collar, cuffs and bottom of parka and at top of boots. Mark trim and hood with knife for fur texture effect. With end of paper clip, poke holes down front of boots (see photo).

Press in peppercorns for buttons.

9. Moisten and insert wire loop into top of head.

Boy
1. Make parka, head and hood as for girl.

2. Legs: Roll two 2 cm balls into 4 cm lengths, each slightly smaller at one end. Flatten slightly and attach larger ends to bottom of parka. Bend tips up to form feet.

3. Arms: Roll two 2 cm balls into 4 cm lengths, each slightly smaller at one end. Flatten slightly and attach larger ends to shoulders so arms are raised.

4. Make holes down boots, hands and trim as for girl, adding extra trim down front of parka instead of buttons. Mark trim and hood with knife for fur texture effect.

5. Moisten and insert wire loop into top of head.