mosaic using air-dry clay

We have been thinking of different ways we can use up our air dry clay.  Since we have a bunch of beads we thought we would try a mosaic.

The first step was to use a rolling pin to roll out a piece of air-dry clay.  My daughter used the ruler to make straight edges.

Then she used her beads and pressed them into the clay.  FYI-- I thought we rolled our air-dry clay a little thin.  If it were thicker, my daughter could press the beads into the clay a little deeper, therefore preventing the beads from falling off after the clay dries.

This is her very own creation (before the clay dried), a little kitty with a lot of stars in the sky.  :)