That will cut down on kneading time to get you to the same result. The other is to use a hot air gun or a hair drier to warm the material up gently. One is to just have at it, working them by hand until finally, you have something that you can shape without having it fall apart. Because you can still get them to cooperate in two ways. When I start to bunch them up, they tend to come apart in fine chunks. Maybe that is just an issue with the stuff I have because some parts of my 'collection' are more than a couple of years old. That means you have to be able to knead the clay to form the clay. The next step is to get the clay into a more manageable consistency. The difference between translucent and not is minimal, but that was the only orange I had on hand. For this project, I chose 'translucent orange' and 'translucent blue'. You can always add more or put some back later. I start with the colors I picked and cut off what I think it a reasonable sized chunk. brushes (very optional) - only necessary when you need to paint your thing.hot air gun (optional) - useful but not mandatory to warm up the clay for better malleability.butter knife - handy for cutting and modeling the clay.Can be done by hand, but pliers make for a more crisp bent. There will not be heavy loads on it anyway. Since polymer clay and metal are not the easiest glue fellows, I would go for hot glue to provide at least some friction fit. glue (optional) - if your hole turns out larger than the wire so you do not get a nice friction fit, a bit of glue can be helpful.I actually used the cap of a glue bottle, but a wooden dowel sanded round on one end would work as well. thin dowel - this is what I used to shape some of the clay.Since hardened modeling clay is not that sturdy, you can use either wood or metal drill bits. drill bit - of the same diameter as the wire would be best, but slightly larger can work as well with a little glue.If you are using something with only a single color (usually gray), you might need to add some color by painting it. paints (very optional, see above) - the clay I use comes in a number of different colors so I do not need to paint anything.Something that you can bend by hand but is more easily bent with pliers works best. wire - used to insert into the ceiling and hold the plug piece in place.If you are using something that comes in a single color only (like the air-dry clays I know), you need to do some painting. I use the kind that hardens when you bake it in the oven, but I imagine using air-dry or microwave-cure variants will work as well. modelling clay - this will be the base material for this project.As you will see, there is a wide array of different ideas possible, and some may require different materials.

Cover up holes in wall