Create their name with no pottery experience needed using premium NZ clay.
No kilns needed just air-dry & paint at home - premium kits are made in NZ
Zero pottery experience needed! Comes with A-Z bubble letter stencils
Make their room extra special
Mindful, relaxing & incredibly satisfying
Clay can be recycled / reused (there's no pressure to make what you love the first time
It's the perfect baby shower gift for yourself or a loved one.
What's in the kit
What's in the kit👉🏽 Instruction and inspiration booklet
👉🏽 Printed bubble letter paper stencils A-Z letters
👉🏽 Premium Air-dry clay made in NZ - enough to make 7 letters (order extra clay here for more letters)
👉🏽 Sculpting tools
👉🏽 Sponge
👉🏽 Paint brush
👉🏽 White paint for mixing new colours
👉🏽 Sealant
👉🏽 Set of coloured paints (paints can be mixed to make new colours or you can order other paint sets here)
Save $10 buying as a bundle.
No kilns are required! Simply model your shape at home and let it air dry.
Hang your letters using 3M™ double-sided mounting strips, or create small holes in the back of each letter while the clay is still soft if you'd prefer to hang them on nails.
Kiln free, fuss free! Make decorative air-dry pieces
Kiln free, fuss free! Make decorative air-dry piecesNo kilns are required- that’s the fun of our clay. Model your shape at home and let it air-dry and it will be a beaut decorative water resistant piece. Scroll down for examples of things you can make.
If you'd like to make ceramic letters find information on what to order here.
Shipping info (free over $100 in NZ)
Shipping info (free over $100 in NZ)New Zealand:
$8 or FREE over $100 for tracked shipping. Orders are sent on the same day of purchase during the week and usually take 1-3 days to deliver.
Express overnight shipping: $15.50 (delivered next business day)- order before 1pm. Excl rural.
Australian orders:
$10 AUD flat rate tracked service.
Usually arrives 3-7 days.
For all other international shipping: please contact us and we can look into shipping for you.
Public holidays:
We're shipping orders around the public holidays over the summer.
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Mix & match any pottery kits and paint set combo - add the 4th kit to your cart to redeem.
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HOW DOES IT WORK?
Create A mindful experience & their name
1. make letters
Wear baby or put them in a bouncer whilst you create! It's a great activity to do with your anti-natal group! Wait a week for them to dry then paint and seal them.
2. PAint
Once dry, paint and seal the name for a glossy finish.
3. hang the letters
Use 3m or scotch tape to attach the letters to your little loves door or wall.
200+ five STAR reviews ACROSS ALL KITS
Let customers speak for us
Loved loved loved making nursery letters with my Modeletto kit! Was such a mindful process, and the perfect last addition to our nursery space for baby boy. It’s special to have something made by me and my husband in his room, and it was made easier with good instructions and the kit that comes with everything we needed! 🩵
We absolutely loved our Modeletto pottery date! My boyfriend and I did this together and it was honestly so much fun and so easy from start to finish. Neither of us had ever done pottery before, but everything was really simple to follow and felt super approachable. It was such a nice way to spend intentional time together, and we came away with the cutest matching mugs. It feels so special knowing we made them by hand, and I already can’t wait to have our morning coffees together using them. It was such a fun and memorable experience, and I’d 100% recommend it to anyone looking for a creative way to spend time together :)
Beautiful product. Website was easy to use and communicating with the owner was a breeze when I had questions.
I’m based in Hawke’s Bay so when I found somewhere to fire it, it was great to know they had a relationship with Modeletto so they knew how to work with the clay and glazes I had used
Such amazing clay to work with 😍
Loved making this tray to go along with my Modeletto purchase. They look so cute together - thanks for the inspiration
Learning a new skill as an adult has been both deeply humbling and wildly inspiring … ✨
Thank you for the pottery kit that got this vase started and the inspiration to keep creating 🌹
This was honestly such a fun experience! So easy to follow and the French pear scent is gorgeous. I will be doing more of these kits with some girlfriends and a glass of wine! Loved it. Perfect gift too <3
Hang your letters using 3M™ double-sided mounting strips, or create small holes in the back of each letter while the clay is still soft if you'd prefer to hang them on nails.
At Amanda's (my mum) place! Yep she spends hours making up your kits with so much love including cutting the clay, pouring paints into pottles and more!
Our pottery kits are completely beginner friendly and have easy to follow instructions and video tutorials.
Absolutely! We love solo potting and you will too.
Being an eco-friendly and sustainable brand was non-negotiable for us.
- Our clay is natural, non-toxic and made right here in New Zealand.
- Our packaging is home compostable, recyclable and reusable.
- Stickers are made with PVC free products
- Clay is wrapped in a compostable cling-wrap + compostable kraft pouch
- Paints come in reusable glass jars
- Paint brush handles + sculpting tools are wooden
- Mailer boxes are craft cardboard and can be reused
- Each box is packed with reused wool insulation
- Compostable mailer bags
For best results leave for 1/2 weeks. Leave it to dry in a cool place.
It looks great in its natural state with 2 coats of sealer, or paint with white acrylic paint (and colours if you wish), let the paint dry and apply 2 coats of sealer.
Don't put your piece in your oven, or apply heat to try to speed this process up, because it will likely cause your shape to crack. If you'd like to work on your piece then take a break, no worries! Just wrap it in an eco-friendly bag i.e bin liner and come back to it when you feel like it. We don't recommend leaving it for too long though.
NB: Our air-dry clay is not food or water safe, so if you want to make a bowl to eat out of, or a mug to drink out of, you must get your creations fired in a kiln after its dried for at least 2 weeks. It must not have our paint or sealer on it.
1kg - enough to make a 7 letters. You can buy more here if you need more.
