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| I found this project yesterday and devoted most of my day to it. :-/ It looked so simple!
Sculpey Project 3D Shapelets I only have 2 brass stencils and neither is good for this project, so I used a plastic one instead. I don't think I'd ever used Lumiere paints on polymer clay... And I only have 3 colors of that. They go on great and dry so quickly, but when I came to the part where the clay needs to be shaped over the peanut, some of the paint rubbed off. I guess because I pressed it into my palm; that's the only way I could figure how to get it "puffed" out. I was using the Kato clay, BTW, and I wonder if Sculpey might have worked better... Then again, I may have rolled it too thick. I didn't feel like fiddling with 3/32 of an inch!!
Here are my 3d "shapelet" pendants
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| Very pretty Lia! They are gorgeous and came out great. You are very creative and ingeneous. -- Michele :0) |
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| Get outa here......that is too cool. That's a new one one me and I love new ones. Fine job and thanks for showing it. Splain a bit.....did the peanut actually melt inside when you baked it? You said something about the water melting it and seeping out. thanks |
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- Posted by ArtsyCraftsy (My Page) on Sun, Oct 27, 02 at 18:04
| Lia- What a great project!!! Hmmmm...I think you're luring me away from my bookmaking & back to my clay, LOL! They remind me of the lentil beads from a recent PCPolyzine. Maybe a light heat setting with the heat gun would keep the paint from smudging? I only have some Createx & Luna Lights...wonder if they would work? That Kato clay is stiffer than Sculpey, so maybe it doesn't flex as easily to make a "puff". Great idea about painting a matching ribbon. I am seeing a lot of organza ribbon for necklaces...such a pretty effect. Dagnabbit :-P~~~ ! I just tossed a whole box of cornstarch peanuts the other day after I spilled them all over the laundry room. |
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| Thanks guys! I don't feel very creative and ingenius; all I can ever do is copy others' ideas. :-/ But I did like that project. I realized that about the diff between Kato & Sculpey as I was conditioning it. Hey! I thought Kato was supposed to be easier??? Re: the peanut --I almost subsituted a puff of polyfiber. I had to trim the peanut a bit so it wouldn't be too large. The cornstarch peanuts won't melt while the clay is baking, but it will melt when it gets wet. If I hadn't dipped my piece in water, I guess it would have stayed "solid". Or maybe if I had waited till the piece was cured and then dipped before drilling holes. Turned out I didn't use the holes after all, at least not for threading a cord. They did come in handy for the puff of air! :-D And maybe I'll change to ribbon when I find some... Oh, I still haven't learned the difference between Luna Lights, Radiant Pearls, Fiesta??? and all that! When you find out if Createx & LLs work, Karen, let us know! |
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