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Tag Archives: polymer clay
Jun19
Clearing and Claying
My primary workspace at Mama’s House is the kitchen counter. I need to clear it so I can empty the upper cabinets, clean and reline them. I create a little, too, while I’m at it. Today’s play:
These were baked in my small white toaster oven at 250F for 30 minutes with no burning!
Jun18
More Molds
I’m making molds
and carving out molded pieces
while I’m clearing my workspace at Mama’s House.
Jun13
Busy Clay Day!
Here at Camp Nana! Moldmaking and clay playing first thing in the morning! 
Somebody remembered how to make a Natasha bead without being told!
Jun5
Purple Butterfly
Did I say I like making molds? I like using them, too!
Apr29
Another Great Get Together!
On Friday, April 12, her birthday, Laura and I took an enameling class at the River Arts District in Asheville, NC.
This is Laura’s:
This is mine:
When the class was over, we wandered through that part of the district (it’s a big place!) and then drove to Fresh West, a wood-fired pizza place. 
These colorful shops were more studios.
I wish I’d gotten a photo of their oven. It was a huge black mound encrusted with glass and tile mosaics. I’ll have to go back. This has nothing to do with it!
On Saturday, we left out early to visit the Blue Ridge Polymer Clay Guild in Arden, NC, not far from Asheville.
Apr5
Nah
I’m trying to design a bead strand from which to hang my polymer clay butterfly. The scale is all wrong here. The beads are too fat! Back to the drawing (bead) board!
I think this 14k gold-plated chain and a jump ring might be all the butterfly needs. 
The bail is 18k.
Apr1
A Great Girlfriend’s Weekend!
Laura Sheaffer and I have some good girlfriend’s get togethers, and this one was no exception. We know how to party, and by party, I mean feast, craft and laugh!
We ate at our favorite restaurant from college, twice, and found a new cupcakery! We worked and played in polymer clay, we took a quilling class from my sister-in-law, Pam McLean, and made new friends!
Oops, I almost forgot, we shopped!
I didn’t like the first set of mirror images so I sliced one again and made another bead that I sliced into two beads.
The other half I played with, rolling and cutting cabochons and different sized beads.
The last one, lower center, got smushed and rolled too many times. It started to get “muddy.”
Laura’s Natasha bead looked like a wolf!
That was Friday. On Saturday, we traveled to nearby Elkin to take my sister-in-law’s quilling class. This is my multi-talented sister-in-law, Pamela McLean. You should hear her sing!
Laura made a new friend, Babette.
Did I mention, we shopped? Michael’s had their green label beads 70% off, and I couldn’t resist, as usual. That makes them ~ $1.80/strand.
Those big wooden beads will hopefully be bases for polymer clay “veneers!”
I also bought some cookie cutters and a fondant mold to use with my clay!
Feb28
Polymer and Paint
Today’s experiment:
Remember the black butterfly I cast in Sculpey Soufflé polymer back in January?
Its been baked, and today I painted it with Lumiere paints. I used a dry paint technique with angled bristle brushes. I used a liner on the body. 
I had lots of paint leftover, so I brushed some gold on a red piece I had molded, cast, and baked.
The Lumiere paints have lots of shine, so I think I’ll finish these with a satin glaze.
Jan7
Polymer and Putty
Today’s experiment:
The blue butterfly above is a carved piece of clam shell from China. I made a mold of it from Amazing Mold Putty (yellow,) and cast it with Sculpey Soufflé in black.
I’ve used the Soufflé before and thought its extra soft texture would make it easier to fill the mold. I trimmed the excess with scissors and a box cutter. I have not baked it, yet.
Here’s the mold putty: 