Craft Bits. 0SaveThis tutorial shows you how to make a craft mold for polymer clay or jewelry making using Gap Filler or silicone. What you need Gap Filler / Silicone (Found in hardware store) Corn Flour Item to create mold Instructions For this mold you only need 2 ingredients. Gap filler or silicone (from the hardware store) and corn flour. These DIY molds are quick to make and can be used for casting jewelry and poly clay shapes. We used a shell to create our mold. Start by mixing the two ingredients together. Shape your ball into a rectangle or square a 1/2 inch thick (depending on the depth of the item you are casting) Then simply push your casting item (shell) into the dough.
It will take 2-3 days, depending on the weather to dry. Craftberry Bush. Hi friends – we made it through Monday, Yay! Today was the first time in over a year that I had the house all to myself. It felt a little quiet and lonely, but perfect for crafting and just catching up on house work. I also managed to put together a tutorial of a little project I did over the weekend. On our recent trip to Mexico, hubby bought me some beautiful silver and turquoise jewelry. Mexico is well known for its turquoise and silver, but as usual, you have to be careful of impostor jewelry.
There are various ways to tell real turquoise from fake, but as technology advances so does the ability for manufacturers to make very realistic looking turquoise. Materials polymer clay: turquoise, ultra marine, white, gold, black grater or blade cabochon or ring blank 1. 2. Freezer to harden. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. The bracelet is the real thing and the ring is the brand new faux piece. Here are some other turquoise jewelry with I love the way it turned out.
Related June 24, 2015 June 7, 2012. Crafts Unleashed. Polymer clay is a fun and versatile crafting medium that is appropriate for ages 4 and up and cures in a home oven! (Read the “Intro to Polymer Clay” if you need more information.) LINK UP No special tools are necessary, but in order to be successful with polymer clay, you do need to follow some basic steps before you begin crafting. So why condition polymer clay?
Well, two main reasons: 1) to re-mix the components in the clay, and 2) to warm it and make it pliable for working. Polymer clay, no matter what the brand, is comprised of a clay body, pigments, and plasticizer. As the clay sits on the shelf, the ingredients separate a little (although you can’t see it with the naked eye.) Secondly, most brands of polymer clay are a little stiff when you first take them out of the package. There are two ways to condition your clay- manually or with a pasta machine. First, take your block of clay, or slice a 1/2 inch piece from a brick. Disclosure: ConsumerCrafts.com provided the polymer clay.
Crafts Unleashed. Polymer clay is really one of the most versatile craft mediums out there, and with just a few techniques, you can make some great clay stacks- known in the polymer community as “canes” that then you can use to make beads, decorate home dec items, and more. Today we’ll have our first lesson: making striped and checkerboard canes. You’ll need: Premo clay in Black (or a dark color of your choice)Premo clay in White (or a light color of your choice)Studio 71 Pasta MachineBlade for cutting clay First you’ll want to condition your clays. (Read our quick post on that here.LINKUP) Once the clay is warm and soft, you’ll want to make some sheets of a uniform thickness. Lay your dark color on top of your light color, and use a roller or a brayer to adhere them to each older. Now run your clay through the pasta machine again, long-wise. To make our first cane, we’re going to make a jellyroll. Next use your fingers to “smoosh” the clay at a slant, like this: Use your fingers to smooth the seam:
Crafts Unleashed. Crafts Unleashed. Up til now, we’ve made striped and jelly roll canes that have depended on keeping two colors separate and distinct for visual impact. But did you know that polymer clay blends exceedingly well? It does, almost like blending paints. Let me show you how & we’ll create a fun cane to add to your repertoire! You’ll need only two blocks of clay in a light and a dark color.
First, condition your clay as I described in an earlier post. Gently “smoosh” together the pieces, then fold the clay from the bottom edge to kiss the top edge. Now, using the pasta machine, (LINKUP) run it through the rollers. Keep folding bottom to top and running it through the machine until the colors blend and you get a smooth gradient: Pretty cool, right? Smooth the seam with your finger to blend it in, and trim off the ragged edge to reveal your cane: Now you have another wonderful technique in your polymer clay arsenal! About Jenny Jenny is the editor-in-chief and craft concierge for Craft Test Dummies.
For the Makers. For the Makers. FRK Hansen. Jeg har lavet lidt øreringe i kobber og sarte farver. Det er skønt, at komme lidt væk fra neonfarverne og lave noget nyt. Efteråret synes jeg allerede lurer rundt om hjørnet og jeg er sikker på disse farver skal med i mit efterår Den sarte lyserøde og nuancerede grå bliver endnu lækre med lidt kobber. Jeg synes vi skal gå vinteren i møde med smukke smykker og her kommer en DIY, så vi kan blive vinter-smækre… -Er det fortidligt, det her vinter snak?! De sidste dages vejr har bare gjort, at jeg allerede nu tænker over hvad mandelgaven skal være i år…?! Det endte med, at blive en halv stor portion jeg fik lavet og jeg tænker at de kan blive fine som værtindegaver.
Mulighederne med kobbermalingen er jo uendelige og jeg har lavet flere forskellige versioner.. Hvis du selv vil i gang skal du bruge: Malertape/Maskingtape Pensel Sekundlim Evt. Start med at rul et stykke cernit ud til det er et par millimeter tykt. Creativ Company har været så søde, at sponsorer materialerne i denne DIY. It Happens in a Blink. This post may contain affiliate links. Are you thinking of dabbling in oven bake clay crafts and projects? Are you unsure what items that you need to purchase? Read on for the very basics! I’ve always wanted to do oven bake crafts. Well, yeah. You’ll read many clay tutorials that use wax paper for completing projects. I have the below Sculpey Essential Tool Kit, but there are really only a few items out of it that I use. Clay cutters are wonderful for so many projects, and I count them as a must-have!
TEXTURE MAKERS- not necessary, but super cool! Unless you only want smooth clay projects, these texture squares are awesome! And that’s really it! It Happens in a Blink. This post may contain affiliate links. Have you grabbed your supplies yet? I’m kicking off a new series soon on 20 Oven Bake Clay Projects for Beginners, and about a week ago I shared the supplies that you should check out if you are thinking of trying out this fun hobby. Today, I’m sharing a few Tips and Tricks for getting started with Oven Bake Clay! Get the feel of the clay. If your own experience with clay so far is Play-Doh, oven bake clay feels different!
Practice “Conditioning” the clay. What is conditioning? Keep clay supplies separate. If you have chosen to use a few items around the house for clay projects (such as cookie cutter, knives, and pans), keep these items separate from the general kitchen items. Think Outside the Box. Before I began with oven bake clay projects, I only thought that I could make those little clay animals with oven bake clay. Clean Supplies after Each Color. My most major uh-oh I make on a regular basis is not cleaning my clay roller after changing colors. Lines Across. I’ve gotten a little behind on blogging lately. I’ve been making things like crazy, but I just haven’t taken the time to sit down and share the tutorials. If you follow me on Instagram, you got a little sneak peak of these cute watercolor hearts a couple of weeks ago. I first got the idea to create a watercolor look with polymer clay from this coaster tutorial by Something Peach. This project is great for beginners to polymer clay, and it requires very little tools.
What you need: 1. 3. What you do: 1. 2. 3. *Tip: If you want your clay to be very even, you can use two identical flat surfaces (like paint stirrer sticks from Home Depot) on either side of your clay. 5. …and you’re done. Lines Across. Living with 3 Moon Babies. Making Clay Beads. NellieBellie. Pottery Blog. This project is instant gratification. Something that is not that common in the world of clay. With this texture roller, you can use it as soon as the hot glue has cooling, which is very fast.
It’s a great project to do in a class, or on your own so you have a custom tool that no one else has. Supplies: a roller of some sort (cut up pieces of PVC, empty rolls of tape, couplings for PVC, plastic rolling pins from the dollar store or craft store).a sharpie.a hot glue gun. They only cost a couple of bucks.extra hot glue sticks. Draw your pattern onto the rolling pin. While you’re drawing, plug in your hot glue gun. After the glue seems cool, start rolling away… The first attempt might stick a bit, but after there is some dusty clay on the roller, it won’t really stick. If you’re not a hand builder, a nice use for one of these textured slabs is in the bottom of a thrown and altered casserole.
Seven Alive. Sprinkle Some Fun. The Perfect Pear Pair. Hi friends! Here's a very simple DIY anyone can make, plus its a great way to use up all of those old polymer clay bits! Happy crafting lovelys! Xo, Lauren. Think Crafts. By General Crafts Contributor Amy from the Etsy Shop DangerousRainboCraft. Do I need to buy every shade of every color? No, you can mix colors to create your own custom colors. If you have a hard time figuring out what colors to mix, a color wheel is a great tool to have and can also be used for other crafts like mixing paints. Can I mix different brands of polymer clay? Yes, you can. Do I need a special oven? No, you can bake polymer clay in your home oven. Why is my clay changing in color as I work with it? You just worked with a red piece of clay and now as you work with your yellow piece of clay, you notice red fingerprints or marbling.
Why do my eye pins keep falling out of my finished projects? I personally like to dip the tip of my pins in Liquid Fimo before inserting them into my work. Think Crafts. By General Crafts Contributor Amy from the Etsy Shop DangerousRainboCraft. I remember when I first started working with clay in 2007. I ran across all kinds of surprise issues with project outcomes. Frankly I was sometimes a little green with envy over the amazing works of other clay artist. I would ask myself why am I having “this” problem and they are not. So I want to share with you the solutions to the problems I had at the beginnings of my polymer clay journey. Problem: The bottom of your clay work has an unattractive shine after baking.
Solution: The best fix I have found for this is to line your baking pan with plain white computer paper and place your work on top of it before baking. Problem: My clay is too hard to work with. Solution: When clay is hard and crumbles when you work with it don’t throw it away. Problem: My clay is too soft. Clay can become tacky and sticky sometimes, to fix this I like to use a process called leaching. Problem: Lint and dust specks on clay. Think Crafts. By General Crafts Contributor Amy from the Etsy Shop DangerousRainboCraft. What is a clay machine? A clay machine is a tool used in polymer clay crafting to easily create flat sheets of clay. Clay machines can be set to different thickness levels depending on what you need for your project. Can I use it straight out of the box? First look over your clay machine and wipe it down with a damp (just use water) paper towel to remove any dust or packing grease that could be on your machine.
How do I care for a pasta machine? Never overload your machine with too thick of clay or too hard of clay, this can break down the gears. What setting do I start with? Always start with the first or #1 setting which is the thickest setting. Do I need to prep my clay? Too hard of clay can also damage your machine so work with your clay so that it is soft before using in a machine. What are some benefits of having a clay machine? How do I create a color blend? There are several ways to create color blends. Think Crafts. By General Crafts Contributor Amy from the Etsy Shop DangerousRainboCraft.
Ready to start working with polymer clay and don’t know where to begin? Here are some great things to start out with and build your polymer clay stash up as well as some extras that are my personal favorites. The most basic thing you will need is polymer clay. Polymer clay is an oven hardening clay that remains soft until baked. A good starting point is a multicolor pack. You can even mix colors within a clay pack to create new ones. The most popular polymer clay brands are Sculpey and Fimo and are ready to use right from the package with no conditioning required. Storage: You will want to invest in some zipper plastic bags to store your clay. Hobby blade and/or clay cutter: You will need a hobby blade or clay cutter to trim and cut your clay.
Things around the house: There are even some things around the house you can convert into tools. Toothpicks and sewing pins are great for creating details like small holes. Vikalpah.