Kato Clay Is Here!

Hello again!
So excited I had to share! I received some Kato clay for my birthday and I just opened the package! Not in one description, in neither books nor online, did I read about the smell... oh, it reminds me of a new doll I would get when I was a little girl. That wonderful brand new smell......

I am trying Kato because I really am not happy with the Fimo clay. Despite the fact I built an armature for my figure it still suffered cracking and breaking, even after confirming oven was baking at the right temp. The most frustrating place where the figurine broke was around the ankles, even though the wires went all the way down through the clay base and onto the wooden base. Aaarg, wobble wobble wobble.

I was also discouraged by the color change with the Fimo. By the final baking, the skull of the figurine was very dark (probably because the tin foil core got so hot, each time). The problem wasn't critical because the hair was going to cover that bad area, but even the arms and legs were discoloring with each bake, giving the piece an uneven tone until the final bake.

The Kato clay claims to not discolor and is a lot stronger. And with a more sturdy wire for the armature, I am sure I'll have better luck.

Thank you for stopping by. Please come again.

Me and Hazel! A Cake Topper....

Me and Hazel!, originally uploaded by CraftyPease.

Hi everyone!
I have been playing with polymer clay for a long time but this is the first time I've ever tried to do a figurine (a somewhat realistic one).

It's a cake topper. Have been seeing some really nice ones online and thought it would be fun to give it a try. Although there is much I'd change with this one, overall the experience was fun and I'd like to try another one.

Hope you like the close up views. The pics are terrible but you get a good idea of what they look like.

Thanks for looking!

Hazel

Hazel, originally uploaded by CraftyPease.

Close up

Me, close up, originally uploaded by CraftyPease.

Sorry the picture is so dark.

Millefiori Night Glow Bowl

Millefiori Night Glow Bowl, originally uploaded by CraftyPease.

My first polymer bowl. Needs a little refinement (ok, a lot).

I just wanted to see if I could actually do one! The underside of the bowl turned out well because it's shiny from being pressed onto the bowl I used as a base,

My daughter wants me to make her one, so hopefully that one will be successful and look a little cleaner, too.

This one's fun because it will actually glow in the dark. Whatta trip, man!

Thank you for dropping by.

Rose Tutorial Demonstration How-To

Hello again!


Holy cow! I did it! I finally completed the rose tutorial. It's pretty large so instead of loading the blog up with all the photographs, I thought I'd include a link in this post (below or click on the rose photograph). I will also have a link in the right sidebar, on this blog.

I hope you all find this to be helpful. It's not too different from most rose polymer clay how-to guides, but there are a couple things I do uniquely that make this demo worth a look, at least.

The Rose Tutorial

Thank you for visiting and reading the demonstration! Please tell me what you think.