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Posted by K2 on Thu Oct 05, 2006 2:19 AM Post subject: Re: I did it!
Helen, Thank you for your very detailed instructions. I've saved the messages, and when I get a little bit of time, I'm
definately going to try this. I like the idea of putting them on thank you cards . . . "Helen"
<Helensclayart@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1159970576.119413.133450@c28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
[quote:10ae03fe24]Kathy, I work with clay all the time and you can take a mold of it. I would suggest using cornstarch
as a release agent so the clay doesn't stick to your medal. Here are a couple of suggestions to making a mold of your
medal: Condition your clay, conditioning can be achieved by rolling, folding it in half, twisting it and rolling some
more. Roll this lump into a ball and flatten slightly. Powder up the face of your medal and press it into the now
flattened clay lump firmly and evenly. Remove the medal from the clay and wipe off or rinse the cornstarch off your
medal. Bake this mold in your oven at the recommended temperature on the package of your clay, usually 275 degrees. I
would bake this mold for approximately one hour. After this mold is cooled you can use it to create many medals out of
clay. To make your new clay medal: Condition your clay again, this time using maybe a gold or silver metallic clay.
Roll this into a ball and then into cornstarch. Press this gold clay which is covered in cornstarch into the mold you
made previously. Take a sharp knife or blade and slice off the excess clay that overflows the mold to give your medal a
flat back. Remove your new gold medal from the mold and clean up your edges to your liking. If you would like a hole in
the medal for stringing, this would be a good time to use a straw and poke a hole into your unbaked medal. Bake this for
at least 30 minutes at the recommended temperature for the clay you purchased, usually around 275 degrees. Now you can
make as many medals as you would like from your mold. Use this mold over and over again. You could make many clay
medals and glue them to thank you cards. If you have any questions, I would be happy to help you with your clay
creation. Good luck! Helen Helen's Clay Art K2 wrote: That's interesting. The kids have some sculpey around here
somewhere. I'll try it out on a less important medal and see if it works. This one has a center piece that rotates (its
pretty cool, actually), so a photocopy might be the best way to go. Kathy "anji"
<lillypad626@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1159851573.732738.269750@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... i got it.
i've been thingking of this post all day. what about using Sculpey clay, press your medal into it, then bake the clay.
use ribbon like was said in an earlier post for the ribbon on your medal. you can make the clay farely thin so it's not
so bulky. just a thought. Anji K2 wrote: [/quote:10ae03fe24]
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Posted by Helen on Wed Oct 04, 2006 3:09 PM Post subject: Re: I did it!
Kathy, I just read your message again, and realized that your medal rotates. Oh...it is still possible to do the mold
out of clay. Just cut apart your gold or silver pieces after they come out of your mold. Then slide a piece of wire
from top to bottom through the two pieces before baking your gold or silver clay medal. I hope this makes sense to you.
It is usually easier to pierce your pieces with a needle tool before sliding the wire through. This makes a path for
the wire to travel through. Of course there are some other ways to achieve a great medal as well, this is not the only
way. Helen K2 wrote: [quote:138529019d]That's interesting. The kids have some sculpey around here somewhere. I'll try
it out on a less important medal and see if it works. This one has a center piece that rotates (its pretty cool,
actually), so a photocopy might be the best way to go. Kathy "anji" <lillypad626@gmail.com> wrote in
message news:1159851573.732738.269750@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... i got it. i've been thingking of this post all
day. what about using Sculpey clay, press your medal into it, then bake the clay. use ribbon like was said in an
earlier post for the ribbon on your medal. you can make the clay farely thin so it's not so bulky. just a thought.
Anji K2 wrote:[/quote:138529019d]
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Posted by Helen on Wed Oct 04, 2006 3:02 PM Post subject: Re: I did it!
Kathy, I work with clay all the time and you can take a mold of it. I would suggest using cornstarch as a release agent
so the clay doesn't stick to your medal. Here are a couple of suggestions to making a mold of your medal: Condition
your clay, conditioning can be achieved by rolling, folding it in half, twisting it and rolling some more. Roll this
lump into a ball and flatten slightly. Powder up the face of your medal and press it into the now flattened clay lump
firmly and evenly. Remove the medal from the clay and wipe off or rinse the cornstarch off your medal. Bake this mold in
your oven at the recommended temperature on the package of your clay, usually 275 degrees. I would bake this mold for
approximately one hour. After this mold is cooled you can use it to create many medals out of clay. To make your new
clay medal: Condition your clay again, this time using maybe a gold or silver metallic clay. Roll this into a ball and
then into cornstarch. Press this gold clay which is covered in cornstarch into the mold you made previously. Take a
sharp knife or blade and slice off the excess clay that overflows the mold to give your medal a flat back. Remove your
new gold medal from the mold and clean up your edges to your liking. If you would like a hole in the medal for
stringing, this would be a good time to use a straw and poke a hole into your unbaked medal. Bake this for at least 30
minutes at the recommended temperature for the clay you purchased, usually around 275 degrees. Now you can make as many
medals as you would like from your mold. Use this mold over and over again. You could make many clay medals and glue
them to thank you cards. If you have any questions, I would be happy to help you with your clay creation. Good luck!
Helen Helen's Clay Art K2 wrote: [quote:a02c99a7dd]That's interesting. The kids have some sculpey around here
somewhere. I'll try it out on a less important medal and see if it works. This one has a center piece that rotates (its
pretty cool, actually), so a photocopy might be the best way to go. Kathy "anji"
<lillypad626@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1159851573.732738.269750@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... i got it.
i've been thingking of this post all day. what about using Sculpey clay, press your medal into it, then bake the clay.
use ribbon like was said in an earlier post for the ribbon on your medal. you can make the clay farely thin so it's not
so bulky. just a thought. Anji K2 wrote:[/quote:a02c99a7dd]
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Posted by K2 on Wed Oct 04, 2006 3:48 AM Post subject: Re: I did it!
That's interesting. The kids have some sculpey around here somewhere. I'll try it out on a less important medal and see
if it works. This one has a center piece that rotates (its pretty cool, actually), so a photocopy might be the best
way to go. Kathy "anji" <lillypad626@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1159851573.732738.269750@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... [quote:8350f267a5]i got it. i've been thingking of this
post all day. what about using Sculpey clay, press your medal into it, then bake the clay. use ribbon like was said in
an earlier post for the ribbon on your medal. you can make the clay farely thin so it's not so bulky. just a thought.
Anji K2 wrote:[/quote:8350f267a5]
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View entire thread: paper clay
Posted by Michellebell on Mon Jul 03, 2006 1:17 PM Post subject: Re: paper clay
Wow... I've been getting great ideas from this group! Thanks for another one. I'm going to have to try that! Have a
great, safe week! Michelle P. King's Crown wrote: [quote:88163569d8]Sorry haven't tried it. I would think the oven
temp to bake the clay wouldn't be hot enough to melt the embossing powder. I have embossed on polymer clay after it's
been baked with great success. Lynne "Anji" <lillypad626@cableone.net> wrote in message
news:12a3b4dml40nq96@corp.supernews.com... has anyone ever tried putting embossing powder sprinkled onto sculpey clay
before baking? i have never read anything saying i couldn't. does anyone know? thanks in advance. Anji
[/quote:88163569d8]
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Posted by Sandy on Thu Jun 29, 2006 12:56 PM Post subject: Re: paper clay
I've used the paper clay that air dried. It was really neat to work with and you can do about anything to it. Sandy
"Anji" <lillypad626@cableone.net> wrote in message news:12a3b4dml40nq96@corp.supernews.com...
[quote:6f276eb071]has anyone ever tried putting embossing powder sprinkled onto sculpey clay before baking? i have
never read anything saying i couldn't. does anyone know? thanks in advance. Anji [/quote:6f276eb071]
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Posted by Helen on Thu Jun 29, 2006 5:00 AM Post subject: Re: paper clay
Anji, I forgot to tell you that I've used embossing powders both mixed into the clay and also as a 'topping'. White
embossing powder on top of a snowman looks like a snow dusting...very cool. Helen Helen's Clay Art www.ravensdale.info
www.nwpcg.org Anji wrote: [quote:7533763104]has anyone ever tried putting embossing powder sprinkled onto sculpey clay
before baking? i have never read anything saying i couldn't. does anyone know? thanks in advance.
Anji[/quote:7533763104]
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Posted by Helen on Thu Jun 29, 2006 4:57 AM Post subject: Re: paper clay
Anji, Now I see the heading is paper clay. Are you talking polymer clay or paper clay? Yes, you can add embossing
powder to Sculpey polymer clay. In fact, Susan Hyde has a technique published in which she uses embossing powder right
in her Faux Fabric technique. I've used it many times in polymer clay as well. Of course, making faux fabric and in
making leaf canes. I love the look. Depending on the amount of embossing powder you add results in different effects.
Helen Helen's Clay Art www.ravensdale.info www.nwpcg.org Anji wrote: [quote:f243c355dd]has anyone ever tried putting
embossing powder sprinkled onto sculpey clay before baking? i have never read anything saying i couldn't. does anyone
know? thanks in advance. Anji[/quote:f243c355dd]
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Posted by Amy in Springboro on Wed Jun 28, 2006 12:44 PM Post subject: Re: paper clay
King's Crown wrote: [quote:dd6572d631]Sorry haven't tried it. I would think the oven temp to bake the clay wouldn't be
hot enough to melt the embossing powder. I have embossed on polymer clay after it's been baked with great success.
Lynne "Anji" <lillypad626@cableone.net> wrote in message news:12a3b4dml40nq96@corp.supernews.com... has
anyone ever tried putting embossing powder sprinkled onto sculpey clay before baking? i have never read anything saying
i couldn't. does anyone know? thanks in advance. Anji [/quote:dd6572d631] I don't know what temp your paper clay
requires. Is it low & slow? I have embossed using the broil setting on my oven. I don't own a heat gun so items
that I want embossed, I place on a wood cutting board and place them on the center rack under the broiler & watch it
very closely. It works just fine. I would say it would work. -- Amy L.
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Posted by King's Crown on Wed Jun 28, 2006 12:40 AM Post subject: Re: paper clay
Sorry haven't tried it. I would think the oven temp to bake the clay wouldn't be hot enough to melt the embossing
powder. I have embossed on polymer clay after it's been baked with great success. Lynne "Anji"
<lillypad626@cableone.net> wrote in message news:12a3b4dml40nq96@corp.supernews.com... [quote:de83101feb]has
anyone ever tried putting embossing powder sprinkled onto sculpey clay before baking? i have never read anything saying
i couldn't. does anyone know? thanks in advance. Anji [/quote:de83101feb]
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Posted by Anji on Tue Jun 27, 2006 11:09 PM Post subject: paper clay
has anyone ever tried putting embossing powder sprinkled onto sculpey clay before baking? i have never read anything
saying i couldn't. does anyone know? thanks in advance. Anji
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View entire thread: fingerprints - like 'em or lump 'em?
Posted by D Curtis on Fri Oct 20, 2006 4:16 AM Post subject: Re: fingerprints - like 'em or lump 'em?
I am in the depends on the piece group. For most things I want a matte finish and fingerprints add to the piece. On
others a super shiny finish is right and I will work hard to avoid fingerprints and dings because I dislike sanding so
very much. I use fimo and preemo for most of my work. Diana, who is very happy to see the polyclay group so active again
http://duet.etsy.com nanner wrote: [quote:b0fa232a24]what's everyone's opinion on fingerprints on work? so far i am not
a sanding and polishing kind of gal, i don't think i'd like the finish on a figure if i did that. How do your customers
feel about it? Is it considered unprofessional or sloppy to leave your mark, so to speak? I personally feel it's an
intimate medium and that it doesn't need to look perfectly untouched in the end. i do try to smooth things as much as
possible but so far I don't get too concerned in that. maybe as i learn more and get better I will also find that more
important. i do want to show & sell my work so i want to know what your experience has been with this and what level
of finishing is expected. btw - i am mainly using Cernit which you know is not gooey like sculpey thanks
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Posted by nanner on Fri Oct 06, 2006 1:35 PM Post subject: fingerprints - like 'em or lump 'em?
what's everyone's opinion on fingerprints on work? so far i am not a sanding and polishing kind of gal, i don't think
i'd like the finish on a figure if i did that. How do your customers feel about it? Is it considered unprofessional or
sloppy to leave your mark, so to speak? I personally feel it's an intimate medium and that it doesn't need to look
perfectly untouched in the end. i do try to smooth things as much as possible but so far I don't get too concerned in
that. maybe as i learn more and get better I will also find that more important. i do want to show & sell my work
so i want to know what your experience has been with this and what level of finishing is expected. btw - i am mainly
using Cernit which you know is not gooey like sculpey thanks
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Posted by rucker.lindsey@googlemail on Sat Oct 07, 2006 10:07 PM Post subject: Re: fingerprints - like 'em or lump 'em?
nanner wrote: [quote:79c5b112fe]what's everyone's opinion on fingerprints on work? so far i am not a sanding and
polishing kind of gal, i don't think i'd like the finish on a figure if i did that. How do your customers feel about it?
Is it considered unprofessional or sloppy to leave your mark, so to speak? I personally feel it's an intimate medium and
that it doesn't need to look perfectly untouched in the end. i do try to smooth things as much as possible but so far I
don't get too concerned in that. maybe as i learn more and get better I will also find that more important. i do want to
show & sell my work so i want to know what your experience has been with this and what level of finishing is
expected. btw - i am mainly using Cernit which you know is not gooey like sculpey thanks [/quote:79c5b112fe] I dont
know what the standards for sculpture are, but I sand my beads. I wear snug-fitting gloves so that matte finish beads
require minimal sanding and I spend less time scrubbing my hands afterwards. -- Lindsey http://artwork-by-
lindsey.blogspot.com
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