After some prodding by Brenda Sue I have taken on the task of playing around with polymer clay in order to familiarize myself with it and the different things that can be done with it.
So I thought that I would share with you some of the beads that I have created over the past week with this new medium (at least for me).
To start out, I thought that I would playing with marbling and here is what I created:
I marbled together some white and red Sculpey III. I really love the different shades that these beads have. I tried two different shapes for these beads - round and oval. I had a little difficulty piercing the holes in some - at least when speaking of middle of the bead hole.
Then I decided to try some of the texture stamps that I purchased. For these, I used Sculpey III in beige (I wanted to be able to see the designs clearly so I thought that this color would be best.)
For the left piece, I added color by the way of Guilder's Paste to this with a fingertip after baking. The color didn't come out as I had hoped, but I think that with a little more practice I can get a better effect.
The middle piece was baked and colored with Guilder's Paste after baking. The effect is much better with this one.
The third is an example of what happens when I don't apply even pressure to the roller when adding a texture stamp. The left-hand side has only a faint impression.
Then I tried my hand at a cane. Unfortunately, the clay was soft and ended up melding together. So rather than waste the clay, I decided to use it as a marble effect. Below are the results.
I created a few flat circular pieces and added texture to these. The larger circles have a hole in the top, while the smaller circles have a whole in the center.
I also created a round bead and had better luck with a straighter hole this time.
The final piece was a larger round bead that I decided to make into a teardrop.
Not bad for my first attempt although creating the hole through the bead misshaped the smaller end.
Using the same clay as above, I thought I would attempt a crude toggle clasp.
I have baked this and thought that it would be nice to add the wire after baking this first time. I think that next time I will try to bake it with the wire in place. The round part of the toggle has some texture added with the piercing tool. The hole (which isn't pictured is in one side. The toggle part has a whole pierced through the center.
And here they are all together.
All in all, I must say that I am a little bit proud of my creations.
And most of all I am proud of this piece that Aidan (my 8 yr old created).
I am not sure how many of you can guess what it is .. I will will just tell you. It is a turtle with a rainbow in its back. He not only created this, using Pluffy Clay, but he also narrated the entire time as if he was making an instructional video. I will have to pull out the video camera next time to capture his hidden talent.
Thanks for stopping by to see what my son and I created. Hope to see you again really soon.
Much Love,
Shell
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