Materials and Tools (any or all of the items below):
- Premo! Translucent polymer clay: (2-3 Packages)
- Pasta machine
- Oven thermometer
- Needle tool
- Thin shish kabob skewers
- Small scoop (if needed)
SUGGESTED INCLUSIONS:
- Mica flakes
- Colored embossing powders
- Crayons shards or small shavings
- FINE glitter (can be round, stick-shaped, star-shaped, etc.)
- CLEAR UTEE
- Acrylic paints
- Pearl Ex Powders
- Lumiere' paints
- Beedz
- Gold or silver leafing
- Colored sand
- Jones Tones foils
- Spices*
- Old Makeup (not to be used for face after using in clay)
- Metallic threads
*NOTE: any dried or fresh spices may be combined with polymer clay -this lesson uses old spices that may no longer be used in cooking but are GREAT to combine with clay!
Directions:
- Condition the translucent clay, as much as you'll need to "play" with. It can be part or all of the clay, depending on how much you want to "play"! Run some of the clay through the pasta machine on setting 1 or 2, (largest or next larger setting). This will make a "sheet" to add your inclusions to.
- Cut into several small rectangles of the same size.
- Add a small amount of desired inclusion. Use a small scoop to add just a tad to the center of the sheet.
- Fold and press the edges to "seal in" the inclusion.
NOTE: ALL POWDERS AND FLAKES OF THINGS WILL WORK WITH THIS, BUT NOT the Jones Tones foils or the BEEDZ (see list above). CAUTION! BEEDZ when run through the pasta machine with clay will DAMAGE the machine!!! If using BEEDZ, hand mix and knead.
- Re-run all through the pasta machine several times until thoroughly mixed.
- Shape in desired bead shape, press hole in using a needle tool or a wooden shish kabob skewer, string on skewer, and suspend from sides of baking dish, or flatten and stamp with inked stamp to make lovely pendants, etc.!
- When ready to bake, note that translucent clay is VERY prone to discoloration IF YOU BAKE IT AT TOO HIGH A TEMPERATURE! Lower baking temps to 265 degrees and bake for ½ hour.
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