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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.
Color
Mixing | Skinner
Blend Explanation & Instructions | Recipes
for Metallic Blends | Mixing
Your Own Translucent Colors | Polymer
Clay Inclusions | Coloring
Translucent Liquid Sculpey
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