Liquid Sculpey® Boho Chic Frame

Getting Started:

Please make sure your work area is covered and you are not working on an unprotected surface. We recommend working on the Sculpey® Oven Safe Work Mat, wax paper, metal baking sheet, or disposable foil. Uncured Liquid Polymer Clay may damage unprotected furniture or finished surfaces. Be sure to cover your crafting area appropriately. - Stir Liquid Sculpey® completely. Thin with Sculpey® Liquid Clay Softener as needed - Wash hands after use (we have found that baby wipes work best)

Baking:

•It is important to use oven thermometer when you bake the liquids so that you can ensure your oven is at the correct temperature.•Do not microwave the liquids. They must be baked in a Preheated oven at 275 ºF (130 ºC) for liquid colors and 300 ºF (149 ºC) for Clear – Do not exceed baking temperatures.•If your piece is less than 1/4” bake for 15 minutes. For thicker pieces that are 1/4” or above bake for 30 minutes. •If your liquid project has become yellowed or discolored in the oven, when you remake it, tent it by placing either – folding an index card in half and placing your project under it or by using aluminum foil over your project.

Prepare your wooden frame first. Sand away any rough edges. Paint the back, outside edges, and inside edges with coordinating acrylic paint. Allow the paint to dry completely. Screw in two eye hooks to the top of the frame. Measure the width of the frame rails. Tear scrapbooking paper into strips along the edge of a ruler or straight edge to just a little narrower than the rail measurements. Glue the strips of scrapbooking paper into place with white craft glue and allow to dry completely.

Cut strips of ribbon to fit across the top and bottom rails. Glue these into place with white craft glue. Allow the glue to dry completely.

Following the instructions above for the Warm Cure method, fill the feathers, the dream catcher, and the arrow trim with the Bronze Liquid Sculpey (LS). You will need a total of three of the arrow trim molded pieces to complete the frame as shown.

When the mold is completely cool gently flex it to remove the pieces. Write the words “Follow”, “Your”, and “Dreams” on the feathers as shown. I always practice writing on a piece of paper - making sure I size my words correctly to fit the space allowed - before I write on the finished pieces.

Glue the feathers and the dream catcher to the frame with white glue. Cut the arrow trims in half. Glue the arrow trims to the frame at angles on the side rails as shown. Allow the glue to dry completely

Add color to the dream catcher with permanent markers

String the narrow ribbon through the eye hooks and tie a knot at the top for hanging.