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Post by caeterle on Jun 13, 2016 11:17:40 GMT -6
I have been experimenting with dragonflies, but the liquid polymer clay is not playing as nicely as I'd like it to yet. As soon as I work it out the way I want it, I will add some chain to make them into necklaces. I got more already and one prototype necklace will go out to the US as a gift soon, another one will be a pendant with a bail and goes to the daycare center. Maybe I'll make these three into a little mobile to drive the cats nuts.
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Post by Michele on Jun 13, 2016 13:13:19 GMT -6
Oooh Cat, they are fantastic - both beautiful and unique.
I LOVE dragonflies. Dragonflies come in such beautiful colors. You could make a lot of variations.
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Post by DawninCal on Jun 14, 2016 14:16:59 GMT -6
Cat, I LOVE what you are doing here - those are just awesome! A mobile would be a wonderful way to use your dragonflies. Tell me more about liquid polymer clay. Does it come in other colors? I'm thinking a person could make some neat stained glass looking designs out of this material. Dawn
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Post by caeterle on Jun 15, 2016 12:04:16 GMT -6
Thank you both! Maybe I'll give it yet another try this weekend. I even thought about cutting the wings off for a new attempt, but the thought felt weird. Yes, I know I'm the weird one With these wings the clay became too thick due to different reasons. I had to cut around the wire and it was so hard that my index finger actually went numb on one side where the scissors pressed into the finger. It's still not completely back to normal! There are different brands of liquid clay. The one that I can easily get here doesn't have different colors, but there are clays with colors available. I read that you can mix your clay with color, though, and I saw there are videos and pictures of fake stained glass.
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Post by DawninCal on Jun 15, 2016 19:10:48 GMT -6
Cat, I know I could look this up, but maybe others will be interested in the process as well. Do you bake the liquid clay after you've made your design or does it air dry? I'm thinking I might need some of this stuff! Dawn
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Post by DawninCal on Jun 15, 2016 19:11:11 GMT -6
Oh, and I hope your finger feels better soon! Dawn
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Post by caeterle on Jun 15, 2016 23:20:17 GMT -6
It has to bake just like ordinary polymer clay. When the layer is not that thick, it's more translucent, too. My very first attempt. Poor thing has some holes in her wings, but basically that is how I want the wings to look like.
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Post by gbobmi on Jun 16, 2016 14:22:09 GMT -6
Love them!
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Post by DawninCal on Jun 17, 2016 9:35:11 GMT -6
Thanks for the information, Cat. It looks like very cool stuff and I think it would be fun to play around with it; just what I need is another technique to try to learn! Dawn
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Post by caeterle on Jun 17, 2016 9:56:06 GMT -6
Thank you, Gayle! I know what you mean, Dawn, but share if you try it, please! Ponder is miffed, by the way, you ignored that he's in the picture and His Majesty is not amused
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Post by violetmoonnl on Jun 17, 2016 13:22:30 GMT -6
I love the wings, didn't know you could make them with polymer clay. I have seen them made from translucent paper, wire and diamond glaze. I think these would be a bit sturdier.
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Post by caeterle on Jun 17, 2016 14:21:42 GMT -6
Thank you, Carina I don't know anything about diamond glaze, but the clay is very sturdy (see my experience with cutting it - yes, my finger still feels numb!), but also flexible which means I can move the wings if I want to (the edging wire is 21 gauge) and I like that it looks more like real dragonfly wings. I don't want a glass like feel to them. I'm working on a custom order at the moment, though, and feel the time pressure, so experiments will probably be postponed for one or two weeks (unless I really need to see something else for a bit).
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