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Archive for May, 2009

Check out what’s happening at CreateForLess this month. May 2 was National Scrapbooking Day, but they are celebrating all month long with these great promotions…

It’s a celebration of scrapbooking this month at CreateForLess. Our Scrapbooking Sale is featuring some of our most popular scrapbooking supplies at great low prices. Sale items change weekly – this week we’re featuring scrapbooking albums, then adhesives, punches and Bazzill Cardstock. This is the perfect promotion to add to your scrapbooking section, especially if you’re already promoting National Scrapbooking Day.

Shop, Crop and Save at the CreateForLess Scrapbooking Sale.

Desired Creations has a great tutorial for creating life like hands for any project.

The dime is included to give a sense of scale. Simple tool set: #2, 3, or 4 knitting needles and blade (tissue blade or single edge razor blade, etc.)

A.   Start with a nice little ball.

B.   Roll ball into a cylinder about 1.5 inches long and a little larger at one end. The smaller end will become the wrist.

C.   Use your thumb to flatten the larger end until it looks like a flat paddle.

D.   Use a blade to cut away a little notch on one side.

E.   The little segment that remains after the cutout? – pinch, pull and shape into the thumb. Smooth and round any cut edges using your finger tips and the knitting needles.

F.   Make three cuts, as shown in F. This is the beginning of making four fingers.

G.   Smooth edges with finger tips and needles to round over cut edges and the spaces between all the digits. Use a finger to push in the center of the hand to form a slightly cupped palm. Gently push up the clay along the base of the thumb to form that large rounded base thumb muscle (opponens pollicis muscle to you anatomists .

Most importantly, use your hands as the models. They have all the design secrets. I hope this is enough to at least get you started.

I just found this out and I find it amazing.  We all know Polymer Clay has many uses, not just for jewelry and little figures, but did you know you can put finished pieces in water?  I didn’t.  According to this website: http://www.garieinternational.com.sg/clay/aquafloats_pond.htm, you can make decorations for your aquarium using Polymer Clay.   Now, if you can use it there where it is in water all the time, why not as lawn ornaments?

It says there has been no adverse reaction to the fish or the piece, although you shouldn’t glaze pieces if they are going to go in water. The varnish/glaze might be water based and destroy your piece or possibly poison your fishes.

New Sculpey Ultralight can even float in water after being cured.