Thursday, September 28, 2017

Polymer Clay Journey: Practical Projects - DIY Cord Holders


In these modern times we may  have cordless devices everywhere, but have you noticed all the cords we still need? All devices still require cords to charge. And then there are all our other tangled web of electrical cords. Always looks messy, right? Wanting to make some sort of method to contain them, the idea came to use paper towel or toilet paper rolls and/or small metal cylinders wrapped in wax paper, to create a spring action coil. A way to easily get the cords to slip inside and be contained, using a neat and artistic method.
Watch Video Below!
You can see in the video below, the shape of the cord holders. 


How I Made Them:
It is pretty easy. Roll out a long thick cylinder or sausage (depends on how long you want your holder ), and flatten it out by rolling it out by rolling a texture plate or roller (see my original texture makers). Don't make it too thin or they won't be strong enough.

I decorated the surface with mica powders. Then I laid the pieces on a designated baking pan on top of kleenex that I puff up. As well, you can use polyester fiber fill. Then your pieces will not get a flat spot.

Bake at 275F if using Premo. Always bake all items for at least one hour, it makes them stronger.  Let cool. Remember polymer clay is a plastic, not hard like earthen clay.

Special Holder Design in the video
You will see this holder in the video that is not a coil shape. For this one, I cover a metal cannoli form with wax paper and then wrapped a square sheet of clay in
a diamond fashioned. Leaving the corner that overlaps the clay free and laying a piece of wax paper between the end corner section and where it over laps. Then I baked it and before it was fully cooled, I carefully pulled it off the form and removed the wax paper between the clay layer. The cords slip in by just gently pulling the end corner away from the under part  and pushing the cords inside. It is just another practical way to organize your jumbled cords. I made smaller and large ones. Depends on the thickness of your cord sizes.

Hope you give it a try. Let me know how it goes.

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Anita 

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Thursday, September 21, 2017

INSIDE MY STUDIO: What Have I Been Up To?

Hello! Just wanting to share some pics to share what I have been having fun with lately. One thing was coming up with a practical way to use my polymer clay to help hold in a bundle of electrical and computer cords. I will do more on that in he future. But want to share some fun stuff now! Hope you have been finding inspiration and creating!
A cord collector I made with Polymer Clay!





Painting On glass With he Lumiere paints


Trying to make glass eyes....more in the future I hope....

Making Alcohol Ink Swatches 
Love these new pens! 
You will see more about faux stained glass in the future... :o)

New powders
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Sunday, September 10, 2017

POLYMER CLAY JOURNEY: My New Invention- Texture Rocks or "Rockit"

If you love working in polymer clay like I do, you probably love creating textures in your clay. And you may already know about creating your own
texture Plates, Sheets, Or rollers. Have you ever heard of texture rockers though? If you have I would love to hear about it, so I won't wrongly take credit. I do think there may be styles of rubber ink text or number stamps for things like administrative purposes, such as a date stamp or a word like "CANCELLED" across your unpaid cable bill, ha ha.

As for the kind I am sharing with you, I like to think that I invented them as a solution for those of us with weakened or arthritic hands or those of us who can't stand up to apply even pressure.  If you have learned from watching polymer clay tutorials, like I have, Then you will know that it is often recommended when impressing a texture that you should stand up and press down hard and evenly. Can't stand? Then you are with me maybe on how to find a solution to figure out how else to do it. That is why I am sharing this new video with you. It is about the TEXTURE ROCKERS or my new name may be "Rockit!" Hey, any big corporation like Makins or Polyform interested mass producing my idea, ha ha. No seriously, anyone? Of course, if I didn't invent this concept then, no million dollar invention for me 😁 

The theory is that if you cannot stand up to push down on your texture stamp or plate, that way or you just don't want to, you can use the rounded texture surface and just push as much as you can and rock it back and forth on the clay, until it is how you want it to be. Therefore,  making impressing textures and such possible or easier. That was my theory anyway. To find out if it worked Please watch the video below!!
Watch "Rockit" in Action Here:

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Thursday, September 7, 2017

POLYMER CLAY JOURNEY: More Textures...Is This An Octopus?

Sorry, I haven't completed that second texture Rocker and Roller video yet. But for now, I wanted to share this really cool texture rocker that I sculpted. By the time I was done, I thought it looked like a mess of Octopus tentacles. What do you think?
A Lesson Learned
I explained in this video/post (click here) about creating texture "Rockers" to make it easier to use for those of us with weak hands. (So much for that theory.) As you can see, it definitely impressed textures but, my details were to deep and detailed. That meant, a couple of impressed areas tore up. As well, I couldn't rock it, I had to lay the sheet on the texture rocker and press it in.
How can we learn if we don't try things out!
Hope you feel a little inspired.




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