Comments on: Fimo Nail Art – Polymer Clay Canes for Fingernail Art Designs

By: Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Buttons

Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Buttons — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:16:40 +0000

Welcome tot he blog Suzi – Thanks so much for sharing your experience. It's great to hear have these "what's-working-for-me" types of stories posted here at the blog.

By: Suzi

Suzi — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:02:44 +0000

Hiya, I have been using the cut up canes on my own (natural) nails for a while now, as long as they are razor thin..and really, it does have to be THAT thin! any thicker than that and they will peel off after a couple of days~ razor thin & they will stay on for around 5 days, I put 2 or 3 coats of lasting fix high gloss on them. Darker colours chip on my nails around that time anyways, so I would normally take them off & redo after that time. I can't get on with acrylic/gel nails for myself, so I am happy to spend an hour or so every 5 days doing all my nails :-) and I also have to add, I never wear gloves for washing up and stuff. Eek! I always forget that :D maybe I will try them for a week and see if the cane slices last longer…

By: Kike K

Kike K — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:41:28 +0000

Thanks Debbie for the step by step tips on cane design. I've been trying to learn this technique, your tips are quite easy to follow.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:21:23 +0000

Angela, the cane baked or raw will really will not work with polish applications. Baked you can use some nail glue and LOTS of top coat and it should stay several days. I can't imagine the raw working at all with a polish application.. the gel or acrylic "seal" the raw onto the enhancement.

I would polish the nails, slice the baked just as think as you can get it and place it INTO the wet polish, pressing it in there real good as you would a rhinestone. LOTS & LOTS of top coat. Or once the polish starts to dry, apply some nail glue then the thinnest slice you can manage, again, load it up with top coat.

Depending on the size of the cane, you may want/need to warm it slightly to allow it to bend to conform to the nail better. You can pick up the slice with tweezers and hold it near a regular light bulb for a few seconds to warm it enough to be more pliable.
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By: Angela

Angela — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:32:25 +0000

Hiya

I am trying to use canes as a design under polish can this be done using the raw canes with polish over the top or would I have to bake the canes and then apply the polish??? Any tips would be great, as i would prefer it if i could step away from using gels and acrylic if possible.

By: Jocelyn

Jocelyn — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:49:47 +0000

@ BitzASuga

I have the best luck finding canes or cane "bits" at eBay.com. I just search under "polymer clay" and all sorts of wonderful stuff comes up.

By: Jocelyn

Jocelyn — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:47:57 +0000

@Debbie

Oooooo,every girlie here go click on Debbie's link. Wow,I see your point.

Just challenged to make as much stuff out of polymer clay as is feasible.

Stuff just gives me goosebumps,lol!

By: Debbie

Debbie — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:48:18 +0000

Jocelyn.. well yes that might very well work :) but why make more work.. every nail company makes tips to apply then cover with something :)

By: Jocelyn

Jocelyn — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:21:34 +0000

@ Debbie

Ahahaha, during that competitive period, I think I would have tried shoving my hands in the oven if I got good results!

Seriously, what I meant was make the entire nail out of polymer clay, cooked on molds of your finger tips in the oven, then applied to your natural nail using the standard glue.

Fast and easy. Only if you have a decent nail over which to place one which will support it well.

Would this work?

By: Debbie

Debbie — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:49:34 +0000

Jocelyn, while in theory your idea of raw clay as an "enhancement" makes sense.. it wont last long.. the clay would smear and wipe off.. you can't put your fingers in the oven at 265 for 5 minutes to cure them :) and even if you could I highly doubt it will adhere for any length of time.

Some technicians are using raw clay UNDER an enhancement of gel or acrylic.. they lay down a base of either gel or acrylic then the raw clay, then throughly cap it with the same gel or acrylic.