Comments on: Harry Potter Jewelry, Owl Beads and Book Charms from Polymer Clay

By: Cindy Lietz@Studio by Sculpey Antiquing Medium

Cindy Lietz@Studio by Sculpey Antiquing Medium — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:58:15 +0000

Hi Cheryl. You can scratch it into the clay with a needle tool and then antique later with antiquing medium.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:55:04 +0000

Thanks Cindy. How do I write a message on clay?

By: Cindy Lietz@Baking Beads

Cindy Lietz@Baking Beads — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:54:09 +0000

Hi Cheryl, good question!

How thin you can go depends on what kind of clay you use and how well you cure it. I would recommend you make a sample at the thickness you want and bake it for an hour. Then wear it around in the manner you plan to use it. ie on a bracelet, necklace, purse, etc. Then see how it does. There are too many variables to give you exact advice. Experimentation is your best bet!

Click the baking Beads link by my name on more info on baking beads for a longer time than what it says on the package. You’ll find your clay cures much stronger if you do.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:05:09 +0000

If I make an item (dangle) out of very thin clay, will it last or will it break? How thin can I go and at what temperature can I bake it? What can I use to write a message on clay?

By: Cindy Lietz@Faux Stone Jewelry

Cindy Lietz@Faux Stone Jewelry — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:29:56 +0000

Your technique sounds extremely cool Jocelyn! Will have to play around with your ideas. As far as the way I did the leather on the book, I will put that on the list of possible technique videos. Faux leather beads and such do make excellent gifts for men!

By: Jocelyn

Jocelyn — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:29:42 +0000

Cindy, have another video request based on those delightful charms. Would love to see how you create a fabric clay sheet to cover altoid tins, pens, etc., to mimic the appearance and feel of real Corinthian leather (goodbye Ricado) as a manly themed gift.

Had some good luck using the rust/copper/brown/gold families together, and the metallics can create shadows that look like well handled leather objects. Also added a good dose of translucent into the mix. At the end I wrinkled the sheets and put them through the pasta machine to imitate the striations and wear.

Antiqued them by kicking the finished laminated boxes and stuff around on the floor just a bit…perfect dings and dents (LOL!!!), then threw on a sepia wash, wiped that down, baked again, then rubbed with Dutch floox canuba wax and buffed buffed buffed.

I am sorry to say that I GAVE these away and they went like hotcakes. Had a dark green leather series, a gold tan, a coppery red, a brown gold, and a blue series. The most popular was a round CD case.

My favorite site for small glass bottles and tins to cover is: specialtybottle.com. They have a great selection of tins and other neat stuff.

Hope you enjoy the site.

By: Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Bead Making For Beginners

Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Bead Making For Beginners — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:58:34 +0000

Sounds great Joyce! Can’t wait to see what you guys come up with!

By: Joyce

Joyce — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:30:03 +0000

Hi Cindy,
Thanks for the invitation for the girls. They were excited to think they would be on the Net. It may not happen until they are finished with their swimming lessons this week but we will give it a try. Great experience for them. Gotta run…

By: Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Color Recipes - Blue Hosta

Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Color Recipes - Blue Hosta — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:22:21 +0000

Love to see many of you make Movie Themed stuff as well! Means I’m not the only one to have a playful side! :-)

@Joyce: Probably won’t get to making any owl bead or book charm tutorials before your Granddaughters are gone, but I do have a suggestion. Why don’t you take photos of Becca and Linda’s jewelry and get them to write about their summer polymer clay vacation with grandma. (They are your Granddaughters, right?) This would make for a great Spotlight feature. Just think how proud they would be to be featured on the Net! They could send all their friends to see it when they got back home.

By: Laurel

Laurel — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:07:54 +0000

Cindy:

How cute are these! I am not really a Harry Potter fan but I still love and appreciate these adorable little charms. What a fun idea to make for the HP fans we all know and love.