Slicing Fimo Nail Art Canes | Sculpey Polymer Clay Cake Toppers

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Hey, I didn't know I could slice cured canes so easily! Thanks for that tip.

Re: the giraffe cake topper, I don't think polymer clay + food is such a great idea. How would she get the giraffe to stay on top of the cake? I wouldn't push its legs into the cake.

Unless the new formula clays are food safe now? I don't know!

Thanks, Cindy!

You're right Deirdre, it's not a good idea to put polymer clay figurines directly on the cake! I forgot to mention when you make cake toppers out of polymer clay you can glue them to one of the plastic cake disk thingys and set that on the top.

Even classier, the wedding cake companies often use a wooden base to attach their polymer clay cake toppers to, which also makes it nice to display afterwords.

Alternatively you could insert popsicle sticks in the legs to push into the cake. Though I think it would be nice to save the giraffe for decorating the baby's room and the sticks would be a problem there.

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Cindy, I've been experimenting with an easy way to keep the canes warm for slicing. Cat

Thanks Cat for the great tip!

For those of you that want to know, Cat has come up with a way to keep Fimo Nail Art Canes warm without burning them.

She takes a coffee cup warmer and places a Terracotta flower pot saucer on it. Then lines the saucer with paper towels, four layers deep.

This keeps the canes warm without getting too hot and scorching. She also suggests keeping a pile of the slices on this warmer so they mold to the nails easier.

How helpful… Thanks Cat!

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Cindy, if the canes are baked well (around 290 degrees for 20 minutes, you can slice them very good with a razorblade. Store the unsliced canes in a plasicbag. So you can slice them without any problems even after month.

Thank you for the information Sonja! It is great to have a nail art professional like you here! Do you make canes yourself or do you have them made for your store?

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cindy i want learn make fimo to nail art the fruits

Last summer I made a Fimo cake topper for my boyfriend's niece, and for the base I used a plastic action figure stand. The topper was removable from the base because of the peg in the action figure stand, like a real action figure :)

That is a very cool way of displaying your cake topper Cindy G! Thanks for sharing your idea, maybe I'll do that for my children's next birthday cakes!

Hello, I just purshased unbaked polymer to use for nail art. Do I have to bake it before cutting it or cut it and then bake it? Also its a pretty thick piece can I keep rolling it to make it thiner and to get more pieces out of it?

Thank You.

Hi Wilmarie!

There are nail artists using both raw and baked canes for their nail art. One of the upsides to using them raw is that the cane can be reduced to any size you like by squeezing it and rolling smaller. I would suggest keeping sections of the cane at various sizes so that you have more design choices.

The raw slices when added to the nail need to be completely encased in acrylic to protect it. (They can't be added directly to a natural nail.) The nice thing about them being raw when you add them is that they smooth out easier and there is no need for sanding.

You can put a thin slice of the raw cane onto a cured bed of acrylic and roll it smooth with the handle of your brush. Leave a tiny strip at the edges and tip so that when you add the top layer of acrylic, the nail art cane is completely encased.

If you would like to learn how to reduce the canes, I have a leaf cane video that shows you how to make the cane as well as how to reduce it, which may be very helpful for you. Click the link by my name for more info.

Thank You so much for your respose, it has been very helpful!

You're welcome Wilmarie!

I hope to have several videos on how to make Fimo Nail Art Canes available asap. Then you will also have the option of making them yourself!

You should know that both the Basic Leaf Cane and the Veined Leaf Cane that I have linked to, will reduce to Fimo Nail Art size quite nicely. If you are interested in learning how to make them for your Nail Art projects, make sure to get the videos by clicking the link by my name.

If there is anything else I can help you with or if you have any special requests for Fimo Nail Art Cane Designs, make sure to let me know!

I sure will Thanks so much again, that was going to be my next question, I would like to learn how to make the designs my self, I will be contacting you for some fimo cane request!

Thank You!

You're welcome!

my fututre daughter in law asked me to make the toppers for their wedding.i am artistic but have never really done anything like this. SHouldi buy the premo sculpey and start practicing? doinstructions come with it?
Do you have any videos that depicte the procedure?
thank you for your time.

Hi Vicki! I think you should be able to make a great topper for your daughter in law. Premo is the right clay to start with. I would also recommend purchasing the beginners course for working with polymer clay. (I linked to it by my name.)

In the video course I will teach you how to choose the right clay, how to condition it properly and how to mix colors. I will also teach you how to bake and finish it so that it looks professional and not too amateurish. It is geared toward making beads but all the info is important to know and I don't think you will find this level of help anywhere else.

Since it is such a special event, the more you know about working with polymer clay, the less stressful it will be for you to take on the project. It is definitely do-able though. It will be such a fun keepsake for you all!