{"id":18491,"date":"2014-04-14T03:05:05","date_gmt":"2014-04-14T10:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=18491"},"modified":"2014-04-07T18:11:12","modified_gmt":"2014-04-08T01:11:12","slug":"review-sculpey-bake-bend-oven-bake-polymer-clay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/review-sculpey-bake-bend-oven-bake-polymer-clay\/18491\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Sculpey Bake &#038; Bend Oven Bake Polymer Clay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=18491#video\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" alt=\"Sculpey Bake And Bend Polymer Clay\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2014-04\/14-90509-sculpey-bake-and-bend.jpg\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Video #509:<\/span> Taking a look at the color mixing and baking properties of this <em>&#8220;made-for-kids&#8221;<\/em> brand of polymer clay.<\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080; font-size: large;\"><strong>Topics Covered In This Video:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">My first impressions of Sculpey Bake and Bend Clay.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Generally considered a kids polymer clay.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Convenient re-usable packaging.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Comes with plastic knife tool.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Kit includes 1 oz. blocks of Bake &amp; Bend clay in 6 bright colors (Black, White, Red, Yellow, Blue, Green).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Colors can be mixed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Colors are much darker and more muted when baked.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Clay is very sticky and soft.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Leaves color on hands.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Fingerprints easily (remove with rubbing alcohol).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Clay bakes at 285F (130C) for 20 minutes per 1\/4&#8243; (6mm).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I also tested at 40 minutes to see if it benefited from longer baking&#8230; it did not.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Samples baked for 20 minutes at 285F were: Flexible; Quite strong; Stretched but didn&#8217;t break; Crazed slightly when tied in knot; Darkened significantly; Pieces fairly difficult to pull apart; Slightly squishy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Samples baked for 40 minutes at 285F were: Flexible but not as strong; Broke easily when stretched; Crazed significantly when tied in knot; Color darkened significantly; Pieces fairly easy to pull apart; More firm than sample baked for 20 minutes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Would make an interesting flexible components in jewelry making.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Could be compatible with Premo clay, though I should have mentioned in video that since Premo is best baked for 1 hour and the Bake &amp; Bend only 20 minutes&#8230; it would be best to bake your Premo piece for 40 minutes first, then add any Bake &amp; Bend pieces and bake for an additional 20 minutes, to achieve optimal results for both clays.<a name=\"video\"><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/clTW3y5p6dE?rel=0\" height=\"323\" width=\"575\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Related Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=17025#video\">Resource List of Where to Buy Polymer Clay<\/a><br style=\"font-size: medium;\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Do you have any suggestions for videos on tips, techniques or products you would like to learn more about? Let me know in the comments section below!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">My goal is to help you to learn quicker and easier ways to bring up the professionalism in your polymer clay art.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #808080;\">Oh and don&#8217;t forget to give these videos a<em> Thumbs Up<\/em> click at YouTube if you are enjoying them. The more <em>Likes<\/em> a video gets, the higher it rises in the searches. And that means even more people will be able to join in on this polymer clay journey of a lifetime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Also, by subscribing to our YouTube Channel directly, you will receive notifications as soon as new videos are uploaded. 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