{"id":1950,"date":"2008-12-30T09:58:53","date_gmt":"2008-12-30T16:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=1950"},"modified":"2008-12-30T09:58:53","modified_gmt":"2008-12-30T16:58:53","slug":"polymer-clay-techniques-baking-clay-on-alternative-surfaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/polymer-clay-techniques-baking-clay-on-alternative-surfaces\/1950\/","title":{"rendered":"Polymer Clay Techniques | Baking Clay on Alternative Surfaces"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2008-12\/30-baking-clay-on-light-bulb-2008-12-15-129.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Rose Cane Jane\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">There&#8217;s Definitely More Than One Way To Bake a Polymer Clay Bead:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">When it comes to baking your polymer clay beads and pendants, there are many different &#8220;heat-safe&#8221; surfaces you can bake on. Getting creative with<\/span><!--more--><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> these baking surfaces can add texture and\/or form to your pieces.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">For example, in the photo above you can see a cupped cane slice bead placed on an old incandescent light bulb. The bulb is stabilized on a bed of cornstarch in a container that can be placed into your your polymer clay oven or toaster oven for baking.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> To see an example of a jewelry pendant made using this unique, light bulb baking technique, click here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/flower-pendant-making-silverware-jewelry-with-polymer-clay-canes\/206\/\">Silverware Jewelry Flower Pendant<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Other Baking Surfaces To Try Out:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">smooth ceramic tile<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">textured ceramic tile<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">different light bulb shapes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">glass and metal marbles<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">silicone and metal chocolate forms and molds<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">textured card stock<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">bed of cornstarch<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">bed of sand<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">ceramic cookie molds<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">metal belt buckles<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">textured or smooth glass<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">upturned bowls, plates, cookware<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">heavy drinking glass<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">cardboard tubes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">wooden dowels<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">terra cotta pots turned on their side<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">rocks<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">bark<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">coarse and fine sandpapers<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">drywall sandpaper<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">drywall mesh tape<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">window screen<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">wire made into shapes and swirls<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">tin cans or any shaped metal<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">molded plaster<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">rattan placemats<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">etc. etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Some of the above surfaces may need a release agent such as cornstarch or baby powder in order to prevent the clay from sticking. You should always test on a small scale to be sure.<br \/>\n <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Also be certain that your surfaces are in fact heat safe <em>BEFORE<\/em> you bake. Safety is priority one!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Some plastics will be fine at polymer clay baking temperatures, but some will not. Place your baking surface in the oven on a tile by itself and bake for 20 minutes or so, watching carefully to see if its going to work for you. You don&#8217;t want a melted gooey mess in your oven or bad toxic fumes!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Have you ever baked polymer clay on any of the items listed above? Do you have any suggestions to add to the list? Would love to hear from you. Leave a comment below!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/cindy-sig.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Cindy Lietz Signature\" width=\"114\" height=\"99\" align=\"right\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/polymer-clay-tutor.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"200\" height=\"26\" align=\"right\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s Definitely More Than One Way To Bake a Polymer Clay Bead: When it comes to baking your polymer clay beads and pendants,&#8230;&nbsp;<span class=\"cmtcnt\">19<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,21,18],"tags":[2633,2682,1540,528,1761,2645,2740],"class_list":["post-1950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bead-shapes","category-techniques","category-tools","tag-baking-polymer-clay","tag-cane-management","tag-light-bulbs","tag-release-agents","tag-releases-cornstarch-baking-soda-water","tag-safety-issues-concerns","tag-polymer-clay-tools-supplies-organization"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1950"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1950\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}