BUT I AM BACK!
I was going to be clever and document the process and share with you - in case it was brilliant. Now I will make myself vulnerable, and show you the documentation of the thought process, and the intent. Be gentle :)
Thinking on the side of brilliance, I was going to glue on little polymer clay pieces. Could be cute, could be colorful, and fun designs. I thought because I am working in a new area - with the glue-able, I would also try and work some with the polymer clay. I have been wanting to do some stuff with that anyways. First I wanted to try making just some patterned squares.
So...
I didn't have much of a selection left over. The clay is always the hit when my g/f comes over with her kids. They play with it all nite. Here are a few scraps I had.
I made them into squares bout the size of the metal glue pad. I went about this all wrong, as an after thought, but I am secure enuff in myself to share :)
Made designs with spirals and straight pieces.
Here is where I thougth I was being clever - i was going to mash them flat, and the shape them to fit on the glue pad..
After I mashed them, I realized they were too big, and I was only going to have blue squares on the bracelet instead of the fun design.
*think* *think*
BUTTONS!!! I will make them into buttons!!! - This is my depressed Duck line.
This attempt altho failed, was a fun learning expierence, and I have some fun buttons.
Wonderful post - had me grinning from the top. But, "my depressed Duck line" is totally funny.
ReplyDeleteThose are the kind of buttons my daughter would love - she has that kind of sense of humor.
I'm trying to put together a step by step of my first experiment - it's more of a challenge than I thought!
I get impatient - I want to make it, cuz it is in my head, but i want to share too. i need to have someone stand behind me and take pictures while i make it - then again....i couldn't stand having someone over my shoulder the whole time....IMPOSSIBLE I TELL YOU!!!!
ReplyDeletegood luck on your documentation, i can't wait!
Post is nearly done - will go up at 6PM Pacific. I don't have anyone around to stand over my shoulder, so the shots are kind of posed...
ReplyDeleteHey, about polyclay - I've been wanting to try some, but I was wondering about the baking part - do you have a special oven for it?
Nope - just my oven - you cook it slow - around 275 for 15 minutes per 1/4" of thickness.
ReplyDeleteit will 'burn' if you leave it in too long.
is easy peasy!!!! i cant' wait to see what you do with it
hey save those- i was thinking buttons too. if anyone can make them work it's you!!
ReplyDeleteLove a duck! Great post, Tish, I have 2 left hands when it comes to crafts -- So I love to see how not to do things sometimes. And how cool that you've turned lemons into lemonade with the buttons. :)
ReplyDelete--Dave
As corny as it may seem - I do try to find the best in everything. I have to laff at myself, and learn from my mistakes. I can't let everyone else have all the fun!
ReplyDeleteLove the depressed duck line, nice of you to share, makes me not feel so bad about my little trial and errors!
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