Posted on December 12th, 2007 by Admin
The first thing I did when I got ready to paint my ornament was to paint it black. I started using black as a basecoat years ago when I was into painting 25mm lead fantasy figurines and I still prefer black as my primary basecoat when I paint nearly anything. For this ornament […]
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Posted on December 12th, 2007 by Admin
Here is the finished ornament ready to be placed in the oven and baked according to the manufacturers directions on the package of polymer clay. I am in the process of remolding my bedroom and office, so my Deni convection oven is not set up for firing at the moment, so this ornament was instead […]
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Posted on December 12th, 2007 by Admin
Step three in creating the hand made holiday ornament from polymer clay is to smooth the polymer clay over the surface of the aluminum foil. I use only a thin layer of clay to start with, then build it up a little where necessary to create a smooth surface on the finished ornament.
Once the aluminum […]
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Posted on December 12th, 2007 by Admin
The first step in making the holiday ornament is to create a base for the ornament. I used aluminum foil for this ornament. I started with a crumpled ball of aluminum foil, then added a length of foil which I twisted into decorative ends, looping the foil on one end to create a […]
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Posted on December 8th, 2007 by Admin
Creating hand made ornaments for the holidays is a great activity that anyone can enjoy and you can even have kids help you with this project as long as you oversee the baking of the clay.
I started making ornaments for the tree out of polymer clay and have discovered that there are endless ways that […]
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