I have been meaning to make some texture plates for a while (I don’t have any) but got a bit distracted and ended up making a flower stamp instead.I carved the one on the right (and baked it) and the one on the left is an impression taken from it which has been trimmed. They are both made in scrap clay.I then got out the Fimo Silver Powder I bought a few years ago but still hadn’t used. I covered the flower with it and used some...

I finally got round to making a pivot tile from Polymer Clay Color Inspirations. I had a real mental block on this for some reason. I didn’t have any orange clay when I got to that section and then I kept on putting it off.I quite enjoyed it and was quite surprised how much the colour changed with such small additions. I think it will be a useful tool for colour mixing so I shall make some more with the other Kato block colours.I can see...

There has been a buzz of excitement recently on Cindy Leitz’s blog about her Faux Opal technique.  I tried it the Friday I recieved the video but it didn’t really work out at all and I was so disappointed I didn’t even take any pictures! The bake and bond was so soft it wouldn’t really sand at all.Finally I found a moment to try again yesterday and baked them for much longer which has made them harder (and thankfully...

I was struggling trying to load some pictures into my post when I realised that the pictures of mine have disappeared from my blog and other people’s blogger blogs. I guess there is a server problem somewhere.I shall give up with that post til later.I tried the Pledge Multisurface Wax (the UK version of Future I believe) today. I painted it onto an unsanded tortoise – no problem but it does emphasise the finger prints (it was a...

 I came across Blogger in Draft thanks to a tip of from Doreen’s Backyard Beads Blog. It is an easy way to change your blog and I know several people have revamped their blogs using it and they look great. I haven’t really played around with my blog design yet but it has a host of other features that are much better than the standard Blogger. For example there is a spell check on the Compose toolbar and also an add video button.When...

Here is a little fimo vessel I made about 15 years ago! It is made entirely from Fimo. I found it when I was tidying up my craft supplies – wow there’s a lot of stuff I had forgotten about! I made a series of them with different colours and some with fancy flower petal tops but gave all away except this one.Fimo Vessel