Feb. 17th, 2010

[identity profile] graysx.livejournal.com
 Hello!

Hi, i have posted this one before, a while ago, but now the videos on my new account (i deleted the old one) and the music is turned down so you can hear me (you need to turn it up after the into music though)

I have seen loads of these dolly mixture bracelet's around and i thought i'd give it a go at my own version and I'm really pleased with the end result.

You will need:
Fimo (or any other polymer clay)
Acrylic paints
Clear nail varnish
Thread/wire
Chain (optional)

Step one-
Mold the fimo into the shapes of the dolly mixtures, its good to have one for reference. You can used colored fimo but personally i find it easier to use white then paint with acrylic paints. Now pierce a whole though them in the appropriate place where you want to thread it. Now put these in an oven for 30 minuets on 130 degrees.

Step two-
Now once these are out of the oven and cooled now paint them with the acrylic paints, you will need a reference for colour or you can get creative and make them glittery and whatever colour's you want, but for mine i used a pastel theme to match the real dolly mixtures. Wait for these to dry.

Step three-
To glaze them and give them a professional effect i use clear nail polish, you can use professional polymer clay (fimo) glaze but for me clear nail polish works just as well and its about a twentieth of the price. wait for these to dry.

Step four-
Heres the fun bit! Now you can get as creative as you like whilst stringing the now dolly mixture beads on to your thread or wire and its good to see it really coming together! For mine i added chain, if you are interested in how you would add the chain see my method here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXceOusqRn0
And here is your gorgeous finished result!




Oh and be nice :) + if you make it show me i would love to see them! x

OrIgAmI!

Feb. 17th, 2010 11:49 am
[identity profile] reddest.livejournal.com
Does any one have good origami patterns that they could share?

I prefer single sheet, no cut patterns, but what ever you have is great!

Thanks so much!

<3 Girl Needing Cheap Crafts
[identity profile] chellyisme.livejournal.com
So I have a crochetd cylinder that is going to be a candle holder for an LED candle that I would like to make more rigid. Do any of you have any idea's on how I could do this without having an overly starched look to it? So that it still *feels* like the yarn that it was crochetd out of?

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