Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Tutorial: How to Burn Polymer Clay

This is a great way to really ruin a project.

What you will need:
Polymer Clay
An oven


Step 1: Spend time shaping and molding the polymer clay until you have created a masterpiece.
Step 2: Accidentally set your oven on a very high temperature. Place polymer clay on a baking sheet inside the oven.
Step 3: Wait until you smell something odd... kinda like burnt plastic.
Step 4: Rush to the oven to retrieve your work. It should be a nice shade of brown or black, and perhaps misshapen.



Ha ha... I thought I would share this tutorial as a warning to what happens when polymer clay is overheated.

That last photo is actually of 2 little pulls or keychains I was making. They started out as nice little circles with letters imprinted. Oh, and they were bright purple and blue. Then, I thought my oven had cooled enough after I had baked some food, so I put the polymer clay in. Well, in about 10 minutes, the polymer clay had turned that color and smelled really bad. And, one of the pieces blew up in size... not sure why just one did.

Anyway, be careful when you bake polymer clay.

Monday, January 25, 2010

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Promotional Sale: Free Earrings



I am trying to promote my shop of jewelry: Curly Pearl. It is only a couple weeks old. So here is what I offer...

Buy any item in the shop,
And get a free pair of EARRINGS!
You choose the free earrings, but they must be less than the cost of the item you purchase.

Examples:
Buy a $9 pair of earrings, get an $8 pair for free.

Buy a necklace, get a pair of lesser valued earrings for free.

How to get free earrings:
Simply buy the first item, then include a message telling me which pair of earrings you want free. Do NOT purchase the free pair... that way we avoid having to refund and all that.

Remember: Your free item must be earrings, and it must be less expensive than the purchased item.

Please let me know any questions. Please at least look at my shop. I have a variety of jewelry for all different occasions and styles. I am offering this until January 31st. Feel free to spread the word!

www.curlypearl.etsy.com

Thursday, January 21, 2010

I like owls with polka dots.

I like all owls... but owls with polka dots really make me happy. I guess that's why I have several spotted owls in my shop. I just finished and added these little polka dotted keychains. They are made of polymer clay.



Who else likes polka dots?

Wednesday, January 20, 2010