And for today...
Here's my evening post! I ran some errands this morning and then came home and had lunch, did a little more polymer clay, and then cleaned house some more. I wanted everything done before the weekend, since we have plans for Saturday, and I work Sunday.
More pics behind the cut:
OK, this is my cane before reducing. I took a lot of pics as I was making it, in hopes of writing up a tutorial if it came out successfully.
Here is the cane after reducing:
Now for the fun part! What I made first!
I covered an AltoidsTM box!
I used a bit of blue/white Skinner blend for the sky, green for the background, and several slices of some old leaf and flower canes I had handy.
I covered the bottom and sides with blue (that did not come out as smooth as I'd have liked, though. I added a white border around the edges, and little white legs. I then painted it with a sealer.
Here it is slightly open.
This is just my first one. I'm going to do another, and take pics of the process. I think it will turn out better, and I may do a tutorial of that as well.
Something I didn't mention in my post yesterday: I lost the keys to my freezer! When I couldn't find them, I called the butcher from whom we bought it to see if he had a spare he could lend me just long enough to get it open. He didn't, as he no longer sells freezers. But he suggested I call a local furniture/appliance place. We've bought several items from them, so I thought I'd give it a try. They couldn't LEND me the key, instead one of their delivery guys came right out to the house with keys and had it open within twenty minutes! Now that's service!
We have an errand early in Tulsa tomorrow. So much for sleeping in on my day off.
More pics behind the cut:
OK, this is my cane before reducing. I took a lot of pics as I was making it, in hopes of writing up a tutorial if it came out successfully.
Here is the cane after reducing:
Now for the fun part! What I made first!
I covered an AltoidsTM box!
I used a bit of blue/white Skinner blend for the sky, green for the background, and several slices of some old leaf and flower canes I had handy.
I covered the bottom and sides with blue (that did not come out as smooth as I'd have liked, though. I added a white border around the edges, and little white legs. I then painted it with a sealer.
Here it is slightly open.
This is just my first one. I'm going to do another, and take pics of the process. I think it will turn out better, and I may do a tutorial of that as well.
Something I didn't mention in my post yesterday: I lost the keys to my freezer! When I couldn't find them, I called the butcher from whom we bought it to see if he had a spare he could lend me just long enough to get it open. He didn't, as he no longer sells freezers. But he suggested I call a local furniture/appliance place. We've bought several items from them, so I thought I'd give it a try. They couldn't LEND me the key, instead one of their delivery guys came right out to the house with keys and had it open within twenty minutes! Now that's service!
We have an errand early in Tulsa tomorrow. So much for sleeping in on my day off.