What a delight these little ones are! That quilt must have taken some time to make, it is wonderful (do you use ready-made canes or do you make your own?). The pins are charming and so full of detail.
Well done lass and thank you for sharing these with us.
I’m with Slightlytookish in wishing to see a close-up of their faces.
Also some information on suitable instruction books for polymer clay would be much appreciated.
I'm glad you like them. I did several before I had some that I liked enough to take pictures of and share.
Most of the canes I used in the quilt were scraps of canes I'd already made, although a couple of them made use of two ready made canes I had. One doesn't show on the front, and the other is that little pink square--it has tiny butterflies on it from a purchased cane. All the rest are mine. The hardest part was making sure there was no distortion when I flattened the "patchwork" onto the backing clay. And Sam's quilt was still thicker than the others' blankets, so it was a bit harder to wrap him up.
I will see what I can do. They are so tiny, that I'm not sure I can get a good enough close-up, but I'll try.
Good books: These are great for the basics-- The Polymer Clay Techniques Book by Sue Heaser The Art of Polymer Clay by Donna Kato and then for figures-- How to Make Clay Characters by Maureen Carlson Making Gifts in Polymer Clay by Stacey Morgan [that's the one that helped me figure out how to make eensy toes] Making
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Well, if you look at my icon here, you'll find a pic of some of them; and gamgeefest has also made an icon of the one I sent her, that she named "Squiggy". I only took the one pic of them before I sent them off to their homes.
Well done lass and thank you for sharing these with us.
I’m with Slightlytookish in wishing to see a close-up of their faces.
Also some information on suitable instruction books for polymer clay would be much appreciated.
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Most of the canes I used in the quilt were scraps of canes I'd already made, although a couple of them made use of two ready made canes I had. One doesn't show on the front, and the other is that little pink square--it has tiny butterflies on it from a purchased cane. All the rest are mine. The hardest part was making sure there was no distortion when I flattened the "patchwork" onto the backing clay. And Sam's quilt was still thicker than the others' blankets, so it was a bit harder to wrap him up.
I will see what I can do. They are so tiny, that I'm not sure I can get a good enough close-up, but I'll try.
Good books:
These are great for the basics--
The Polymer Clay Techniques Book by Sue Heaser
The Art of Polymer Clay by Donna Kato
and then for figures--
How to Make Clay Characters by Maureen Carlson
Making Gifts in Polymer Clay by Stacey Morgan [that's the one that helped me figure out how to make eensy toes]
Making ( ... )
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Where do I find the 'plot bunnies?'
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Thank you again for the book and istruction information.
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