More Paper Casting
Nothing is sacred in this house, when I get the creative bug. Except maybe my husband and the cat (if only I had a cat...!) So I have pushed buttons and brooches and pendants into modelling clay and raided my stash for brass pendants... and basically anything with an interesting structure or pattern, that was sturdy enough to make a mold from.
In order to make molds for paper casting I used "Fimo" clay. It does not dry out easily, so I boiled the molds in water for 10 minutes, until hard.
Maj - you were serious when you said you couldn't stop. These are amazing! Thanks for sharing them. I have to say - I've never heard of boiling fimo!! I'm off to look at the next post...
Posted by: michelle ward | June 01, 2008 at 12:01 AM
p.s. i love how you staged the photos here - fun to see all the elements you've used to make your casts.
Posted by: michelle ward | June 01, 2008 at 12:05 AM
WOW MAJ
that looks GREAT!!! Thanks for the tip on the Fimo,
Hedwig
Posted by: hedwig | June 01, 2008 at 07:48 AM
Hello Maj,
your casts looks great : a lot of ideas to make casts of ! Such an amount, you tickle me to try some myself.... must search in my buttons...
A tip for using FIMO clay : Fimo is a polymer clay and not a self hardening clay, so it doesn't dry by itself. You should bake it in the oven for about 15' at 130°C (266 Fahrenheit).
Don't overheat it or let it bake to long because you cause fumes by this way that are not so healthy ! I put the FIMO on an old tile so you can easily lift it out the oven, using kitchengloves! ( the tile gets hot, but the FIMO is hot too !)
It's a great material to work with : I used it to make hairpins with it and I have several already for years, I even wear them when I'm going to swim and they don't change. I also used FIMO to make a book cover with it.
It's very versatile, but don't boil it...
greetings
Inge
Posted by: inge Bekaert | June 01, 2008 at 09:52 AM
Thank you Inge, for the tips on baking Fimo. I choose to boil it to avoid the fumes you were talking about. It is an old trick from my Lego designer days and so far it has worked fine for me. :)
Posted by: Maj Carita | June 01, 2008 at 03:40 PM
Wow ! These are fantastic ! You are a paper cast queen !
Thanks for your visit and your sweet comment about my girl's weekend plans! Just got back ! It was such fun!
Cheers, Maj !
Kim
Posted by: Kimbo | June 01, 2008 at 08:59 PM
wow- what a great casting parade! You did so well with this crusade...so many interesting shapes!! Have a great week!
Posted by: Julie Prichard | June 01, 2008 at 10:31 PM
boiling Fimo - hmmm. Just make sure that none are in carrot or potato shapes. Outstanding casts - you definitely rock the cast category - or "cast-egory"!
Posted by: susan w | June 02, 2008 at 02:51 AM
these are all fantastic! (I've never heard of boiling Fimo either - I might have to try that :))
Posted by: Flo | June 02, 2008 at 10:08 AM
ooooh! I hate baking Fimo, so the boiling idea is a great tip, thanks! All of your casts are so fabulous! Thanks so much for sharing with everyone.
Posted by: Marilyn | June 05, 2008 at 07:46 PM
I've never heard of boiling polymer clay! I've always used a toaster oven delegated to that only. One reason I don't play with polymer clay more, even though I've made some great pieces to use in other areas of my artwork.
You have a lovely blog. :-)
Posted by: Carole | June 18, 2008 at 08:52 PM