This post is a big lesson of humility on my part. When I was starting to use some clay cookie cutters, I have always ignored the manufacturer's instructions which is to soak the cutter with a bit of water and dish soap before using it on a clay. I finally did it here.
I was still unpacking my stuffs from my transfer- which was like a month ago. I decided to throw away some of my cutters but before that, I need to justify the reason- since I did use good money to buy them.
So I decided to "follow" the manufacturer's instructions and got good results.
I started by lining up my clay cutters.
I dipped the thing with a mixture of water and dish soap- there is no specific proportion so I just added a few drops here.
Flatten the clay and cut the shape.
This is how it should look after.
Unfortunately, I accidentally baked it in a high temperature resulting to this. Yeah, a part of me wanted to throw this away but let's be honest, they look really cute.
So here is how I attached the clips at the back. I did have a super glue. Unfortunately, I can't find them so I decided to use resin as an alternative.
Its summer here in my place. I decided to make use of the sun to cure my resin.
Apply a dab of resin at the back.
Then place the clips. It does not matter where exactly. I could have placed the pieces on top of the clips but because I am concerned its going to break from the constant tension( from opening the clips), I did decided to just attached it at the bottom most part.
Ensure that the clips and figures does not interfere on its function which is to clip papers together. Leave it outdoors for as long as you wanted it to. I left mine for nearly a day while I carry on with my life.
This is how it looks like when its done.
At the other side....
Finally, I lightly glazed it with UV resin just to make it more attractive. Why I kept them- I just find them very appealing and cute. Besides, the burnt effect makes them more interesting to use. Probably another conversation starters.
Here is another look on the final product with glaze.
This is the second time I have come across your work and I am always filled with gratitude. You do everything with a lot of dedication and I admire you. It turned out beautiful, congratulations and thank you very much for sharing it in our DIYHub community...
thank you very much for your support. If you are going to back read on my older posts, I was struggling to find a free tutorial online when I was starting with polymer clay- clay in general. I don't want that to happen to other beginners that's why I keep creating these tutorials just to help out someone out there who has the same experience as mine
Looks cute! Doesn't look overbaked to me. I found the brown or burnt color more perfect than the pink clay color.
it is but again,they still loook cute
Lucen tan bonitos que pareciera que fuese intencional. Para mi es un gran trabajo, de los errores se aprenden 😊
They look so nice that it looks like it was intentional. For me it is a great job, you learn from mistakes 😊.
It's a great job, that kind of thing not everyone knows how to do it and I imagine it takes time, thanks for sharing it, greetings.
jeje que lindos y como quedaron están geniales!
hehe how cute and how they turned out they look great!
These molds were a great help for the idea you wanted to develop. Thank you very much for sharing it on DIYHub and explaining the step by step.
thank you very much! they are. I just think someone out there might be struggling with the same issue I have- that is releasing the clay from the mold
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This is indeed cute, despite the burn ,is still looks really cute