Beaded Key Fob

When I was graduating from college, I realized that I had more keys in my possession than earlier in my life.  More responsibility and power came along with those keys.  I was growing up.  Flash forward nearly 20 years, and I still have keys that prove I am responsible, trustworthy, and a friend.  Today I thought I'd show you a key fob I created using Creative Paperclay © to hold some of these important keys.

Supplies:
Creative Paperclay ©
skewer
craft paint
3D Crystal Lacque from Sakura
paint brush
key ring
jump ring
cord
Additional beads

First, roll your modeling material into small shapes.

Thread a wooden skewer through your beads.  

At this point, you can continue molding your bead around the skewer to get thee desired shape.

Be sure to rotate the skewer inside the bead in order to keep the modeling material from sticking to the stick.

Let your beads dry on the skewer. I hung mine over a bowl while it dried.

I decided to mix some cheap craft paint along with my 3D crystal lacquer by Sakura to seal my beads while I painted them.

Next, slip the jump ring onto the key ring.

Tie your cording as you wish...thread the Creative Paperclay© beads. 

You may want to mix it up by adding other beads from the craft store.

Tie a square knot at the end of your key fob.

Of course, then...add your keys!

This is a great way to personalize your keys. Just think of how fun it would be to make fobs that match each purse or tote bag you enjoy using!  I am using mine to differentiate between my house keys and the house keys of neighbors who trust me with their homes!  

Thank you for visiting the Creative Paperclay © blog today. 

Now, run out to Michaels and pick up your own package.

See above for what the packaging looks like!

See you soon...

Dawn Mercedes

Lyneen's Last Quick Tip

This is my last post as a member of the Creative Paperclay® Design Team. I have had a great time sharing my ideas with you this past year. 

For my final not so quick tip I thought I would share some of the projects I have done over this last year.  When viewing them I noticed they all had one thing in common, all of them are finished with Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer, most have Terry Sproul Mixers. 

What I have found is Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer is a one step finish on Creative Paperclay®.  When I used the lacquer mixed with the mixers I only had to paint my projects one time and had a sealed coating on the Creative Paperclay®. 

This mask was for my Creative Paperclay® Design Team application in April of 2012, it was never posted on the Creative Paperclay® blog. Made by molding Creative Paperclay over an inexpensive mask. The flower is a paper napkin adhered with Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer. The rest of the mask is painted with Sakura Crystal Lacquer and Terri Sproul Mixers: Red Garnet and Citrine mixed (making a beautiful tangerine color.)  See more about the Mask HERE on my blog!

For this altered tin I molded a Frozen Charlotte with Creative Paperclay® from an Articus mold. She was painted with Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer and Terri Sproul Mixers - Citrine. Original post is HERE!

My Creative Paperclay® wall pocket was inspired by vintage Victorian wall pockets. The pocket was painted with Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer and Terri Sproul Mixers - Bronze. It has a very vintage look, see the original post HERE.

The Creative Paperclay® Fascinator is one of the only projects  that I painted with craft paint (black) and came back and sealed it with Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer. Original post HERE!

The Creative Paperclay® crown fit for a princess was painted with Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer and Terri Sproul Mixers - Gold. One of the only projects I gave a second coat of the Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer/Mixers.  I was after a "rich golden color." Original post HERE!

This inexpensive bird house was altered with Creative Paperclay® peices. The Creative Paperclay® pieces were painted with Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer and Terri Sproul Mixers:large leaves -  Pearl Green, tiny flowers - Citrine Pearl, large flowers - Rose Pearl, small leaves - Tanzanite Pearl mixed with Shimmer Citrine and birds Aquamarine Pearl. Original post HERE!

 

 

The Fall Tree was created for the Creative Paperclay® and Amazing Mold Putty Blog Hop, which was never posted on the Creative Paperclay® blog. The leaves are molded out of Creative Paperclay® and painted with Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer and Terry Sproul Mixers - Citrine Pearl, Rose Pearl and Shimmer Garnet. I love how the colors mixed when I painted the leaves. Original post HERE!

You can bet I will be using Creative Paperclay® in many of my future projects and will be sharing them on my blog, Dreaming of Castles.  

Halloween Coffin!

Halloween is one of my favorite celebrations during the year.  It doesn't have all the pressure of cooking a big meal, the big family gathering and all that goes along with other holiday.  I love table top decorations around the house.  Today I am making a little scary creature for my tiny coffin using Creative Paperclay®.

Supplies:
Creative Paperclay®
Coffin from Michael's
Sakura Crystal Lacquer
Terri Sproul Mixer's Gold
Articus Frozen Charlotte Mold
Amazing Mold Putty

Items Made with Creative Paperclay®
Frozen Charlottes (large and small)
Fleur-De-Lis
Skull and Cross Bones with a Crown
Heart

Stash:
Rhinestones - Red
Dresden Crown & Wings
Black Craft Paint
Red Craft Paing
Heart cookie cutter
Shiny red fabric
Trim - black lace

With Creative Paperclay® make the doll elements and decorations for your coffin. Using the Articus Frozen Charlotte Mold make a  doll (I used the tallest doll).  With Mold Putty make a mold of a doll head a little bigger than the Frozen Charlotte's head.  Also from a mold of a wooden Fleur-De-Lis from the craft store or hardware store and a Skull and Cross Bones with a Crown charm make additional pieces with Creative Paperclay®. Make small herar with the cookie cutter.

Paint the Creative Paperclay® doll with clear Sakura Crystal Lacquer while the lacquer is still wet add the red rhinestones for the eyes. Attach the over sized head to the body with Sakura Crystal Lacquer. Attach crown and wings. set aside to dry.  Paint the Fleur-De-Lis and crown on the Skull & Cross Bones with Sakura Crystal Lacquer and Terri Sproul Mixer's Gold. Adhere the rhinestones to the Skull and Cross Bones with Sakura Crystal Lacquer.

Paint the coffin black with black craft paint, let it dry. Then paint with clear Sakura Crystal Lacquer, set aside to dry.  Line coffin with shiny red fabric and trim with black lace. Adhere the Fleur-De-Lis and Skull & Cross Bones with Sakura Crystal Lacquer.

 Here you have a small,

 but creepy coffin for Halloween!

Hope you enjoyed this project. 

Thank you for stopping by.

Visit me at Dreaming of Castles!

Creative Paperclay® Pocket

What inspired this project are the vintage wall pockets I come across in my treasure hunts through antique stores and estate sales.  I thought why not make my own.  The Creative Paperclay® pocket could be used for a number of things.  Instead of a card for a birthday stuff this with a few treats.  Hang it on the wall where you take your rings off and keep them in the pocket.  Make one to hold dried  flowers. The list can go on.   

Roll out Creative Paperclay® thin, about an 1/8 of an inch. I use core board as shims to keep the thickness of the Creative Paperclay® even.

Cut two pieces. (All measurements are approximate.)  I just cut as I made the pocket. One approximately 4" x 4". The second, top edge 5", sides 3", bottom 4". On the second stamp with swirl stamp. (Swirls from Viva Las Vegastamps!)

Using water smooth the edges of the two pieces. Attach the smaller piece to the larger using water to create a slip.

Punch two holes in the top corners to use to hang the pocket or just tie ribbons to it.

To keep the form of a pocket while drying crumple up some tin foil and put it in the pocket.

Paint the pocket with Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer and Terri Sproul Mixers - Bronze.  It has vintage look. Set aside to dry.

Add a bit of ribbon for hanging.

All you nee is flowers and now you have a beautiful wall pocket! Change to flowers with the seasons for a fresh look. 

Hope I have inspired you to make your own little or BIG Creative Paperclay® pockets!

Creative Paperclay® and Articus Studio Molds!

This month I had the opportunity to use Creative Paperclay® with an Articus Studio™ mold.  I choose to use the Frozen Charlotte Art Doll Mold  as I love adding them in my art. Finding them can be a challenge, once you find one they can be pretty expensive.  If you have priced a Frozen Charlotte lately you would know what I mean. So, now I am able to make them as needed with Creative Paperclay® for my projects.

First, take a ball of Creative Paperclay® and press into the mold. It is very important to work the areas that have deeper depressions, like the feet and face.  Once you have filled the mold then set aside to dry, at least overnight (12-24 hours) in the mold, depending on humidity.  

Once released if they are cool to the touch they are still damp. Let them set another 12-24 hours to completely dry.

When the Frozen Charlotte is dry, prepare for use.  With an emery board or small file clean up the edges of the doll.  Then with a bit of ink add a little color to age it. Seal it, this one was sealed with USArtQuest PPA Matte.  Sealing product depends on the project and the effect you are after.

Recently I read in one of the Stampington magazines about a technique using paper napkins in mixed media projects.  I saw this beautiful Kleenex packet with the Eiffel Tower and thought "wonder if they would work," as they say, the rest is history.

Supplies:

Creative Paperclay®

Articus Studio™ Frozen Charlotte Art Doll Mold

USArt Quest PPA Matte

Viva Las Vegastamps! "I Love Paris"

Stewart Superior Memories Ink - Black

Small Canvas- 2 1/2" X 2 1/2"

Old sheet music

Printed Kleenex

Heart Cut from Creative Paperclay®

Lace

Craft Paint - Burgundy

Paint brush

Separate the tissue layers of the Kleenex or napkin.  There are usually three layers of tissue. The first is easy to separate. Getting the second and third apart can be tricky.  Be sure to separate. If left in tack the extra layer of tissue could cause problems when adhering. 

Prepare canvas with USArtQuest PPA Matte adhesive. The first layer of paper on the canvas is old sheet music adhered with USArt Quest PPA Matte. Be sure to spread the PPA it evenly on the top and sides of the canvas. Let it set. Then spread a second layer of USArt Quest PPA Matte.

Carefully lay your tissue on the surface of your canvas. Once the tissue makes contact with the glue it is in place, trying to move the tissue will rip it. Make nice crisp corners, you may need additional adhesive. Carefully paint the PPA Matte over the surface of the tissue. Let it set to dry.

While the canvas is setting cut lace (3 1/4"), long enough to wrap around the back.  Stamp Viva Las Vegastamps! sentiment "I Love Paris in the Springtime!"  Earlier I had cut small hearts from Creative Paperclay®, paint one burgundy, any craft paint will do and let dry.  

Once the adhesive is barely tacky,  cover the canvas with Sakura Crystal Lacquer, attach the lace and "I Love Paris." Also, the Creative Paperclay® Frozen Charlotte and heart.  Cover the heart with Sakura Crystal Lacquer.  Set aside to dry overnight!

Finished it is a perfect little gift for that person that loves Paris!!!

Hope you enjoyed this project, please visit my blog HERE for more inspiration! 

Until my next post Happy Creating! 

Lyneen