Brenda's January Quick Tip

Hello, Brenda here again and welcome to my monthly quick tip.  The designers here are so wonderful and I've learned a lot from them all and I am running out of quick tips because they all get ahead of me...great minds think alike.  Well, this month isn't really a quick tip it's more of the way to keep the Creative Paperclay®.  Now remember it is an air dry clay.  SO with that said, make sure you keep the unused portion of your clay in a zip lock baggie and "suck" all the air out before sealing it.  I've also stored mine in tupperware containers and "burped" the container if you know what I mean.  But remember also depending on the "thickness" of your project determines how fast or slow the drying time is.  The thicker the project, the longer it will take to dry.  I hope I'm not repeating what others have said, but for you newbies this might be a fresh idea.  Thanks for coming back week after week and checking out what all the designers are doing here.  You can always come and check out my projects here.

January Tip from Dawn Mercedes

I have a friend who homeschools one of her children.  Because it is a special circumstance, I offered to give him art lessons each Monday.  (I used to teach art and music before becoming a mother myself!)

One day I taught him about gargoyles and architecture.  So, we got out the Creative Paperclay ® material.   You can imagine the fun he had working in this modeling material.

Just get out some playdough toys...and your Homeschooler will be able to recreate lessons learned in a 3d manner!

A gargoyle inspired by an eagle...meaning strength.

The next week, my artist buddy painted this gargoyle in the most vibrant colors using acrylic paint.

(Sadly, I don't seem to have any of those pictures.)

So, with Creative Paperclay ®, you can bring your homeschool lessons to life for your children.

Thank you for stopping by for this tip. 

Keep on crafting!

Dawn Mercedes

Creative Paperclay Tip for January

You can make all sorts of fun things with Creative Paperclay, but did you know you can make 3D figures with it too?  Building an armature for your 3D piece is easy.   You can use almost anything under your Creative Paperclay  to give it structure.  Tin foils, masking tape, crafting wire and paperclips are all good options.  Play around and discover all the different things you could use as your base.  I think you can probably come up with some ideas I haven't mentioned or discovered yet.

A Paperclay Snowman that Won't Melt!

Well it’s that time of year when the snow can really pile up. We actually had snow on Christmas Day this past year. Here we are in a New Year and January is typically the month of the year for snow if you get snow. I started out this project with a gourd and a large coffee creamer jar. I forgot to take a picture of the original gourd and creamer jar so I took a picture of a similar one:

                                         The jar that I used was clean!lol I took the lid off the clean and empty one that I used and glued the gourd to the top. Once the glue was dry I covered the piece with Creative Paperclay® and painted it first with white paint and then with glitter paint. I painted the nose orange. Kind of looks like a snowman already doesn’t it? I added some button eyes, and a mouth, buttons and arms with a paint pen. I wrapped his neck with a fleece scarf and wrote a sentiment that I really like unto his tummy. Here’s the finished product:
               
                                                   I think he’s just adorable don’t you? And you probably all know that I just love the bling that the glitter paint gives to it. You could use styrofoam balls in place of the gourd but isn’t that a great way to recycle that creamer jar!You could make a whole family of snowmen and women! I used approximately 1 lb. of the Creative Paperclay® on this project. Try it and I know you’ll like it!
Comments are very welcome!
Barbara

Vintage Frame Repair

Hello!! Rachel Whetzel here!! Today, I'm going to show you how I repaired a vintage picture frame using  Creative Paperclay® modeling material.

As you can see, the molding on the corner of the frame was broken out. As I was getting this together, I almost felt like this might be TOO simple for a post here, but I'm so happy with how it came out! Plus, I want to show you how it truly IS so easy anyone can do it!!
SUPPLIES YOU WILL NEED:

• A picture frame or other object in need of repair.
• Creative Paperclay® modeling material
• Amazing Mold Putty
• Craft Paints in brown, black and white. (I used Folk Art)
• Paper towels and a dash of water.

To start off, I pulled any loose pieces out of the frame corner.

 Second, I created a mold from one of the un damaged corners of my frame using Amazing Mold Putty.

Once your mold is set, press your clay into the corner needing repair.

 Then VERY firmly, press your mold into the clay. I found that clay with no water added to it was easy to press and pull the mold off of to check. I pressed several times until I had the mold impression deep enough to blend with the surrounding area.

I used my fingers to blend the edges further, and then let the clay dry. Once the clay is dry, I painted the corner in brown.

When the brown was dry, I painted white VERY lightly over that.

All of the corners of the frame are slightly cracked up the center, so to imitate that cracked look, I used some black paint painted into the crack, and then used a damp paper towel to wipe that off. The water on the towel also removed some of the white paint, exposing the brown beneath, and imitating the worn look of the rest of the frame.

There you have it!! If you create something inspired by my project, please leave a comment with a link here, so I can come and visit to see! I would love for you to visit me at my "house" too!! Thank you so much for reading!!

~rachel

Jess B's - Tween Heart Necklace

Thanks for stopping by

Now that major holidays have come to an end

we have a little breathing space to

create some future Hallmark celebrations

My daughter is getting older

and she now wants to pick out her own

clothing, do her own hair, etc.

I know she loves this color combination

I decided to make her a

BIG HEART 

great for Valentine's Day

 rolled the lavender one out and made it 1/4" thick

combined all the Creative Paperclay® colors

Love the way the colors swirled

 rolled the  Creative Paperclay®  thick enough

 to pierce the wood skewer through

about 1/4"

Knowing my little kiddo

she is going to want me to change the ribbon

for a leather or stretchy string

See you soon!

Edie's January Quick Tip

Hey Everybody. It's Edie.
Here is my Quick Tip for January - You can cut and shape Creative Paperclay® with just about ANYTHING! When looking for tools to use in your projects, think outside of the box. You can use bottle caps, cookie cutters, plastic knives, toothpicks, a ruler, or even your fingernail and that is just for cutting! Try pressing Creative Paperclay® into molds, stamps or embossing folders to get some great texture and different shapes.
Happy New Year!!!!!
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