Testing the Limits: Susan's Tip for December

Hello there, It's Susan from TheBoredZombie.com with a Creative Paperclay® Modeling Material storage tip, er experiment, for you. The storage instructions on the back of the clay's package says to store unused portions in a air-tight bag. Since I'm me, as soon as I read it, I had a million questions. I decided the simplest way to answer them was to just try it and see what happened!

My Packing Steps:

• Folded over origional packaging to get it as close to closed as possible
• Tacked it down with a small piece of tape
• Put the package in a standard plastic sandwich bag
• Pressed out as much air a possible, closed bag
• Folded over top of the bag and tacked it down with a piece of tape as well
• Dated the package with a sharpie on the bag.
• Stored in a drawer away from heating/cooling and out of direct sunlight

It has been roughly 60 days since I closed it up. I can tell a difference in the clay's feel. It is not as moist or soft as it was on the first open. I don't think that is a bad thing! I like the texture and consistency of it and think it would work perfectly for larger simple shapes or shapes that need to be cut out. I intend to use the drier clay for January's project, be sure to come by and check it out!

I wonder what will happen with another 60 days? Only one way to find out!

Thank you so much for reading, see you in 2014. Happy New Year!

Jess B's - Tropical Under the Sea

Hello 

Hope everyone enjoyed their

weekend!

As if summer couldn't get here any sooner

Nautical and Beach themed

decor is fast approaching

Gingham and flip flops

sands and pools 

and tans....

I also collect cookie tins

wonderful storage, home decor, treasure chest

Wish I had different embellies

but I have to work with what I have

  

 

                           rolled outCreative Paper Clay®           used Wilton Cake tools to add

                                                                                             texture and patterns

 

I embedded pearls and baked Creative Paper Clay® with tin top according to the 

package instructions

 

 Baked added gesso

sprayed with Dylusion, Adironack, Lindsay's Stamp Gang Sprays

 

 

 

sand textured molding paste

Pictures don't give it's true brilliance and vibrance

INGREDIENTS

Creative Paperclay®

Cookie tin

Graphics 45 - Tropical Travelogue

Gesso

Adirondack Color washes, dylusions, Lindsay's Stamp Gang

TH Distress Inks

Wilton - Candy mold and carving tools

Pearls from own stash

Bling - Recollections

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