Polymer Clay Blanks

[glw20109]

I've seen some amazing polymer clay blanks and thought I would experiment. Watched a few video tutorials and figured why not, give it a try. It's not as easy as it looks, but not bad for simple patterns. I dropped $25 bucks at the craft store for an assorted pack of Sculpey III clay and a roller. The image is my first blanks on some extra 7mm tubes. They turn well, but go lightly, sands and polishes very nice.

Lessons learned:

• Experiment, if it doesn't work, save the scraps for later
• Don't get discouraged, it looks like a total disaster in the beginning, but it works out in the end
• Keep your work surface (extra tile left over from the bathroom) real clean, you can see some gray in my fiery blank.

 

[KMCloonan]

Looks pretty cool! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Woodchipper]

There is a Hobby Lobby store about three miles away.

 

[glw20109]

Looks pretty cool! Thanks for sharing.

You're welcome, working on some more. You have some amazing pens.

 

[its_virgil]

For inspiration check out Www.claypenblanks.com

Don

 

[TDahl]

They both look awesome. Nice job!

 

[glw20109]

For inspiration check out Www.claypenblanks.com

Don

I've seen her work, won't get to that level. Your puzzle pen is interesting, I am going to try one.
Gary

 

[glw20109]

They both look awesome. Nice job!

Thanks

 

[Joebobber]

When my wife was trying her hand at it it seemed like no matter if it turned out good or not they always looked neat.

 

[glw20109]

When my wife was trying her hand at it it seemed like no matter if it turned out good or not they always looked neat.

Well t least some of mine do, trying to get them around the pen is the challenge to figure out