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BeadItGirl
Clay Captain
Joined: 02 Mar 2006
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Location: VIRGINIA BEACH, VA
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 Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:43 am Post subject: Can I salvage Clay purchased that is hard and unmanageable |
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Hi Everyone,
Not only am I new to this forum, but I am new to Polymer Clay (2 weeks) . My usual craft is beading as you can see on my website. I just started making a few pieces to go with my jewelry using polymer clay for 3 pendants and one set of earrings, as you will see on my "what's new page," so I really don't know how everyone will receive them.
Here is my problem.
I found a great deal on a package of Sculpey clearance clay set. 40 colors in one box. THe first two blocks of clay were hard as a rock. I sliced them, rolled them and put them in the pasta roller to. No matter what the edges are all ragged and dried and without any moisture. No wonder they were on clearance.
Does anyone know any tips or any additives, or secrets to clay to make them softer or should i pitch the whole set. I don't want to work on conditioning my clay for longer than 10 minutes and I feel I would lose the mood by the time I get done working on this clay trying to get any conditioning out of it at the same time, I would hate to pitch all of these wonderful colors. Any tips or salvaging this kit? |
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The Clay Store
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Joined: 21 Apr 2005
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Hi Karen,
There are a couple of things you can do that might help. Fimo Mix Quick is a product that is used to add to the crumbly hard clay to make it easier to condition. Sculpey Clay Softener is in a liquid form and does the same thing. Another thing I've done for dried out clay is to put it in a clay dedicated food processor to chop it up. The heat from the friction of the processor makes the clay easier to lump together and then condition by hand.
Hope this helps some!
Susan
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BeadItGirl
Clay Captain
Joined: 02 Mar 2006
Posts: 10
Location: VIRGINIA BEACH, VA
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| Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 11:00 am Post subject: Tips on Clay that is dry and crumbling |
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Thanks for your tips. I was not aware of those two products and I will be looking for them. It's hard to believe the food processor idea would work, but I trust you and will look into that as well. Thank you for your knowledge.
Sincerely,
Karen |
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kittenspawn
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Joined: 16 Oct 2006
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Location: Wisconsin
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