I've never clicked with the fancy rolling and slicing of colors and patterns for polymer clay. The only canes I like are the wood ones I can paint and give to the elderly at my Nana's retirement resort.
When it comes to clay, I like to make my own shapes and then paint them. And glitter them. And glaze them!
One time I made a big batch of these for a store order. I had just removed them from the oven. Patrick was having band practice, and the guitar player walked over, picked one up with his pinkie in the air and was about to elegantly pop it in his mouth!
I lunged across the kitchen like a wolfwoman to rip it from his stubby fingers. I didn't care about him digesting clay, as much as I was panicked that my production count would be off! I asked him why he did that, and he said he thought they were little candies!
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Hilarious story! The new earrings are adorable! I can just see them swingin' on my ears. Thanks for sharing. Also, thanks for visiting my blog awhile back. I'm just now catching up on posts. Happy summer!
ReplyDeleteThat's too bad you don't like polymer clay canes... They can be pretty fun to make you know! Cute story. It would have been fun to see his face when he bit down on your earrings instead of a candy!
ReplyDeleteHi Cindy! I know, it is an art form. I think I'm just intimidated! I have to break through that and try it, I know a whole new world awaits!!! Thank you for your comment!!!
ReplyDeleteKathy, someone as talented as you should not be intimidated by some squishy blocks of clay! Making great polymer clay canes is really a lot like painting or any other craft. Just some colors you put together one step at a time. Something you clearly are great at! (Besides you can put your glitter in the clay... you would love that!)
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