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From the lens Creating with Cold Porcelain.

  • LiteraryMind May 24, 2012 @ 6:58 pm | delete
    I never knew about this-- thanks
  • brynimagire Mar 24, 2012 @ 10:53 am | delete
    Great resources listed! Blessed and liked.
  • mihgasper Mar 18, 2012 @ 4:59 am | delete
    Thanks for the recipe. Looks like a lot of fun. Who said art can't start at kitchen?
    ;-)
  • SimplyTonjia Mar 15, 2012 @ 11:47 am | delete
    This is a great lens. And, a definite must try. Thanks for being so thorough.
  • Pastiche Mar 14, 2012 @ 12:34 pm | delete
    Thanks for sharing the cold porcelain clay recipe and tips. Your work is stunning, and I would love to try some of this just for fun.
  • JoshK47 Jan 11, 2012 @ 5:15 pm | delete
    How wonderfully informative - you certainly know your crafting! :) Blessed by a SquidAngel
  • skiesgreen Dec 25, 2011 @ 2:10 am | delete
    Great idea for the creative beast when let loose. Never heard of this product before.
  • LilliputStation Oct 8, 2011 @ 1:52 pm | delete
    My son has been using cheese wax to model. (I made a Squidoo lens about his hobby.) He is very interested to try your recipe. Thanks!
  • bakerwoman May 10, 2011 @ 9:24 pm | delete
    This somethibg I would like to try. Sounds like fun.
  • GonnaFly Apr 1, 2011 @ 3:04 pm | delete
    This looks like something I should try some time. Excellent instructions.
  • evadeda Mar 5, 2011 @ 12:59 pm | delete
    i add instant fondant and it is satiny smooth and does not crack
  • spider-girl Dec 17, 2010 @ 8:12 am | delete
    I make this clay often but with a slight different recipe, thanks for sharing yours!
  • tssfacts Sep 13, 2010 @ 3:57 pm | delete
    I have never heard of this method before. I will add it to my crafting collections. Thank you for sharing.
  • LadyLovelace Jul 16, 2010 @ 2:33 pm | delete
    I didn't realise you could make the stuff! Very useful information indeed!
  • pimbels Jun 2, 2009 @ 3:27 am | delete
    Very nice lens. Something for my miniatures.
  • Noadi May 1, 2009 @ 7:27 pm | in reply to gico | delete
    Seal after painting but make sure the paint is completely dry first.
  • gico May 1, 2009 @ 11:19 am | delete
    hello!! thank you for the tips
    I have 1 question should i add the sealer after I painted of before?
    Thank u!
  • Wysiwigs Apr 12, 2009 @ 4:38 am | delete
    Wow - some beautiful pieces on here. I think I'm going to have to give that recipe a shot, 5* and thanks! :o)
    Http://www.Squidoo.com/ConnieCrankpot
  • 0ctavias0fferings Apr 4, 2009 @ 8:59 am | delete
    This is really interesting and a great lens too 5* and a touch of Angel dust for you.
  • wohlsson Jan 27, 2009 @ 12:52 pm | delete
    To answer those who are asking about what balls/shapes to use as a
    form or base under the cold porcelain. Here is a website that been well tested for this
    use. It is Smoothfoam and is smooth and very firm. Its not that rough styrofoam. Also there are lots of differest shapes and the prices are great. Good luck.

    Bill and Jean
    www.plasteelcorp.com or Smoothfoam.com
    [in reply to Noadi]
  • CreativeGirlz Jan 19, 2009 @ 7:56 am | delete
    I have made this clay several times and it had worked quite superbly. But when the last time i made it, the finished items are cracking. a 1 cm ball, for example, got cracked from center, resulting in two pieces. Kindly tell me what should I do now?? I will be very grateful to u!!!
  • caa2327 Jan 10, 2009 @ 10:21 pm | in reply to Noadi | delete
    Thank you so much! I really appreciate you taking the time to respond to my question. I will give the foam balls a try! Thanks again!
  • Noadi Jan 7, 2009 @ 5:17 pm | in reply to caa2327 | delete
    I think it would crack if you tried to use a ping pong ball. What you could use though would be some of those little foam balls that craft stores sell (sometimes stores with school supplies carry them too for school projects). Those have some give to them so they would compress under the shrinkage.
  • caa2327 Jan 7, 2009 @ 2:02 pm | delete
    I was wondering if I could use a ping-pong ball as a form under the cold porcelain. I read about shrinkage; if I used the ping-pong ball and shaped cold porcelain around it -- would it hold it's shape or would it split and crack? I want to create some Christmas ornaments and ping-pong balls are the only things that I can think of using for a form. Help and advice, please?
  • Jimmie Nov 8, 2008 @ 9:10 am | delete
    Thanks for the recipe. This is something I should try with my crafty daughter.

    You're officially blessed!
  • Oct 1, 2008 @ 10:50 pm | delete
    very well set lens:) well presented:)

    5 stars!

    Blak Prince
  • Gandree Sep 23, 2008 @ 5:40 pm | delete
    Wow, thanks for the recipe. I think I'll be back to try it once the gardening season slows down.
  • Noadi Jul 23, 2008 @ 3:30 pm | delete
    There are different formulations of cold porcelain out there and most likely she had a more flexible recipe than mine. It also could be that larger sheets of my cold porcelain could flex more, I've only created very small flowers with petals of around 1/4 inch. The great thing is that making cold porcelain is cheap so mix up a small batch and experiment a little!
  • mozayko Jul 23, 2008 @ 2:24 pm | delete
    Thank you for your prompt response!!! I once saw these flowers made out of this cornstarch based clay that made the petals very flexible and nothing would happen to them. I remember the lady who made them would flex completely the petals and they would go back to their original shape. It seemed like a plastic kind of thing. I thought cold porcelain was this material since it has the same cornstarch base. It's flexibility is as I am describing it or the material I saw is something else? The pictures you have of the flowers look exactly like the ones I saw. Where can I buy cold porcelain? Thanks!
  • Noadi Jul 22, 2008 @ 1:05 pm | delete
    It's slightly flexible, so if a petal is bent a little bit it will pop back to it's original position but bend it too much and it will break. You can add color mixing a few drops of acrylic or oil paint into the clay or paint it after it's dry.
  • mozayko Jul 22, 2008 @ 12:49 pm | delete
    Hello! Thank you for all of this usefull information. I had a question regarding the finished look of cold porcelain. Is it flexible? Like if I were to make flowers, once its dry, can I move the flowers without breaking? and how do you color cold porcelain?
  • beachbum_gabby Jul 1, 2008 @ 3:24 am | delete
    wow! looks very interesting and fun idea. never tried this before, thanks for the heads up! :)
  • gods_grace_notes Jun 24, 2008 @ 8:49 pm | delete
    Oooo, this looks like fun! I'm going to have to try this! Thanks for the easy instructions!
    Connie
    : )
  • stacirosedesigns Jun 19, 2008 @ 3:44 pm | delete
    Am looking forward to experimenting with this medium. As an English speaker, it's difficult to find specific information that is not in Portuguese or Spanish! :) Thanks for creating this lense!
  • hearthealth Jun 13, 2008 @ 2:28 am | delete
    Aha, the perfect experiment for all budding artists out there! 5* and faved, I hope you could visit my carnival glass lens!
  • cappuccino136 Jun 4, 2008 @ 9:36 pm | delete
    This is a lovely and informative lens. Your sculptures are beautiful!
  • Webcodes Jun 4, 2008 @ 7:00 pm | delete
    This is fascinating, didn't even know cold porcelain existed. Thank you 5*
  • TopStyleTravel Jun 4, 2008 @ 7:00 pm | delete
    This is interesting. Had never heard of before. Very beautiful.
  • adez7 Jun 4, 2008 @ 6:55 pm | delete
    Very informative and sweet~~!!
  • Janet21 May 31, 2008 @ 2:47 pm | delete
    Nice lens! Your sculpters are beautiful. Thanks for featuring my Fondant Cake lens. Rated 5*'s and lensrolled. :)

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