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Tolovaj
Jun 3, 2012 @ 6:13 am | delete
- Wow, so many creative ideas an so little time... Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I hope I'll find some time to use some on a rainy day...
Thumbs up!
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Tipi
May 22, 2012 @ 9:55 am | delete
- I really want to try this some time. Thank you so much for all the information, very helpful.
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MSchindel May 22, 2012 @ 10:35 am | delete
- Thanks so much for the wonderful feedback, Tipi! I really appreciate it and I'm delighted that you found this lens helpful.
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myamya
May 16, 2012 @ 3:30 pm | delete
- Amazing lens, thumbs up!
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- Thanks so much for your lovely comment! :)
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bloomingrose
May 9, 2012 @ 4:30 am | delete
- Very detailed - wonderful lens. Blessed by a Squid Angel and pinned to my board "Arts and Crafts I love."
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- Thank you so much for your wonderful comment, your SquidAngel blessings, and pinning this lens to your board "Arts and Crafts I love". I'm very grateful to you!
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im1337mi
May 7, 2012 @ 2:07 pm | delete
- Wow, great tips, thanks for sharing all of that. Very detailed
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- Thanks so much for the great feedback! I'm delighted that you found it helpful. :)
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JoshK47
May 7, 2012 @ 9:04 am | delete
- Wow - absolutely beautiful! Thanks for sharing! Blessed by a SquidAngel!
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- Thank you so much for your wonderful compliment and your SquidAngel blessing! :)
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LubosLabik
May 3, 2012 @ 12:33 pm | delete
- Yes I have found this lens helpful :)
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- Thanks so much for letting me know! I appreciate it and am delighted that you found the information helpful. :)
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grafixart
May 3, 2012 @ 3:38 am | delete
- Very creative and informative..great lens
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- Thanks for the lovely feedback! :)
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Cristellegem
Apr 27, 2012 @ 12:02 am | delete
- Wonderful... lots of very helpful and inspiring information... thank you very much for sharing
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- You're very welcome! And thank you very much for the lovely compliment and for letting me know you found the information I've shared to be helpful and inspiring. I really appreciate it!
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purpleslug
Apr 11, 2012 @ 8:19 pm | delete
- This lens was very helpful! You included everything I needed to know. Great job!
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- Thanks so much for the great feedback! Much appreciated.
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Kim
Apr 5, 2012 @ 8:56 pm | delete
- wow, this was so informative! i especially love the links to suppliers :)
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- Thanks so much, Kim! I'm really delighted that you got some new ideas from this lens. Thanks so much for letting me know! :)
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Wordwinder
Mar 27, 2012 @ 8:27 am | delete
- Know this, O worthy and diligent lensmaster;
With accomplishment you've earned a tryster.
As a token of immense appreciation expressed,
A squid angel leaves this lens heartily blessed.
On a rendering that is sparkling in its own right,
Propagating an appealing thought well and quite;
If you were to notice a slender shimmering crust;
From the angel's wand, it is a spill of stardust.
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- O sage SquidAngel, dear Sir Wordwinder,
could your accolades be any kinder
or more appreciated by this humble lensmaster?
Let he who says otherwise feel my wrath, sir!
With your shimmering stardust I feel deeply blessed,
and appreciate it more than mere words can express.
May your gracious blessings come back to you tenfold
for your kindness gives joy that warms even the cold!
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Wordwinder
Mar 27, 2012 @ 8:27 am | delete
- Within certain wide bounds, the skills
of a range of diverse artisans it blends;
Metal Clay working offers its adherents
the prospect of setting unique trends.
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- O Wordwinder kind, your verses clever
are recompense rich for my own endeavor.
You say'st sooth, your words are true,
and I'm grateful for this gift from you!
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SereneSea Mar 20, 2012 @ 1:33 am | delete
- Metal clay art looks fabulous.
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- Serena, I'm so glad you enjoyed being introduced to it! It's really a fantastic medium to work with. Thanks so much for stopping by and for letting me know you enjoyed this lens!
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mommafox
Feb 29, 2012 @ 1:42 pm | delete
- I never even heard of metal clay. This lens has really inspired me! Thanks!
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- I'm delighted that this lens has inspired you! If you decide to try working with metal clay, I encourage you to explore my entire series of metal clay-related topics. You'll find convenient links to all of them in my Metal Clay and Jewelry Lensography at http://www.squidoo.com/metal-clay-and-jewelry-making-lensography-mschindel . Have fun exploring this fabulous material! :)
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WindyWinters
Feb 22, 2012 @ 3:12 am | delete
- Congratulations on your Purple Star! Well deserved award, Margaret and interesting information on metal clay. Best Wishes with your designs! Blessed!
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- Wendy, thank you so much for your congratulations, your kind compliments, your good wishes and your SquidAngel blessing! I appreciate them all very much!
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designsbyharriet
Feb 11, 2012 @ 6:32 pm | delete
- What an amazing lens. I never realized how much I was missing in my pmc knowledge. I will return again and again to this lens.
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- Thank you so much for the wonderful feedback, Harriet! I appreciate it very much and I'm delighted that you have found this to be such a valuable resource. :)
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JJ
Jan 29, 2012 @ 5:43 pm | delete
- Greetings - WOW - wonderful resource!
I'm an high school Art teacher looking for new ideas, and I think I've found one!
Any suggestions as to where to begin/introductory material with/for this exciting Art media/form?
Thanks so much!
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- Thanks so much for the lovely compliment! I'm delighted to have been able to introduce you to metal clay. One caveat - fine silver metal clay (by far the easiest to work with) is VERY expensive, and the base metal clays (which are much cheaper) have special firing requirements and are much more finicky about the conditions in which they will sinter. With that disclaimer, I recommend you take a look at my lens at http://www.squidoo.com/preciousmetalclay, which includes books, DVDs, etc. I recommend (I've indicated which ones are best for "metal clay newbies") and my lens on the original formula of BRONZclay at http://www.squidoo.com/bronzclay, which will give you an idea of what's involved in firing base metal clays (although there are newer formulas that don't take as long to fire). I hope this is helpful!
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KevCooper
Jan 29, 2012 @ 6:50 am | delete
- So much information, lot's of ideas to try.
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- Thank you, Kev! I hope you have fun experimenting with textures in metal clay. :)
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KarenCookieJar
Jan 28, 2012 @ 10:22 am | delete
- I never thought of doing this, but I love the idea and it seems like it would be pretty easy! I have a ton of stampers from scrapbooking. I really want to try this.
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- Thanks for your comment! You're lucky to have a large collection of rubber stamps already. (Make sure to clean them thoroughly before you use them to texture metal clay.) Sounds like you're a natural for this material! :)
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Squidoo_Chick
Jan 28, 2012 @ 2:01 am | delete
- I am so happy that I found you lens tonight as it is so impressive. I hadnt seen a lot on Metal Clay but you have me intrigued to learn more
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- Thanks so much for your very kind feedback! Since you are interested in learning more about metal clay, I invite you to take a look at the other lenses in my Squidoo series on metal clay. Enjoy exploring this wonderful medium!
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RenaissanceWoman2010
Jan 27, 2012 @ 9:24 pm | delete
- Your art pieces are exquisite. What a comprehensive collection of resources you have shared here. Very enticing. I would love to experiment in metal clay textures. Thank you for the introduction.
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- Oh, my! Thank you so much for your wonderful compliments! It is my pleasure to introduce you to the world of texturing metal clay. If you do start experimenting, you'll be delighted to find that the potential sources for new textures are limitless! :)
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waterlily78
Jan 27, 2012 @ 4:23 pm | delete
- This is a wonderful and very informative lens! I tried working with some metal clay - bronze - but had a little trouble getting the hang of it. Maybe it's time to give it another shot...
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- Thanks for the lovely compliment! Base metal clays (including bronze clay) have more complex firing requirements than fine silver clay, and they're also far less tolerant about the conditions in which they will sinter properly. You might want to take a look at my lens about Original BRONZclay at www.squidoo.com/bronzclay for some tips. :)
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momilp
Jan 27, 2012 @ 12:02 pm | delete
- I heard about metal clay a few months ago and then forgot. I enjoyed reading your lens; it answered all the questions I had about this technique :)
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- Thanks so much for the lovely feedback! I'm delighted that I could answer all your questions. You may want to check out the other metal clay lenses I've written as part of this series. Have fun exploring metal clay!
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sheezie77
Jan 27, 2012 @ 9:30 am | delete
- Very nice lens! thank you for sharing!
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- You're very welcome! Glad you enjoyed it.
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nikyweber
Jan 27, 2012 @ 9:16 am | delete
- awesome lens! Squidlike!
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- Thanks so much! :)
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nikyweber
Jan 27, 2012 @ 9:15 am | delete
- awesome lens! Squidlike!
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jimmyworldstar
Jan 25, 2012 @ 1:14 pm | delete
- These are awesome designs, you get a great texture from using metal objects because it's less likely to shift in the clay or break off like plastic.
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- Thanks for the compliment! I agree, metal objects make great textures. But with metal clay you don't need to use a lot of pressure to get a great impression, so plastic (or fabric or natural) textures work great, too. Have fun with your designs! :)
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blackspanielgallery
Jan 25, 2012 @ 8:36 am | delete
- Nice lens.
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- Thank you!
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WhiteSockGirl
Jan 25, 2012 @ 7:51 am | delete
- Great lens! And very helpful. I will certainly try to make my own beautiful jewelery.
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- Thanks for the lovely feedback! I hope you enjoy making your own beautiful jewelry with this amazing material. :)
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Mia-Mia
Jan 24, 2012 @ 11:03 pm | delete
- What a wonderful lens! Thank you for such a large amount of useful information. I've been beading just a bit, and have yet to try metal clay, but I do find it very interesting. You have inspired me to try it.
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- Thanks for the lovely compliment! I'm truly delighted that you found this lens inspiring. I have published an entire series of Squidoo lenses about working with metal clay, and if you are going to try working with this wonderful material you may find it helpful to look at the others in this series as well. You can get links to all of them by clicking on the link to my featured lenses at the top of the right-hand column on this page. (Since you already have begun making beaded jewelry, you also might be interested in my lens about making vintage-inspired jewelry, which provides lots of information, inspiration and helpful resources!) Thanks again and have fun making beautiful jewelry! :)
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bikerministry
Jan 24, 2012 @ 9:25 pm | delete
- I so want to incorporate metal clay work into my knit felted items, I have a design working on right now. So glad I found your lens. Blessings.
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- What a cool idea to incorporate metal clay components into your knit felted designs! I'm delighted that you're finding my series of metal clay lenses helpful. Many thanks!
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KarenTBTEN
Jan 23, 2012 @ 8:48 pm | delete
- That does look tempting. I think metal clay could be handy for a lot besides jewelry -- like miniatures.
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- Hi Karen, thank you so much for blessing this lens! You're absolutely right that making jewelry is not the only use for metal clay (although it is the most prevalent because the material is too expensive to use for most craft purposes). It definitely can be used to make miniature silverware, pitchers, furniture knobs, tiny combs/brushes/mirrors for a dressing table, etc.
Another option for non-jewelry applications is to use base metal clays (copper, bronze, steel, etc.), which are much less expensive than precious metal clays but have much more demanding and temperamental firing requirements. Fine silver clay is extremely forgiving and fairly easy to fire and sinter successfully. The new sterling silver clay is fired similarly to base metal clays, although it tends to be a bit less finicky about sintering conditions. Hope this information is helpful, and thanks again for your kind feedback and your blessing!
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gottaloveit
Jan 23, 2012 @ 11:17 am | delete
- What an interesting lens. Love your ideas and the information is very much in depth. Nicely done.
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- Thank you very much for the wonderful compliments on this lens! I'm very grateful for the lovely feedback. :)
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miaponzo
Jan 23, 2012 @ 4:36 am | delete
- Wow! What an interesting lens!!! Blessed!
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- Thanks so much for the lovely compliment and the SquidAngel blessing, Mia! I appreciate them both very much!
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KitandCaboodle
Jan 22, 2012 @ 10:16 pm | delete
- I enjoy all the information you share in your metal clay lenses. Fairly new to metal clay, but am learning so much from you. Blessed!
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- I'm very grateful for the SquidAngel blessing and for the lovely feedback. So pleased that you are finding my metal clay lenses helpful!
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Colleen
Jan 14, 2012 @ 8:48 am | delete
- I'm new to PMC and was very excited to find this learning source. Thank you!
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- Colleen, thanks for letting me know that you're finding my metal clay lenses to be helpful!
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eganj1 Oct 13, 2011 @ 3:52 am | delete
- a fantastic source of information, thank you
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- Thank you! I'm delighted that you found it so helpful! :)
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SCorridori
Oct 11, 2011 @ 6:16 pm | delete
- What a wonderfully detailed and complete overview! So much fabulous information, thank you!
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- Thanks so much for your kind feedback! I'm so glad you found this information helpful! :)
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Laniann
Sep 20, 2011 @ 7:37 pm | delete
- Your work is gorgeous and your textures are beautiful. Lots of great resource material. Congratulations on being featured on the 50 Crafts Monster Board.
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- Thank you very much for the kind compliments, Laniann! I really appreciate them. I'm thrilled that this lens was chosen to be featured on the 50 Crafts Monster Board! :)
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hlkljgk Sep 15, 2011 @ 3:21 pm | delete
- metal clay? how cool. Congratulations on being featured on the 50 Crafts I Want To Try MonsterBoard!
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- WOW! Thank you so much!!! I'm truly honored to have had this lens selected for the top 50. Squidhugs back atcha! :)
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Mandy
Aug 23, 2011 @ 4:07 pm | delete
- Hi, this information was so helpful! I just have a question... In the image associated with the "make your own one of a kind textures" section, what kind of medium is used to create the flower on the green block and also the designs on the light green (olive,it appears) block? It's a little hard to tell what goes with what in the picture and with the descriptions below it. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!!
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- Hi Mandy! I'm delighted you found this information helpful. Both the green textures you are asking about are slabs of Premo polymer clay that have been cured (baked) according to the manufacturer's directions and carved with Dockyard brand micro carving tools (v-gouges and u-gouges).
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rentngo
Jul 24, 2011 @ 7:59 am | delete
- Great synopsis of commenting and how to very well written and all that link love you just poured out, great post, if this was a forum you would have a sticky on this. inchirieri masini
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- Thank you for the wonderful compliment!
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Rebecca
Jun 15, 2011 @ 6:01 pm | delete
- Fantastic! How do you take an image, such as a childs drawing, and etch it onto a PMC piece?
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- Hi Rebecca! Thanks very much for your feedback. My suggestion would be to scan the artwork into a digital file and use image editing software to convert it to pure black and white (no gray) and simplify the lines, if necessary, to remove any very fine lines. Then you can invert it using the same software (so the areas that are black become white and vice versa) and print it onto overhead transparency film so you can use it to create a photopolymer plate. There are links in this lens to several tutorials on making photopolymer plates (PPPs) from black and white artwork. I hope this helps!
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LensSeller
Apr 22, 2011 @ 11:33 am | delete
- What a wonderful and instructive lens! Thank you for sharing your knowledge, I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.
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- Hi LensSeller! Thanks so much for the lovely feedback! I really appreciate it. :)
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Joseph
Dec 20, 2010 @ 11:22 pm | delete
- We sell a lot of mould making materials. We just got some metal clays in and I didn't know what to do with them at first. I just came across your squidoo page and you have given me a lot of ideas. Thank you!
We have a silicone mould putty which I'm going to try with the metal clays.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Our site is at http://www.aldax.com.au/techtiparticles/howtosilicone.htm in case you want to read some of our tech tip articles.
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- Hi Joseph! Thanks very much for the feedback. I just spent some time on your excellent site and have added it to two of the modules in this lens, as I think it's a great resource for artists who are interested in making molds for texturing metal clay. Thank you for introducing me to your company!
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jonart
Dec 18, 2010 @ 12:42 am | delete
- I'm thinking that I have to try this PMC thing....thanks for sharing. :)
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- It really is quite amazing what you can do with this fabulous material. Your imagination (and your budget!) are the only limitations. Happy claying!
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jonart
Dec 18, 2010 @ 12:42 am | delete
- I'm thinking that I have to try this PMC thing....thanks for sharing. :)
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capriliz
Dec 3, 2010 @ 10:47 pm | delete
- If I ever want to mold metal clay, I know right where to get my instructions! Very well explained.
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- Thanks for the lovely comment! I'm so glad you liked this lens. Metal clay is a fabulous material. I hope you decide to try it someday! :)
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jgelien Nov 26, 2010 @ 12:30 pm | delete
- The pieces created with metal clay are extraordinarily beautiful. I love seeing all the different ways to incorporate texture.Thank you for a wonderful informational lens.
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- Thank you for your wonderful comment. I'm delighted that you found this information helpful and inspiring!
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Swisstoons
Nov 20, 2010 @ 5:49 pm | delete
- The subject is completely foreign to me, but it's easy to see you are well-versed in it. Anyone interested in working with PMC to create beautiful works of art will certainly learn much from your lenses on the subject. I think you should include more works which you've created. Thumbs up for this very informative lens!
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- Thank you for the lovely compliment. I'm really glad you've found it interesting, and I hope it inspires you to try this wonderful medium. Thanks also for the suggestion to include more photos of my own metal clay art. I'll do that! :)
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Mortira
Oct 2, 2010 @ 9:18 am | delete
- Wow! What a great resource and so many cool ideas. I don't use metals, but you know these texture tips would work great with all kinds of modeling materials, even Playdoh!
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- Thanks very much! You are absolutely correct. I use most of my textures with polymer clay as well as metal clay. If you every decide to try working with metal clay, just make sure to clean each texture very thoroughly before using it to texture a different material. :)
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bijuterii
Oct 1, 2010 @ 6:58 am | delete
- The post is written in very a good manner and it contains many useful information for me. You have a very impressive writing style bijuterii argint . Thanks for sharing.
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- Thanks for the lovely compliment! :)
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alex_buzatu
Jul 4, 2010 @ 6:09 am | delete
- wonderful work! we are doing great lens and great work! We are making mold components also.
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- Thanks for the nice compliment! :)
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- Thanks very much, Karen! (Sorry this is such a late reply; they didn't used to have the Reply feature for comments!) :)
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- Thanks very much! I also have found that many of these techniques adapt well to polymer clay.
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Feb 10, 2009 @ 4:32 pm | delete
- This is great information. I've been doing a lot of texturing lately on my wooden "canvases." Lots of great ideas and resources here. Very well done.
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- Thanks so much! I'm delighted that you found it to be valuable, and I really appreciate both the star rating and the StumbleUpon recommendation! :) [in reply to nightcats]
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nightcats
Oct 30, 2008 @ 3:47 pm | delete
- Amazing lens. Hats off to you for the effort and thought that went into this. I am giving it a Stumble. Five Stars.
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Noadi Aug 24, 2008 @ 8:04 pm | delete
- Great lens! I work with polymer clay and I'm sure I can use some of these ideas for that medium too. 5 stars!
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JLally
Jul 22, 2008 @ 7:11 pm | delete
- WOW! What a terrific collection of techniques for adding texture to our metal clay designs! A definite Favorite.
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CHIARA
Mar 31, 2008 @ 9:06 pm | delete
- Thank's!
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CHIARA
Mar 31, 2008 @ 9:06 pm | delete
- Thank's!
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Karendelac
Jul 4, 2007 @ 4:51 pm | delete
- Congratulations on a well designed site.
This was most informative and I learned a lot !
Best wishes,
Karen
Karen at Karens
Kinkade Art Store
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datingtips93
Jul 3, 2007 @ 7:22 pm | delete
- Nice lens. 5 stars. Check out this link on ancient balls...http://paranormal.about.com/od/ancientanomalies/ig/Most-Puzzling-Ancient-Artifact/index.htm
If you get a chance check out my dating tips for men lens.
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DeWayne-FilmFreak
May 21, 2007 @ 5:26 pm | delete
- Another great Metal Clay lens! Giving you 5 stars again!
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