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Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff.
In this show:
- I tried all kinds of homemade clay recipes, and now I’m sharing the results with you.
- Some notes on how to use and store handmade clay.
- Good ways to use homemade clays in your crafting.
- A cautionary tale about Dryer Lint Clay.
Link to Homemade Clay Recipes:
- Can Teach, an awesome Canadian site where you’ll find recipes for basic Bread Dough Clay, Rose Petal Clay, Cornstarch Clay, and lots of others.
- A recipe for Bread and Glue Clay, at Cooks.com.
- Kool Aid Clay, at Barakah Life Handmade.
- Chocolate Play Dough, at Craftbits.
- Coffee Play Dough, also at Craftbits.
- Construction Paper Clay, at Easy Fun School.
This was really interesting,
Just wondering when clay is which in the photo, Cheers .
This was really interesting,
Just wondering when clay is which in the photo, Cheers .
This is so cool……even craft thinks so………congrats
http://craftzine.com/blog/
This is so cool……even craft thinks so………congrats
http://craftzine.com/blog/
Ah – the large ball of orange is Kool-Aid Clay; the light blue is Cornstarch Clay; the small ball of white is Bread and Glue Clay; and the little ball of darker orange is Construction Paper Clay.
Ah – the large ball of orange is Kool-Aid Clay; the light blue is Cornstarch Clay; the small ball of white is Bread and Glue Clay; and the little ball of darker orange is Construction Paper Clay.
Yum, looks good enough to eat.
Thanks Diane.
Yum, looks good enough to eat.
Thanks Diane.
Wonderful podcast! I just got a dough book, from 1983 I thought you’d like to see:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/materialmama/687669071/
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1175/687669031_0b0284c49d.jpg
Also, you might want to tell your listeners that if they use KoolAid, use the unsweetened packets, the small ones that are like 20 for a dollar or two. If you use the kind with sugar, it will make a big mess.
Thanks again Diane! I always squeal with joy when I see a new podcast from you
Nutmeg
Wonderful podcast! I just got a dough book, from 1983 I thought you’d like to see:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/materialmama/687669071/
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1175/687669031_0b0284c49d.jpg
Also, you might want to tell your listeners that if they use KoolAid, use the unsweetened packets, the small ones that are like 20 for a dollar or two. If you use the kind with sugar, it will make a big mess.
Thanks again Diane! I always squeal with joy when I see a new podcast from you
Nutmeg
hi, love these recipes, I am going to pass them on to our local pre-schools in South East London.
The construction paper clay, do you just leave it to air dry?
hi, love these recipes, I am going to pass them on to our local pre-schools in South East London.
The construction paper clay, do you just leave it to air dry?
Don’t forget peanut butter play dough! That’s what I grew up using. It was the best because you were allowed to eat it. Mom would set us down with that on top of some wax paper with plastic utensils and a straw and we would play for hours!
Don’t forget peanut butter play dough! That’s what I grew up using. It was the best because you were allowed to eat it. Mom would set us down with that on top of some wax paper with plastic utensils and a straw and we would play for hours!
Hello. Thanks for all the extra info.
I am an artist that works only with homemade clay, was surprised to hear that the cornstarch clay wasn’t any good…I want to invite you to my gallery, where you can see the things I make with said clay….though the recipe is way different :)
http://i-be-c.deviantart.com/gallery/
http://ColdPorcelainDesigns.etsy.com
take care
Hello. Thanks for all the extra info.
I am an artist that works only with homemade clay, was surprised to hear that the cornstarch clay wasn’t any good…I want to invite you to my gallery, where you can see the things I make with said clay….though the recipe is way different :)
http://i-be-c.deviantart.com/gallery/
http://ColdPorcelainDesigns.etsy.com
take care
Hi. I’m excited to try some of these recipes. What exactly do you use to seal the end product?
Hi. I’m excited to try some of these recipes. What exactly do you use to seal the end product?
I would love to try these but i want to know if i could use polyurethane to varnish
I would love to try these but i want to know if i could use polyurethane to varnish
Hi, Nadiya -
Thanks for stopping by the blog. I’m sure you could use a polyurethane varnish on the natural clays described in my podcast, as long as the pieces were completely dried (or baked, as the case may be). I’ve had some very shiny pieces over the years, purchased from craft fairs, that look like they’ve been sealed with a synthetic varnish, and they held up well.
But to be safe, I always recommend making a test piece or two, and trying your varnish out on that before you seal your best work.
Hope that helps.
Hi, Nadiya -
Thanks for stopping by the blog. I’m sure you could use a polyurethane varnish on the natural clays described in my podcast, as long as the pieces were completely dried (or baked, as the case may be). I’ve had some very shiny pieces over the years, purchased from craft fairs, that look like they’ve been sealed with a synthetic varnish, and they held up well.
But to be safe, I always recommend making a test piece or two, and trying your varnish out on that before you seal your best work.
Hope that helps.
they were so much fun to do
thanks
me and my kids love t do them
they were so much fun to do
thanks
me and my kids love t do them
Re: Sealing Cold Porcelain Figurines
You can seal it with any Clear Acrylic Sealer spray lacquer or Sculpey sealers which you dip into. Krylon (brand) has many different sealers from glossy, satin to matte.
Re: Sealing Cold Porcelain Figurines
You can seal it with any Clear Acrylic Sealer spray lacquer or Sculpey sealers which you dip into. Krylon (brand) has many different sealers from glossy, satin to matte.
hi i am looking for scanned magazine online for cold porcelain. can some one help me find it. thanks. mayborn5576@yahoo.co.in
hi i am looking for scanned magazine online for cold porcelain. can some one help me find it. thanks. mayborn5576@yahoo.co.in