Comments on: CraftyPod #54: Make Your Own Clay!

By: mayborn

mayborn — Sun, 24 May 2009 09:19:49 +0000

hi i am looking for scanned magazine online for cold porcelain. can some one help me find it. thanks. mayborn5576@yahoo.co.in

By: Ibenia C.

Ibenia C. — Wed, 14 May 2008 17:58:44 +0000

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.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:44:02 +0000

they were so much fun to do
thanks
me and my kids love t do them

By: Sister-Diane

Sister-Diane — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 15:33:36 +0000

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.

By: Nadiyah

Nadiyah — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 05:26:40 +0000

I would love to try these but i want to know if i could use polyurethane to varnish

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 04:33:12 +0000

Hi. I’m excited to try some of these recipes. What exactly do you use to seal the end product?

By: Ibenia C.

Ibenia C. — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 10:41:10 +0000

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

By: ellie

ellie — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 01:06:21 +0000

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!

By: Jox

Jox — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 10:50:18 +0000

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?

By: nutmeg

nutmeg — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 23:36:43 +0000

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

By: Khadija

Khadija — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 18:50:56 +0000

Yum, looks good enough to eat.
Thanks Diane.

By: Sister-Diane

Sister-Diane — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 01:13:54 +0000

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.

By: lisa

lisa — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 01:10:24 +0000

This is so cool……even craft thinks so………congrats

http://craftzine.com/blog/

By: Ruth

Ruth — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 00:51:13 +0000

This was really interesting,
Just wondering when clay is which in the photo, Cheers .