Faux Fused Glass Polymer Clay Tutorial [using nail art foil transfer]

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11 Ways to Make and Use Molds with Polymer Clay
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Hello dear polymer clay enthusiast!

If you know me, I'm a big advocate of working with molds. I really consider molds as a great starting point for the creative process.

You might have mixed feeling about molds thinking that they might make you less creative or incite you to copy or anything. I want to assure you that molds are, as I said, a starting point. You can absolutely tweak the molded designs to make them look as you want them to look. So no copying there.

I personally love using molds with polymer clay and making molds for polymer clay because they allow you to make elaborate designs even if you don't have clay sculpting skills or you're in the process of improving them - consider using molds just as training wheels when you're learning to ride a bike.

This mini-course will focus mainly on how to make molds using polymer clay and on how to use silicone molds with polymer clay. It will be packed with actionable and easy to implement techniques that you can apply right away in your work. I think there's going to be some ideas that will totally surprise you:)

Enroll now while it's available and free!
Hope to see you in the class!

Happy claying!
Mihaela

P.S. Please let me know what ideas you particularly liked! I'm always happy to receive feedback.

Back to the tutorial:)
Hello dear polymer clay enthusiasts!

As you can see, I'm still immersed in the faux techniques and this time I decided to go for the faux fused glass idea. 

I'm using nail art foils and Weldbond adhesive to achieve the vivid colors of fused glass. I can tell you that I'm fascinated with these foils - there are so many colors, effects and holographic effects available that this will certainly open up endless possibilities for you to decorate your polymer clay pieces. 

This is not my first attempt to put together nail art foils and polymer clay. The first time I tried to press them into the clay and then bake the clay (as I would do when using metallic foils and polymer clay), but this did not work (for me).  I didn't want to give up on them, so I tried baking the polymer clay and transfer the holographic / metallic pattern using E6000 glue. Again it didn't work. And finally I decided to give it another try and I used Weldbond and it worked. I can't tell you how happy I was...

I used Jacquard Neopaque black acrylic paint to enhance the faux glass look and I used a generous layer of Triple Thick Gloss Glaze to have a glass like finish on the pieces. For the trial pieces I added a second thin layer on top of the first layer and they look wonderfully).

As a piece of advice: try to clean the Weldbond from the recessed areas. If you notice that you have whitesh areas underneath the Triple Thick Gloss Glaze, don't worry though- they will disappear in 12 -36 hours. 

I hope you'll enjoy watching this tutorial and I hope that you'll take this inspiration and use it in your work with polymer clay.

My best to you!
Mihaela

Material list:
- Black polymer clay
- Stamps
- A texture plate
- Cutters
- Nail art foils
- Weldbond adhesive
- Triple Thick Gloss Glaze
- Neopaque Black Acrylic paint (optional)
- Paint brushes
- Jump rings, head pins
- Round nose pliers
- A toggle clasp
- Chain
- Pasta machine or acrylic roller to condition the clay
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Please watch: "(36) Faux Enamel - playing with polymer clay, silver foil and alcohol inks "
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIZpBAA35ho. Get inspired to create beautiful and colorful faux enamel clay pieces!
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Видео Faux Fused Glass Polymer Clay Tutorial [using nail art foil transfer] канала Mihaela Georgescu