Mica Mash Cane
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- In this video I will show how to make a lovely cane using Mica Clay. This cane will make a gorgeous veneer that can be used for many things- home decor items, jewelry, handles on cutlery and for pens- to name a few. I will be using it to make 3 disks, for a necklace that i will do in next weeks video.
Another great video Patricia . I am going to have to try this. Looking forward to part 2.
Thanks Karen, I'm very happy you are enjoying the video!
From the first video I watched of yours, I was addicted. Your work is far superior to any of the videos I've watched. So much so, I blew my budget to smithereens and ordered ink, clay and etc. I am worse than a kid waiting for Christmas until my orders get to me. Thank you for waking up the creative bug in me :), and for sharing your knowledge.
Thanks Linnea, I hope it didn't hurt the budget too much, but we all have to play right?
wow we must be related because that is exactly how I am. LOL
Same I've spent over 600 eiro on clay and tools but what I bought would cost at least a grand because I shop on wish I got an extruder for 2 dollars and its no different from the sculpy extruder.im only in tje comments because I've no clue what direction she pit the clay trough the pasta roller I got mine on a local sell ur stuff fb page for 20 euro so I have all I need and more on the way I just hate the weekend's cos there's no post tomorrow tomorrow I love ya tomorrow ur only a few hours away .......
Patricia, just beautiful work!! My craft station looks like a tornado hit it, but I say "us who do have a work station that's looks cluttered and unorganized have creative thoughts going 100 miles an hour"!!! lol
Thanks Crissy, People who see my studio wonder how I can work in it! I know what you mean about the mind going 100 MPH for sure!
I am making a sign for the entrance to my craft room: "Caution Advised! Creativity @ 100mph Ahead. Proceed At Own Risk."
If I had a nickel for every time Himself says "How can you even work in there?" or "That's a lotta stuff" or "Looks like Hurricane Aftermath". For a couple of years, there were many allusions to "didn't know Katrina made it this far north" [We're in Canada]
So, Yes! A Sign! Need to practice my lettering anyway. Hope you don't mind Crissy Blevins, that I'm borrowing your saying.
You are bloody marvellous Patricia and such a joy to learn from you thank you
Thanks so much Karen
Absolute magic I must have a go at this what with mojo and vestibular problems I’ve let things slide (neck pain etc) I hope you’re feeling a lot better Patricia simply love these lentils 💞💖💕💗
beautiful cane Patricia,thanks for sharing how...the new pearls are exquisite,hope I can get them in Oz...great tip using the steel stone,might be easier on my hands too
Thanks Jenny, have a look at Sharona's response, she achieved a similar colour with Hot pink SculpeyIII, gold and translucent
Jenny Gee I think back of a spoon would work well too.
Love your rationale for each step!
Wow Patricia, sometimes the simplest ideas are the most genius! Beautiful
Thanks Aly, I totally agree!
I love your videos. Not only do they teach me how to do miraculous things with polymer clay, there is something very relaxing and calming about watching you create. Thank you so much for not speeding up your videos! ♥
Beautiful. I love the color mesh also the use of pop can bottoms. Smart!
Thank you Ennis
Love this tutorial you explain everything so well 👍🏻
Thanks Janet!
Love the soda can bottoms!
Lovely idea
Thank you Rebecca!
Thank you yet again for a fabulous video! I actually did this last week with some teaspoons before watching this. I learned quite a lot of helpful ideas after watching your tutorial. Now I have to do some more " your way". Very professional looking!
Thanks Nan!
Gorgeous results.
Instant fan here! I'm going to check out more (all) of your videos. 😁
I use the bottom of soda cans also.
Love this!! What beautiful colors!! Thanks so much for sharing tour techniques!
Thanks Shelli, you're very welcome!
that cane is gorgeous. you know I've made a similar sunset color mix using hot pink sculpey, Kato gold and Kato translucent
Thanks Sharona, That's good to know- I'll bet that becomes a fantastic colour!
Yes it does
Wow! That is such a gorgeous cane. Thank you for sharing your wonderful technique.
Thanks Elli, I hope you make one!
Thank you so much 😊 for sharing this. They are so beautiful and I loved them.❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you Mags
Thank-you Patricia This caught my eye because of the gorgeous colors. I will have to try this.
It is beautiful. I love the colors. What a fascinating cane process! I'd love one day to see your sanding and buffing process, how long it takes and what all you do. I've heard burnish and rub to eliminate fingerprints before, but never seen how carefully to do so. Thank you for showing that process!! I'd love to see the sand/buff process for the same reason. I still fail to achieve the beautiful glossy/glassy effect that you have with only sanding and buffing. Thank you for sharing. I watch all your videos. Rarely comment, but I'm an avid watcher!
Thanks Leslie, someday I will attempt to show my setup- It would be tricky for my small cellphone camera though.
That's gorgeous!
Wow! Simply amazing. The colors are like an Impressionist painting. And I love the fact that it's a "mash up" cane -- not too intimidating for me to attempt.
Thanks Carolyn, yes it's hard to go wrong with this cane, just choose pretty colours that work well together!
great tutorial. never would have thought of using the soda can inside for the baking dome.
Thanks Leslie, I'm sure I'm not the first one to use them this way
Love this cane Patricia, Thank you for sharing :)
Thanks Sherry!
I love this technique. It's such a cool idea. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks so much Jessama Tutorials
Love this Patricia I love these bright colours
Thanks Sharon
I just found you and can't watch enough! You are amazing! Thank you for sharing.
Beautiful and easy to follow!
Thank you Annette
thank you. I really like it when I don't have to be precise.
Yes, I love those kinds of canes too!
Just lovely. Thank you!
Thank you Heather
absolutely gorgeous!thanks for the share
Thank you Lee!
Wauw! So nice!
Thank you!
Fantastic tutorial and I love your color choice. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks Martina
Sooooo pretty! Love theses colors! I love working with the Pearl colors! You do a beautiful job!
Thanks Joannie, glad you liked it!
Awesome as usual! Thank you Patricia, love it
Thanks Maria, glad you liked it!
Great technique! Can't wait to try it myself!
Thanks Gayle
Thank you for this amazing video! Those beads are stunning.
Love your video
Amazing effect Patricia! I can't wait to try it with whatever Pearl and metallic clay I have! Your videos are extremely well done. You are really finding your niche for sure!
Thanks so much Nan, I'm glad you like my video efforts, and I can't wait to see your Mica Mash Canes!
This is so beautiful!! I am really enjoying your videos thank you so much
Thank you! Glad you are liking them!
Oh, the torture of having to wait a whole week...! Awesome mix though, and I'm now going to have to try it with my mica mixes (since Premo doesn't make nearly enough pearl colors...). Thanks, and I'll be back for part 2.
Thanks Martha, Glad you enjoyed it!
Just subscribed to your Channel, Patricia! Glorious tuts. Been away for 3+ weeks and am desparately trying to catch up with you and all the fab artists I know. I love your tuts and videos, thank you for them! x
Thanks Luisa! Can't wait to see you producing new works too!
Patricia I'm just going to call you genius. I am always on the lookout for things that will do a job other than what they were intended to do. I have been wondering what I could use to burnish my foil on to clay with other than my hands. the stainless steel soap is exactly what I need. so not only am I learning this awesome technique but I've found a tool I was looking for Thank you so much!
Thank you! I don't think I can take credit for the stainless steel soap thing- probably saw it when I first started in clay- wish I could remember where!
Amazing!
great technique love it. would also love to see how you did the pop cans so they were not sharp.
cant wait to see next video!
Thank you! Some of my cans are sharp- but I've learned to keep clear of the edge! On one of them I cut a little taller, then cut tabs into the tin all around, and folded the cut tabs in- that gives a safer surface.
Can you please make a tutorial on how to make your bracelet that u have done :) you are a amazing artist:) more tutorials please!!! Or I would love a video on some of the work you have done like a show case
Thank you! The bracelet I am wearing is from another fantastic tutorial on RUclips- Ludmila Bakilina. ruclips.net/video/IdhtDfk-ETE/видео.html
Can you still show some of your work sometime :)
Sure, I can probably do that. I've been showing bits of it as it pertains to the subject at hand :)
Thanks so much for your thoughtful response.
You are AWESOME! Such wonderful and yet 'simple' ideas! Thank you for sharing so much of yourself.
My pleasure, thanks Kathy!
Beautiful - i can’t wait to get my hands on more mica clay - at the moment I only have fimo gold, silver and pearl...
I got the feeling - especially in the start of the video- that you were shaking or nervous or something... sometimes I get this physical feeling when people seem to have this reaction, like it’s contagious and I feel it in my own body...
I don’t know why or if you just were freezing or rushing, but I hope you were ok....
Thanks Sabina, I am always a bit nervous about making these videos. I don't know why, the shaking may be something else though, hopefully just too much coffee! :)
Patricia Roberts-Thompson - i hope so ;) you don’t need to be nervous though - you are doing an amazing job ;)
I always wanted an idea for the soda can bottoms I have , thanks!
I'm going to show them better in the next video- I had a lot of questions about them, thank you!
I love this, as usual :) Thank you for making this channel, I love your videos
I bet Square Pairs would help with the reduction of this, also!
Thanks Chase!, I'm glad of glad you talked me into it! Still nervous though! lol!
Yes, they would!
This cane is so beautiful. I really enjoy your videos and learn so much. I wonder if you would do a video on how you sharpen the scrapers you used in this video? Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge.
Thanks Stephanie, we are on the same wavelength! I just uploaded a short video on that subject. It should be out later this week!
How great. Thank you
I LOVE IT!!! O_O
Thank you!
bello e impresionante
Thank you Geraldine
Love your bracelet in this video. Do you have a tutorial?
Thank you so much for the tutorial! Excellent instruction. Have you made a tutorial on creating the large necklace cabachons? I noticed them on the bail making tutorial. They are gorgeous!
Thank you Diane. I can't answer your question, as I'm not sure which pendant you are referring to. If it was the Orange and green one, that was a filled hollow bead done from Dan Cormier's E-book
beautiful. i love the bracelet your wearing, did you make it?
Thanks Eileen, yes I did make the bracelet. I followed Ludmila Bakulina's tutorial for faux Labradorite
WOW! these are absolutely stunning.
What glaze or varnish was used to make the high gloss finish?
Thank you for sharing :)
I haven't yet fond the answer to this question I have had. I've been looking, so I'll just have to ask here. I notice in several of your videos you use a laminate where you put your main color (the part that will show) on top of a base coat. Here you have used white, but in some you use black or another color. What is the reason for this? Thanks! I absolutely love your videos. So informational and you do make it interesting. I love them all! Thanks for sharing your experience. I'm new to polymer clay and I'm just amazed at what I'm seeing done with it.
I used white for this cane, because Mica colours have quite a bit of translucent clay in them, so if you put them over a dark colour, it really affects the look of the clay after curing. If you can imagine translucent clay over black would show the black through it. I could have used a pinker colour if that's the overall effect that I wanted, but white lets the real colour of the mica clay show through. The other reason I laminate my clay is so I can use less of the top layer- cut thin pieces of the cane. I also think that laminating the clay yields a stronger product than one solid layer- I don't have real research to back that up however :)
Patricia lovely work as usual. Could you explain how you made or what you used for the dome forms. I couldn't catch that.
Oops...found in part 2 you mentioned you use soda cans. I immediately made about 8 and then lo and behold I found your video on making the dome shapes.
Glad you found it! They are very handy to have
I made a cane like yours almost and I LOVE IT. it's so pretty! did I miss the part of the necklace where you put the holes in it?
Thank you! I see you found it in Part 2
great tutorial! can you please say what the stainless steel burnisher is again? I listened to that bit a couple of times and just can't quite make out what you said. it looks like a fabulous tool, though.
Thank you! It's a stainless steel Odor Remover bar ( sometimes called odor neutralizer ) Amazon sells them
again another great video.But could you answer a ? for me. you said that you bake at 275 for an hour. my oven that i have only goes in 10's so would either have to go at 270 or 280 is that ok or what would you do the other thing is when i bake for an hour it comes out so rubbery am i baking to long or not long enough. every one say theres come out like glass not mine. any suggestion
Knotty But Crafty thanks for the question, sorry I took so long to answer but I’ve injured my shoulder and in quite a bit of pain. You have to use an oven thermometer to be sure of the actual temperature in your oven. I have to set mine to 290F to get the 275F I need. Thin pieces will be kind of rubbery, thicker pieces should be much harder when baked correctly.
ty so much that did really help. and you get feeling better.i just love your work and i watch them every day
What is the plastic you have your pieces on, to put the cut segments together, just before the patty paper was put over for burnishing? (I'm assuming patty paper is parchment paper maybe??) It looked as though you put a bit of muscle into the burnishing with the 'odor soap'. So far I've failed miserably at blending, burnishing, connecting and centering while sticking to any surface put on. Air bubbles smiling out if every piece. I admire the techniques you have mastered working with this medium. Try, try again and again. Not giving up. Somewhere between 30/40 yrs. ago I discovered white sculpy and had fun with it then. Definitely a proficiency to conquer. No where as easy as you make it look. :-) Thank you, excellent video.
That plastic sheet is deli paper, hard to find, but our grocery store uses it for prepared foods like chicken fingers. So I save it when I buy chicken fingers. It's perfect for clay to sit on, because it doesn't react with the clay. I could have used any paper, if I was going to work with the clay right away, but when I want to leave it overnight, I put the raw clay on plastic. Saran wrap works too. For burnishing I like parchment paper underneath the clay. Keep at it- it gets better with practice!
I was curious what setting you used to condition the clay on in your pasta machine?
I usually cut slices from the block about 10 -12 mm thick, and run them through my Atlas pasta machine, on a #2 setting ( 2nd thickest not counting the 0. I never count it as it's pretty much the same as the #1 setting )
If you cannot find pearl clay can this be done using mica powders worked into your other colours?
In theory yes, but you need a huge amount of mica powder to get the same results. Not practical in my opinion
Beautiful! I have a question. The PYM ii spray, where I can get it? I looked in local stores but no one has it. Please help! Thanks
Yes, it is a spray, it might be hard to find, you'd have to check on-line Polymer Clay stores for it. I buy mine at Shades of Clay in Canada, but It can't be shipped out of the country, as can sprays are flammable
Patricia Roberts-Thompson thank you so much
Why do you have to rest the cane and for how long such you let it rest please?
When you manipulate the cane , the clay gets quite warm and if you slice it when it's warm like that the blade will squish the cane,( distorted the shape ) and smear the cut as well. A cooler cane just slices better. You can pop it in the fridge for 15 minutes, or just let it sit for an hour or so, depending how cool it is in the room.
thanks for your tutorial it was so helpful to me, but is it real gold the clay?
Thank you Raghda, the clay is not real gold, it has gold coloured Mica powders in it
Very fine !! Thank you !
Did you polish or varnish your beads ?
barockeuse I like to sand and buff them as often as I can, obviously you can’t when using paint or powders. The work in this video was sanded and buffed on a bench buffer
I am new to polymere clay. I have heard you say bake for an hour and six minutes. What temp and is it in a toaster oven. Do you have a "new to clay" video or a website.
Since I use Premo Clay, I bake mine at 275F in a convection toaster oven. I use an oven thermometer to make sure that my oven gets up to that temperature. I actually have to set it at 285F to achieve the 275F that I need. That's why an oven thermometer is so important. I guess my videos would be more intermediate in content, though there is lots of great information for beginners too. Some other great sites to visit would be Cindy Leitz at Polymer Clay Tutor, and Ginger at the Blue Bottle Tree
gorgeous! could you do a dragon eye with this?
Thank you Kim, do you mean under glass, or as the skin? Either way would be interesting!
I meant using the cane as the pupil since the colors seem to pop radiating outwardly. But I can now imagine the cane as the sail part of the wings and/or smooth parts of the body. It would be a terrible shame to mark a scale pattern on such a beautiful effect.
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I have never sanded my clay pieces after being baked. I know you didnt want to show your station but could you go over it verbally if possible?
I just use pieces of wet-dry sandpaper, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1500 and 2000 grit. Dip each in a bowl of water and sand with each of them for less than a minute. If you have imperfections you may need more time with the lower grits ( 400 ) Rinse the piece between grits so the wet dust doesn't build up. To sand it's best to use a circular motion. When you start the first grit it will put small scratches on the piece, the next grit will sand them away, but put it's own scratches, and so on until the finest grits remove all scratches. For the best results, don't skip the sequence of grits. Buff with a machine, or use wax and a soft cloth to buff to a shine
Muy buenos los trabajos,lastima q.no sea en castellano,ya q.no domino bien el ingles
If you take gold clay and mix it with a regular color will the effect of mica shift still be attainable?
Yes Missi, to a degree. Use a lot of gold to a small amount of your chosen colour.
Missi
What kind of Oven do you use ?
Can you use uv resin?
Beautiful effect from this technique. Great tutorial! Looks like something even a newbie like myself could do.
Can I add/blend in mica powder to plain colored clay to get a similar effect as the pearlized clays you use? Also, wondering why you used white on the back and not a coordinating color. TFS!
Thanks Michelle, You could blend in Mica powder, but to get enough of an effect it would take quite a bit, and would cause the clay to try not to bond to itself. If you tried it, I would add some translucent clay to the mix- ( not liquid clay ) Most Mica clays have quite a bit of translucent clay in them- that is why I used a white clay, so that the true colours would show. A light coordinating colour would be fine also.
Thanks so much for your quick response. I had to watch without the sound while watching TV with hubby, so sorry if I asked questions you answered in the video. Good to know to add translucent to my solid clay and mica mix. Maybe adding liquid clay to the mica powder before blending it into the solid might help it bind together. Guess it won't hurt to experiment with what I have. Makes sense to use white on the back now.
If you're in the US, please share where is your favorite source, brick-n-mortar or online store, for the clay you use?
I'm in Canada, so I use Shades of Clay in Ontario, sorry can't help with US suppliers
It's OK. I can "Google It". :) Thanks anyway.
You can mix Mica into clay, but it would take so much of it to get the same effect as the ready made accent colours. Also there is translucent clay in Mica clay, so that is why I use white- it really keeps the bright look. I could have used a coordinating colour also, but I would have made sure it was still a very light colour.
~TL;DR ~ If any experienced clay players read this comment, they'll add any little tips or tricks that will make my first attempt less of a disaster. ~
The Story
So, here's the thing. I have a tub of un-opened polymer clay. Every now and then I watch a clay video, yet the tub remains un-opened.
I watched this video two weeks ago. At the time I thought "Woah, lots of clay skills that I don't have", BUT, ... I can NOT get this video out of my mind.
I'm prepping for our annual Craft Visit, watching lots and lots of vids and in the back of my mind is "after this visit, I'm gonna have to find that mash vid again and give it a try. While my friend is here, I'll get her to prep some pop can bottoms for me."
I'm also thinking that I'm never gonna find that vid again. Lo and behold, someone else made a "no music, thanks" comment and RUclips notified me of it, also, bringing me back to this video.
I'm hoping over the next couple of weeks, if any experienced clay players read this comment, they'll add any little tips or tricks that will make my first attempt less of a disaster. I have all the equipment, just plain clay though. I'm thinking of adding some Pearl Ex powder to one colour to get the effect.
I have subscribed to your channel and you may make a Clay Player out of me yet! At least enough of one that I can add some lovely clay pieces into my Mixed Media works.
Thanks Sue, please don't be afraid to play with your clay, even if you don't like what you make, as long as it's not baked, it can still be used for something else- very little is ever really wasted! RUclips is a wealth of information, and a little overwhelming at times, but, really knowledge is power, the more you learn, the easier it is! Above all, have fun! To do this video though, you really need mica clay, you'd have to put too much powder in the clay ( and then the clay wouldn't stick together ) Just buy 2 or 3 Premo Accents in your favourite colours and have a go.
Bjr, bravo, je ne comprend pas comment rajouter du mica, pouvez vous m aider svp, merci
For this cane you use clay that has mica already in it- such as gold or pearl clay. You don't add any to the clay
I cannot find anywhere that sells turquoise pearl??? The closest to turquoise pearl I can find find is peacock pearl in the premo accents range or turquoise in the premo sculpey range ?? Is it one of these you are using or if not, the Australian distributor of premo doesn't have turquoise pearl.
So sorry Sally- it was Peacock pearl!
Thanks Patricia! :-) I can get plenty of peacock pearl here!
I love your videos, l am a newbie a polymer clay I was just wondering do you have a list of the colors that you used to make this game to make these I would really love to buy them and I live in the US so I want to know if I can get them here thank you
The colours that I used are Premo Accents in Magenta pearl, Sunset pearl, 18K Gold, and Gold. They are available in many palces including most Micheals and Hobby Lobby stores. I can't recommend on-line sites, as I don't live in the US, but there are many!
Patricia Roberts-Thompson Thank you all your videos help me, what was the little round think called, that you said was for sewing and how do you make the hand, thanks again
I'm really sorry, but I don't understand your question, I think you meant to ask on a different video?
You right l am sorry, if is from endcaps video, were you used a small tool, to make a endcap, and for making holes, and more think can you place finish on it before you bake, thanks again
Well, some of the tools I used were a Bootlace ferrule, found in the electrical department. check on Amazon or Ebay for that, A cone shape plumb bob, or a large knitting needle and a hand drill to drill the holes after baking, or anything you like to make a hole before baking. And, certainly you can paint or colour your endcaps before baking if you like!
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Thank you!
I like this technique, very cute, but if you put a musical background to the video would be more entertaining, excellent everything, congratulations
Thank you Maria, I appreciate your feedback!
Patricia Roberts-Thompson Frankly, I don't care about music....or being 'entertained '. I'm here to learn. You do a beautiful job with your videos. Please don't stress about feeling as if you have to do even more work to get a video out to us.
Thank you Heather, you made my day!
InkapolimerClay Creaciones not everyone likes the irritating music. she's just starting so I don't think she knew her fast forward want working right. not everyone can be as great as you. :/
I also vote for no music. If I want music, I can listen to my own in the background. Thanks :)