You are completely brilliant! It's like watching a magic show. I'm thinking how the hell is she going to get that blob of so many unmatched patterns to look good? But, sure enough, you did--masterfully! Thank you for sharing!
So much useful information in this video. I can tell I'll be watching this one numerous times at different speeds. Just the ideas on the canes you made was useful to me and I've already watched one a few times. And that's Before even getting to how you made it all match up on the egg.... Wow. TFS!
Thanks SO much for sharing your process with us, Fiona. Such a privilege to watch you work! I am truly in awe at your talent, skill and patience. Your work is stunning!!
Fiona, I enjoy all of your videos so much. This cane is just stunning! It was fabulous to see the cane formation. The colors and patterns are just lovely. Thank you so much for sharing your tips and techniques in your beautiful soft, soothing voice. I look forward to seeing your next creation.
Fiona I cant stop watching your videos, I love your work, thank you so much for sharing! I think this is going to be my best hobby yet, very different from pottery which I turned in to my career, nice, clean, and you don't have to wait for the results sometimes for few weeks. I'm loving it :)
Thank you Peggy. I will be doing some more slow, step by step, cane tutorials soon, but as I make a living (or try to ) from Polymer, I need to swap between these free tutorials and some that I may get some income from - I hope that makes sense? However there are enough Cane designs out there that I should be able to keep people happy with both. xx
This one is covered in butterflies! I wonder if It was planned or if the clay stars just aligned? Thank you for sharing the geometry in covering an egg shape, this was very useful ♡
I am so glad it was helpful :) and yes, I knw that if I added the pattern element at that angle it can sometimes look like a butterfly - sometimes it works, sometimes not ;) Thank so much :)
@@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals I'm sorry but while I got you here, is your name really Abel-Smith? Like an "able smith"? Because if so, it could not be more fitting hahaha!
Love this egg, it is beautiful, thank you for sharing.. Please do more cane making videos as I would love to see in slow motion, so that I could follow and make some of my own canes.. Also you were off camera a few times.. Thank you for sharing your talent
Thanks Angel. This was a new camera angle for me, and the trouble with doing such a long video is that occasionally I got so involved in what I was doing I forgot that I was also on video - sorry if it spoiled it for you. I will be doing more free video tutorials, but I also need to make a living as a clay artist, so I will be swapping between doing paid tutorials and the freebies I do too. Obviously I can't afford to share all my knowledge for free, I hope that makes sense? But I will keep you all going with enough freebies that hopefully you will be happy. You never know, people may even decide to buy one of my tutorials occasionally too, if I am very lucky. Thank you so much for your comments xx
Beautiful job, I try several times with minimun result. I made a peacock egg but not covered totally I only made the feathers, But i want to ty this too much complicated. You are my Idol
Amazing, I wonder if the inside egg was blown out before you started but I will watch the other video about covering eggs to see, really enjoyed this format. Thank you.
Absolutely stunning! Thank you for sharing. I can’t wait to try this. Are your triangles all the same size or do you reduce them the closer to the top you get?
Thank you Mary that is so kind of you to say. The answer basically is experimenting, and thinking "what would it look like if I just did this, or that?". What you don't see are the numerous designs I tried in the past, and that have gone into the scrap bin. Luckily my mind just keeps spinning with new things to try. As for the colours, I think because I was already a professional Oil Painter, and I had spent a long time studying colours, that gave me a good background when it came to choosing my colour schemes. I also have a little trick I do with a Natasha Bead, that I will share on a video tut shortly. :)
Once again I am left in awe of your talents and could watch you work all day long! Just wondering if you sell goose eggs in your Etsy store, so heading over there now! You are a true artist of the first calibre! ❤️
Thank you Anita. No my store only has my tutorials in it at the moment. I am not able to ship anything for a few weeks as I work on sorting something out, but once that is finished, everything will go back in the shop, including any new eggs I do. In the past they have gone as soon as I have finished them !! xx
So I noticed when I looked! It sounds like you are working undercover for MI5 😁 Please send me a private message with the cost of one of your eggs, if I can afford it, give me a heads up please as it's beautiful. I'd need to find some sort of stand to show it off...
You have spoiled me so much!! When I watch any other polymer clay tutorials I always critique them based on whether or not they do things like you do! I feel like they are doing it wrong it they do something differently! I have become a polymer clay snob!!! Ha!!
That made me giggle Lee, I must admit that I love the fact that all of us who do videos make them slightly differently ;) The world would be a very boring place if we were all the same :) But sincerely, thank you for such a lovely compliment, that was such a wonderful thing to say :)
@@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals I really like seeing all the different ways people do something as it can sometimes give you ideas for other things. My problem with other tutorials (of any sort, not just clay), is that no one is as succinct in relaying information & concise in their movements as Fiona Abel-Smith. You are a master & i've become quite spoiled by you. I must admit, i get overly frustrated & impatient with the hesitant & insecure. They stumble along repeating things in different ways just to make sure you get it. I'm also annoyed when they unnecessarily move & turn pieces as if they're nervous. I fast forward fairly often now when watching other tutorials. Never one of yours, lol. Yours are extremely relaxing. I sometimes find the cane construction quite mesmerizing. I also find your voice & delivery is very soothing. You would be great telling bedtime stories, lol. So, thank you very much for the extreme pleasure of watching you create & the added bonus of therapeutic de-stress sessions. Should i also thank you for having to now work on my character flaw of being hyper critical? lol
@@animerlon thank you so much for a wonderful comment, it has made me smile, I now have this image of you busy fast forwarding through videos :) I am so glad you enjoy the videos, and thank you for taking the time to comment like this, I really appreciate it. Best wishes :)
@@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals You're more than welcome for the comment. I'm glad it made you smile, as i feel it helps repay the enjoyment your videos give. They truly are master class. Maybe you could give tutorials on how to give tutorials, lol. If the others took a few pointers from you i wouldn't fast forward so often, haha. All the best to you & yours, take care.
Fiona, you are a marvel! I just happened on you, and am so taken with what I’m seeing. You must just be starting to post these videos...I will be proud to think that I found you when you had approx 800 subscribers because I just know that soon you’ll have many, many thousands of devotees. This cane is a real tour de force! I too am a caner, love working with Polymer clay. What brand of clay do you use? What brought you to clay, and how did you get so proficient? Sorry for so many questions....I hate that they take you from your work table, but I am genuinely interested. You have really wowed me, and made me smile from ear to ear on a cold March Monday😊
Oh Julia, thank you so much for such lovely comments. Yes, although I have been teaching polymer locally for many years, I have only just started posting videos. My first was December 2017. I use all the brands of clay, different ones for different projects depending on what I am doing. I am a professional artist, painting in oils, and it was a friend, Ange Smith, who brought me to polymer clay when she demonstrated a pansy cane at my local craft club. I immediately knew that I had to make canes, and have been doing so ever since, that was 12 years ago. I now spend more time with Polymer than I do with my paints, but love swapping between the two, whenever the urge takes me. Don't worry about the questions, I love to chat to fellow caners!! :)
This is amazing! I’m so impressed! Your canes are just gorgeous and when you finally put them altogether I couldn’t believe the size of it. Incredible skill and the final result is beautiful. Where do you buy goose eggs? I’m in the UK.
Hi Pam, Thank you for your comments, so glad you like the egg. I purchase the egg shells ready blown, and they are completely clean, so there is never a problem with any smell.
Fiona Abel-Smith PolyOriginals Ah. I was hoping for a different answer! I was going to try using locally produced eggs, (treating my household to an omelette supreme!) But when I have used eggs for other projects, (mostly big duck eggs) they do pong a bit, no matter what I use to clean them, so I leave a hole or two in the clay so I can rot them out with vinegar. I suppose I could do that with the base layer of clay, and fill in the holes before putting the caning on top. Who supplies blown eggs? Local farmers? Or is there a national organisation doing them? I've never noticed them advertised.
Sorry Pam, but good luck with the eggs. I have used chicken eggs in the past, which I blew myself, and then gently boiled to remove any smell or residue, and they always worked fine? I hope your work out okay :)
I raise ducks, chickens, geese and turkeys. I have found that because the PH is opposite between the chicken and duck/geese eggs that if I boil them with baking soda it helps. Hmm, not sure if that's clear. Basically I blow the eggs first, then boil the shell in water that I've added baking soda to. If using chicken eggs though I boil in salt water. Personally I prefer to use the duck or goose eggs though because they are tougher and I break less when blowing them out. I also let them dry in the sun as the UV rays tend to help with the deodorizing.
Wonderful video, so useful! I've been struggling to cover round ornaments and such for a while. I have to watch the video again a few times, but is there a basic size of cane that you start with for a certain egg size? And you do two rows with the same size and start reducing?
Thank you for your comments. No two eggs are the same, so it is a matter of measuring each one. At some stage I will do a full tutorial on how I formulate the size of the slices, but that would probably have to be one of my paid tutorials, as sadly I need to make a living at doing this, like so many others :( I hope you understand?
Bless you, thank you Krithika. I thought I recognised your name from Etsy, but didn't want to presume. I am so glad you enjoyed the tutorials, I am definitely going to do a detailed one on how to cover the eggs, and will provide lots of info on how to measure so that you get the canes to fit perfectly. :)
that sounds like the temperature is too high? or maybe something in/on the ceramic egg is causing a temperature hike in places ? Do you tent your piece in foil when you bake? This helps protect it a bit. Lastly, do you use an oven thermometer? I know this is basic knowledge, and apologise if you already know all of that, but bubbling does sound to me like too high a temperature. I hope that is of help. :)
@@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals I do tent my bakes and I keep a thermometer in the oven. I usually preheat, but last time I didn't and both times it bubbled. I typically use premo but sometimes it may be a blend with Sculpey 3.
@@coldcynic2213 Yes, sorry to state the obvious, its difficult to tell how experienced someone is from a simple comment. I still think it is unlikely to be just the clay, even without pre-heating, it is more likely to be some component part within the ceramic you are using that has caused some problem :( Sorry I can't be of more help, and I will keep everything crossed for you that it doesn't happen again. Good luck :)
I understand this wasn’t a tutorial and your kind enough to share, however if there was a way to play RUclips in slow motion I’d do it! Just love to watch you, just not quite so fast.
I know Mary, this was just a video, though I will be doing more actual tutorials soon. As I make my living from Polymer Clay, both selling finished pieces, but also through workshops and tutorials which you can buy, I have to be very careful not to duplicate what I am asking people to pay for, and what I am sharing for free. There are enough cane design to let me do both, but occasionally I will do one of these fast forwarded videos so that people can see the whole process, rather than just see the individual bits of cane making - hope that makes sense? I am so glad you like watching the videos and there will be more to follow. Thank you so much for commenting :)
You can indeed slow down or speed up any video you wish on RUclips. Click on the 3 vertical dots (top right of video) and select playback, then select the speed you wish. Play around with it, until you can see it as slow as you wish. Hope that helps? 😊
I guess it depends on the platform you are watching from because for me it looks like a gear in the bottom right corner, if you click on that one of the options is speed and you can change it to your preference.
Thanks Bella, so sorry you didn't like the music. I only realised when I started to do the video that of course you have to pay for almost all music, so when I found the site where you could download for free as long as you include all their details in the video description, I was so relieved. I must admit, the track has grown on me more and more as I listened to it while I was doing the editing, but I appreciate it will not be to everyone's liking. xx
Fiona Abel-Smith PolyOriginals Likely just Me Fiona, I turn lots of music down or off...I find the process fascinating enough and like to focus on it. But I know it is the in thing to do right now.
I like that it's not a tutorial video. I've binged on enough videos to know the basics. This was just a very satisfying video to watch.
Thanks so much Cynthia :)
Video was absolutely mesmerising Fiona, and such a beautiful result, no change there then !
Thank you very much Ian :)
You are completely brilliant! It's like watching a magic show. I'm thinking how the hell is she going to get that blob of so many unmatched patterns to look good? But, sure enough, you did--masterfully! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks so much Lori :)
I have no words, beautiful does not cover it!
Thank you so much :)
she mesmerizes me, so generous w her tutes too. this tute was very informative
Thanks so much Patty :)
I would love a tutorial on this and I’d like one on an emu egg and or an ostrich egg. Another thing I’d love to see is a gourd being covered.
Good to know, thank you 🙂
OMG!! How beautiful 😍 ❤!! You are so talented!! Thank you for all your hard work and time and great tutorials!!
Thank you so much Mary 🙂
So much useful information in this video. I can tell I'll be watching this one numerous times at different speeds. Just the ideas on the canes you made was useful to me and I've already watched one a few times. And that's Before even getting to how you made it all match up on the egg.... Wow. TFS!
Thank you so much :)
Thanks SO much for sharing your process with us, Fiona. Such a privilege to watch you work! I am truly in awe at your talent, skill and patience. Your work is stunning!!
Oh wow, thank you for such lovely comments Eileen :)
@@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals ♡
Your a cane mastermind! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much Dia :)
I love your goose egg!!!!
Thanks so much Vicky :)
Fiona, I enjoy all of your videos so much. This cane is just stunning! It was fabulous to see the cane formation. The colors and patterns are just lovely. Thank you so much for sharing your tips and techniques in your beautiful soft, soothing voice. I look forward to seeing your next creation.
Thank you so much Donna, I am so glad you are enjoying my videos, I have a few more ideas lined up, I just need to find some time to do them :) xx
Thank you so much Donna :)
***MIND BLOWN*** ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS WORK!!!
Thank you so much Blaise :)
Unbelievable, Amazing, Gorgeous and so cool. You truly have a gift. 😊❤️👍 Off to watch another. Have a great day Carol
Thanks so much Carol :)
Fiona Abel-Smith PolyOriginals Thank you 😊❤️👍
wow, wow, very perfect job.!!!!! all time enjoy look how you create !
thank you so much Marina :)
Wow, I love how you made it fit the ends. xx
Thanks Valerie :)
Beautiful, just Beautiful
Thanks so much Artie :)
A beautiful goose egg indeed. i love it.
Thank you so much :)
Simply amazing. That is so beautiful.
Thank you so much :)
Fiona I cant stop watching your videos, I love your work, thank you so much for sharing! I think this is going to be my best hobby yet, very different from pottery which I turned in to my career, nice, clean, and you don't have to wait for the results sometimes for few weeks. I'm loving it :)
I am so glad you are loving it, it is such a wonderful medium to work in, I cant wait to see some of the pieces you create :)
This is so amazing!
Thank you very much Kari :)
Well..... that was just amazing! I feel the need for more clay in my life! Thank you Fiona, I look forward to seeing more!
Thank you Liz :) xx
Wow!!! 😲 That is a lot of work and so beautiful 😍❤
Thank you so much Rachel :)
amazing Kane work., an absolutely beautiful egg. TFS mary
Thank you Mary :)
This was exciting to watch..beautiful !
Thank you so much Deby :)
You are a genius! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much Livis :)
BEAUTIFUL, ABSOLUTLY LOVE IT, YOU REALLY MAKE IT LOOK SO EASY.
thanks so much Pam :)
Splendid. Thank you for sharing your techniques.
Thank you Patricia :)
I love the way you manipulate the clay!
thank you so much :)
OMGosh, this is beautiful
Thank you so much :)
Absolutely beautiful! Would love to see more detailed tutorials on your kaleidoscopes. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you Peggy. I will be doing some more slow, step by step, cane tutorials soon, but as I make a living (or try to ) from Polymer, I need to swap between these free tutorials and some that I may get some income from - I hope that makes sense? However there are enough Cane designs out there that I should be able to keep people happy with both. xx
Where can I find your tutorials for sale?
On my Etsy site, PolyOriginals :) www.etsy.com/uk/shop/PolyOriginals
This one is covered in butterflies! I wonder if It was planned or if the clay stars just aligned? Thank you for sharing the geometry in covering an egg shape, this was very useful ♡
I am so glad it was helpful :) and yes, I knw that if I added the pattern element at that angle it can sometimes look like a butterfly - sometimes it works, sometimes not ;) Thank so much :)
@@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals I'm sorry but while I got you here, is your name really Abel-Smith? Like an "able smith"? Because if so, it could not be more fitting hahaha!
@@3llevate yes it is really my name ;) thanks so much :)
THANK YOU , FABULOUS WORK 👏👏👏👏👏
Thank you Vera :)
Sooo Much Useful Information. Thanks For Sharing.
Thank you :)
Wow!!!!! So beautiful Thank you for sharing ❤️
Thanks you Cece :)
Love this egg, it is beautiful, thank you for sharing.. Please do more cane making videos as I would love to see in slow motion, so that I could follow and make some of my own canes.. Also you were off camera a few times.. Thank you for sharing your talent
Thanks Angel. This was a new camera angle for me, and the trouble with doing such a long video is that occasionally I got so involved in what I was doing I forgot that I was also on video - sorry if it spoiled it for you. I will be doing more free video tutorials, but I also need to make a living as a clay artist, so I will be swapping between doing paid tutorials and the freebies I do too. Obviously I can't afford to share all my knowledge for free, I hope that makes sense? But I will keep you all going with enough freebies that hopefully you will be happy. You never know, people may even decide to buy one of my tutorials occasionally too, if I am very lucky. Thank you so much for your comments xx
Your camera angle did not spoil it at all I so enjoyed learning from you
Wow! Thank you for sharing!
You are welcome, thank you for commenting :)
Fiona, simply stunning! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you Maude :)
Beautiful job, I try several times with minimun result. I made a peacock egg but not covered totally I only made the feathers, But i want to ty this too much complicated. You are my Idol
Thank you so much Marta, once you get one done, the rest become easier. I love the sound of your peacock egg, beautiful :)
Absolutely amazing
Thank you Carol :)
Hi Fiona,
Amazing work.
All the best,
Paul
Thanks Paul :)
Very beautiful 🙏🙏
Thank you very much :)
Wow amazing work I love it.❤🌹❤
Thank you Elisa :)
Beautiful and amazing
Thank you Durinda :)
Unbelievable! Absolutely Gorgeous.....!
Thank you Carol :)
Absolutely beautiful, I love watching this.
Thank you so much :)
Thank you Anita, I never knew that. Thanks!
Absolutely gorgeous 🇦🇺
thank you Marion :)
Amazing, I wonder if the inside egg was blown out before you started but I will watch the other video about covering eggs to see, really enjoyed this format. Thank you.
thanks so much for your comments, and yes, the egg was blown before I covered it :)
GORGEOUS!!! WOW!!!
Thank you :)
Its Great! this is craftsmanship👌⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thank you so much :)
Замечательная работа, спасибо!
Спасибо :)
It is amazing. I love it.
Thank you :)
Thank you for sharing!
Thank you :)
amazing!!!!!!
Thank you so much :)
Прекрасно радуга цветов спасибо за мастер класс Елена Россия
Спасибо :)
Absolutely stunning! Thank you for sharing. I can’t wait to try this. Are your triangles all the same size or do you reduce them the closer to the top you get?
Thanks Victoria. Yes, as you thought, the triangles do reduce in size as you move up the egg.
Thanks, it's wonderful!
Thank you Leila :)
Wow! Fiona, what beautiful canes! How do you come up with such beautiful colors and designs?
Thank you Mary that is so kind of you to say. The answer basically is experimenting, and thinking "what would it look like if I just did this, or that?". What you don't see are the numerous designs I tried in the past, and that have gone into the scrap bin. Luckily my mind just keeps spinning with new things to try. As for the colours, I think because I was already a professional Oil Painter, and I had spent a long time studying colours, that gave me a good background when it came to choosing my colour schemes. I also have a little trick I do with a Natasha Bead, that I will share on a video tut shortly. :)
Beautiful, love watch your videos, amazing talent. One question is that a real goose egg???
Hi Claire, thanks you so much, and yes, it is a real goose egg. I buy them ready blown :)
Magnifique
merci beaucoup 🙂
Beautiful
Thank you :) xx
Magnifique :)
Thank you :)
Once again I am left in awe of your talents and could watch you work all day long! Just wondering if you sell goose eggs in your Etsy store, so heading over there now! You are a true artist of the first calibre! ❤️
Thank you Anita. No my store only has my tutorials in it at the moment. I am not able to ship anything for a few weeks as I work on sorting something out, but once that is finished, everything will go back in the shop, including any new eggs I do. In the past they have gone as soon as I have finished them !! xx
So I noticed when I looked! It sounds like you are working undercover for MI5 😁 Please send me a private message with the cost of one of your eggs, if I can afford it, give me a heads up please as it's beautiful. I'd need to find some sort of stand to show it off...
Will do xx
You have spoiled me so much!! When I watch any other polymer clay tutorials I always critique them based on whether or not they do things like you do! I feel like they are doing it wrong it they do something differently! I have become a polymer clay snob!!! Ha!!
That made me giggle Lee, I must admit that I love the fact that all of us who do videos make them slightly differently ;) The world would be a very boring place if we were all the same :) But sincerely, thank you for such a lovely compliment, that was such a wonderful thing to say :)
@@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals I really like seeing all the different ways people do something as it can sometimes give you ideas for other things. My problem with other tutorials (of any sort, not just clay), is that no one is as succinct in relaying information & concise in their movements as Fiona Abel-Smith. You are a master & i've become quite spoiled by you. I must admit, i get overly frustrated & impatient with the hesitant & insecure. They stumble along repeating things in different ways just to make sure you get it. I'm also annoyed when they unnecessarily move & turn pieces as if they're nervous. I fast forward fairly often now when watching other tutorials. Never one of yours, lol. Yours are extremely relaxing. I sometimes find the cane construction quite mesmerizing. I also find your voice & delivery is very soothing. You would be great telling bedtime stories, lol.
So, thank you very much for the extreme pleasure of watching you create & the added bonus of therapeutic de-stress sessions. Should i also thank you for having to now work on my character flaw of being hyper critical? lol
@@animerlon thank you so much for a wonderful comment, it has made me smile, I now have this image of you busy fast forwarding through videos :) I am so glad you enjoy the videos, and thank you for taking the time to comment like this, I really appreciate it. Best wishes :)
@@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals You're more than welcome for the comment. I'm glad it made you smile, as i feel it helps repay the enjoyment your videos give. They truly are master class. Maybe you could give tutorials on how to give tutorials, lol. If the others took a few pointers from you i wouldn't fast forward so often, haha.
All the best to you & yours, take care.
@@animerlon thank you, and the same to you and yours, stay safe and well :)
Gorgeoussssss❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you Maria :)
Fiona, you are a marvel! I just happened on you, and am so taken with what I’m seeing. You must just be starting to post these videos...I will be proud to think that I found you when you had approx 800 subscribers because I just know that soon you’ll have many, many thousands of devotees. This cane is a real tour de force! I too am a caner, love working with Polymer clay. What brand of clay do you use? What brought you to clay, and how did you get so proficient? Sorry for so many questions....I hate that they take you from your work table, but I am genuinely interested. You have really wowed me, and made me smile from ear to ear on a cold March Monday😊
Oh Julia, thank you so much for such lovely comments. Yes, although I have been teaching polymer locally for many years, I have only just started posting videos. My first was December 2017. I use all the brands of clay, different ones for different projects depending on what I am doing. I am a professional artist, painting in oils, and it was a friend, Ange Smith, who brought me to polymer clay when she demonstrated a pansy cane at my local craft club. I immediately knew that I had to make canes, and have been doing so ever since, that was 12 years ago. I now spend more time with Polymer than I do with my paints, but love swapping between the two, whenever the urge takes me. Don't worry about the questions, I love to chat to fellow caners!! :)
What kind of form do you use for the basic egg? I learn a lot from your videos....thank you 🌷
This is based round a blown goose egg, which I bought online. You should be able to find some available near you :)
Those 6 Who didnt like this are quite strange. I thought it was beautiful
Ahhhh, thank you so much Colleen, but of course everyone is entitled to their own view, but I am very thankful for yours :)
This is amazing! I’m so impressed! Your canes are just gorgeous and when you finally put them altogether I couldn’t believe the size of it. Incredible skill and the final result is beautiful. Where do you buy goose eggs? I’m in the UK.
Thanks Marion :) I buy mine from EBay in the UK, search under 'blown goose eggs', although I am sure many other places will have them too xx
Fiona Abel-Smith PolyOriginals . Thank you so much.....I’ll have a look. Hoping you’ll do lots more tutorials. I tried your rose cane......brilliant!
This is a lovely egg. I don't think I have seen a prettier. And you leave the eggshell inside? How do you ensure that it won't smell?
Hi Pam, Thank you for your comments, so glad you like the egg. I purchase the egg shells ready blown, and they are completely clean, so there is never a problem with any smell.
Fiona Abel-Smith PolyOriginals Ah. I was hoping for a different answer! I was going to try using locally produced eggs, (treating my household to an omelette supreme!) But when I have used eggs for other projects, (mostly big duck eggs) they do pong a bit, no matter what I use to clean them, so I leave a hole or two in the clay so I can rot them out with vinegar. I suppose I could do that with the base layer of clay, and fill in the holes before putting the caning on top. Who supplies blown eggs? Local farmers? Or is there a national organisation doing them? I've never noticed them advertised.
Sorry Pam, but good luck with the eggs. I have used chicken eggs in the past, which I blew myself, and then gently boiled to remove any smell or residue, and they always worked fine? I hope your work out okay :)
I raise ducks, chickens, geese and turkeys. I have found that because the PH is opposite between the chicken and duck/geese eggs that if I boil them with baking soda it helps. Hmm, not sure if that's clear. Basically I blow the eggs first, then boil the shell in water that I've added baking soda to. If using chicken eggs though I boil in salt water. Personally I prefer to use the duck or goose eggs though because they are tougher and I break less when blowing them out. I also let them dry in the sun as the UV rays tend to help with the deodorizing.
Wonderful video, so useful! I've been struggling to cover round ornaments and such for a while. I have to watch the video again a few times, but is there a basic size of cane that you start with for a certain egg size? And you do two rows with the same size and start reducing?
Thank you for your comments. No two eggs are the same, so it is a matter of measuring each one. At some stage I will do a full tutorial on how I formulate the size of the slices, but that would probably have to be one of my paid tutorials, as sadly I need to make a living at doing this, like so many others :( I hope you understand?
For sure! I have a couple of your tutorials from Etsy already and love them! I will keep an eye out for a more detailed tutorial :)
Bless you, thank you Krithika. I thought I recognised your name from Etsy, but didn't want to presume. I am so glad you enjoyed the tutorials, I am definitely going to do a detailed one on how to cover the eggs, and will provide lots of info on how to measure so that you get the canes to fit perfectly. :)
💖FANTASTIC 💖
Thanks Lisa :)
Have you ever covered a wooden cabinet pull?
I haven't but know people who have, very successfully :)
What causes mine to bubble as it bakes? I'm covering ceramic eggs.
that sounds like the temperature is too high? or maybe something in/on the ceramic egg is causing a temperature hike in places ? Do you tent your piece in foil when you bake? This helps protect it a bit. Lastly, do you use an oven thermometer? I know this is basic knowledge, and apologise if you already know all of that, but bubbling does sound to me like too high a temperature. I hope that is of help. :)
@@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals I do tent my bakes and I keep a thermometer in the oven. I usually preheat, but last time I didn't and both times it bubbled. I typically use premo but sometimes it may be a blend with Sculpey 3.
@@coldcynic2213 Yes, sorry to state the obvious, its difficult to tell how experienced someone is from a simple comment. I still think it is unlikely to be just the clay, even without pre-heating, it is more likely to be some component part within the ceramic you are using that has caused some problem :( Sorry I can't be of more help, and I will keep everything crossed for you that it doesn't happen again. Good luck :)
Not a tutorial? I can still see what you're doing so... Challenge accepted. Imma do it.
Go for it, and yes, while it is not a step by step instruction, if you know what to do, you can follow it all ;)
Your sooo amazing 😉
thanks so much Tatum :)
verry pretty
Thank you Marianne :) xx
Did you buff to a shiny surface
Yes, still only lightly buffed so far, but I am toying with the idea of polishing it to a high shine :)
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Thank you :)
Very beautiful and amazing work but all worse it.
thank you JoAnn :)
I understand this wasn’t a tutorial and your kind enough to share, however if there was a way to play RUclips in slow motion I’d do it! Just love to watch you, just not quite so fast.
I know Mary, this was just a video, though I will be doing more actual tutorials soon. As I make my living from Polymer Clay, both selling finished pieces, but also through workshops and tutorials which you can buy, I have to be very careful not to duplicate what I am asking people to pay for, and what I am sharing for free. There are enough cane design to let me do both, but occasionally I will do one of these fast forwarded videos so that people can see the whole process, rather than just see the individual bits of cane making - hope that makes sense? I am so glad you like watching the videos and there will be more to follow. Thank you so much for commenting :)
You can indeed slow down or speed up any video you wish on RUclips. Click on the 3 vertical dots (top right of video) and select playback, then select the speed you wish. Play around with it, until you can see it as slow as you wish. Hope that helps? 😊
I did not know that, thanks Anita :) xx
I guess it depends on the platform you are watching from because for me it looks like a gear in the bottom right corner, if you click on that one of the options is speed and you can change it to your preference.
very nice..........with the sound off.
ha ha, yes I have had a few comments about the music, some like it, some not ;) I haven't used it again :)
Love it. Very beautiful and skilfully...but hate the frantic music...thank goodness for 'mute'!
Thanks Bella, so sorry you didn't like the music. I only realised when I started to do the video that of course you have to pay for almost all music, so when I found the site where you could download for free as long as you include all their details in the video description, I was so relieved. I must admit, the track has grown on me more and more as I listened to it while I was doing the editing, but I appreciate it will not be to everyone's liking. xx
Fiona Abel-Smith PolyOriginals Likely just Me Fiona, I turn lots of music down or off...I find the process fascinating enough and like to focus on it. But I know it is the in thing to do right now.
Thanks Bella :) xx
I’ve got a ostrich egg 😃
Oh wow, that would be amazing to cover :)
Beautiful project as always, but that music is a bit frantic! Not as relaxing as the regular music I am used to!!
I know, it was before I found the music I now use, it was still a big learning curve at that stage :)