Well done Brandon. Congrats to the proud mum! An interesting addition to the pliers, those elastic bands! I have some nylon jawed pliers, mainly for straightening wires without marking them when making jewellery. I have found them to be a good investment. If you do any wire work at all when putting jewellery together, I would recommend that you get some. Thanks for telling us which pen you have been successful with. I had planned to cover some as gifts for Christmas (and probably some for charity sales making a change from greetings cards), but expected lots of failures before finding a goodie. Now I know!
Congratulations to Brandon! Just a reminder also, if you love the pens you make but don't want to make more, you can always just replace the old ink tubes with new ones.
Congrats! My oldest just graduated from Bachelor of Science in Nursing in May, and she got married 3 weeks later! I'm a tired Mom!! Thanks for sharing this video! I have never sanded my pens. That might help me be more successful!! I've always fought with my silicone pliers, but they slip and don't grab that plastic very well either. Your tips are fantastic!!
Congrats to Brandon--when should we expect the first game? Val, I have two quick questions, when you have time. First, how many times can you put your project back into the oven without ruining it? And, how is your mother doing without her little buddy? I think of her because I know how hard it can be.
I part-bake all of the time. I asked advice from Fimo and their labs replied you can do it a few times, then the last bake should be a full one, for the whole length of time on the packet. I suppose I do try not to go too mad but I think 3 times is pretty safe. Game? Ah, not sure. He is thinking about his future and not necessarily in the industry - we shall see. At the moment he is selling shoes in a shoe shop LOL. xx
Thank you so much for that tip with the elastic bands around the pliers! Why didn't I think of that? That's ingenious. Love the pens, can't wait to try it !
Great tutorial! I know many people ask about the pens so this will clear up a lot of those questions. Congrats to Brandon as well! That's a long, hard job well done!
Thank you, what a helpful tutorial. You covered aspects that I hadn't even thought about. What do such pens sell for in the UK? I have put polymer handles on crochet hooks, but the market where I live is 3 for $10 and that is very little profit even if I don't count my time.
Congratulations to Brandon on a job well done!!! Hopefully there's a good need for game designers. Video games seem to be the rage these days. But, considering I haven't played a video game since Atari came out in the 70's or 80's, I'm not really up the current video game culture.
Love that t-shirt Valerie! And thanks for another great video. Love you!
Well done Brandon. Congrats to the proud mum! An interesting addition to the pliers, those elastic bands! I have some nylon jawed pliers, mainly for straightening wires without marking them when making jewellery. I have found them to be a good investment. If you do any wire work at all when putting jewellery together, I would recommend that you get some. Thanks for telling us which pen you have been successful with. I had planned to cover some as gifts for Christmas (and probably some for charity sales making a change from greetings cards), but expected lots of failures before finding a goodie. Now I know!
I should get some of those pliers really - but craft stuff "needs" never end! LOL xx
Love the t-shirt! That list is basically my life's motto.
Cool pen too.
Congratulations to Brandon! Just a reminder also, if you love the pens you make but don't want to make more, you can always just replace the old ink tubes with new ones.
Congrats! My oldest just graduated from Bachelor of Science in Nursing in May, and she got married 3 weeks later! I'm a tired Mom!! Thanks for sharing this video! I have never sanded my pens. That might help me be more successful!! I've always fought with my silicone pliers, but they slip and don't grab that plastic very well either. Your tips are fantastic!!
Congratulations to her! And whew, you must be worn out! xx
Congrats to Brandon--when should we expect the first game? Val, I have two quick questions, when you have time. First, how many times can you put your project back into the oven without ruining it? And, how is your mother doing without her little buddy? I think of her because I know how hard it can be.
I part-bake all of the time. I asked advice from Fimo and their labs replied you can do it a few times, then the last bake should be a full one, for the whole length of time on the packet. I suppose I do try not to go too mad but I think 3 times is pretty safe.
Game? Ah, not sure. He is thinking about his future and not necessarily in the industry - we shall see. At the moment he is selling shoes in a shoe shop LOL. xx
Very helpful! Congratulations to Brandon!
Thank you so much for that tip with the elastic bands around the pliers! Why didn't I think of that? That's ingenious. Love the pens, can't wait to try it !
Congratulations to your son! TFS Nice looking pen.
Thank you for excellant tutorial! Congratulations to Brandon and the great mom who helped him. XO❤XO💘XO❤XO
Love your Channel!💕
Great tutorial! I know many people ask about the pens so this will clear up a lot of those questions. Congrats to Brandon as well! That's a long, hard job well done!
Gratz on graduation! I loved the son does my voice over! Thanks for the easy pen idea! Kool shirt!
Great tips, thanks
cant wait! thanks for the tip & enjoy your holiday!(take care & be safe
Well done and congrats to Brandon :D This has just come at the right time as i was going to experiment with pens thank you for sharing x
I use the Bic eagle pens also , thank you for sharing !
Excellent Video and Ideas, that I will be trying :-)
Very informative. Can't wait to see you make one.....they look so pretty
Neat video! I use the solid white ones and never had an issue with them either. I guess if in doubt just try one and see if it works okay. :) - Heidi
Congratulations Mom! Great job raising Brandon.
Congratulations to Brandon and great tutorial Valerie:-)
Thank you, what a helpful tutorial. You covered aspects that I hadn't even thought about. What do such pens sell for in the UK? I have put polymer handles on crochet hooks, but the market where I live is 3 for $10 and that is very little profit even if I don't count my time.
I think I sold my pens for about £5 each (Google the exchange rate lol).
Congrats to your son. Thanks for the tips
Congratulations, Brandon! My "to do" list is exactly the same as yours...(love the T shirt!);)
Congratulations to Brandon on a job well done!!! Hopefully there's a good need for game designers. Video games seem to be the rage these days. But, considering I haven't played a video game since Atari came out in the 70's or 80's, I'm not really up the current video game culture.
Congratulations xx
Great video and congratulations to Brandon!
Congratulations Brandon !
Yay for Brandon! And to proud Mum too 😀
Thanks for the hints on claying pens of course, but... woohoo Brandon!
Awesome
Woohoo Brandon! 🤓🎉🍻