tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063021343424504180.post956850351811080256..comments2024-01-20T15:32:10.657+00:00Comments on Surfingcat's journey with polymer clay - Cara Jane: Mokume Gane and Belated Easter EggsCara Jane (surfingcat)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06432355835617438260noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063021343424504180.post-9586979728398931062010-04-16T05:13:21.653+01:002010-04-16T05:13:21.653+01:00LOL - Warts! When I tried that the first time, al...LOL - Warts! When I tried that the first time, all the air pushed out in one spot. No warts, but it was a pregnant egg!Melissahttp://butterscotchgrove.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063021343424504180.post-42430680067333612942010-04-13T01:30:31.853+01:002010-04-13T01:30:31.853+01:00Love your Mokume Gane. I want to try covering an e...Love your Mokume Gane. I want to try covering an egg - have noted your experience. Left it too late for Easter but I have all year to practice for next Easter.<br /><br />I now have a photo of my trial at covering pebbles - blog post 28 March 2010Claire Fairweatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08449604020098966790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063021343424504180.post-50390770740137417522010-04-07T13:35:47.026+01:002010-04-07T13:35:47.026+01:00Arlene no I didn't cover it with glue, I would...Arlene no I didn't cover it with glue, I would say the natural egg shell had enough tooth. The issue was that i didn't pierce the polymer clay covering. I realised that as soon as I saw it out of the oven. It was so annoying cause I was saying to myself the whole time I was making it - mustn't forget to pierce it and then did! Hmm stars good idea, uyes I can picture the points meeting up - off to check my cookie cutter box to see if I have anything that might be the right size. Thanks for your comments CaraCara Jane (surfingcat)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06432355835617438260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063021343424504180.post-36548196231877239382010-04-06T21:43:40.911+01:002010-04-06T21:43:40.911+01:00Having melted several pens recently when I couldn&...Having melted several pens recently when I couldn't find my old reliable brand, I feel your pain!!! I tried several different "stick" type brands but finally found some of my old reliable BIC stick pens at WalMart and bought all they had! They look different now - kind of a smoky gray plastic - but they still work the best of any that I've tried.<br /><br />On your egg - I'm with DivaDea about not fooling with the real eggs! Way too much trouble. But you also have to be careful about which plastic eggs you use too. Some of them melt and it's really NOT pretty!!! It looks like you may have had some air pockets on the egg. Did you cover it first with white glue to give it more tooth? That's what I do with the plastic ones because of the smooth surface. Covering that round shape is a challenge. I found a star shaped cookie cutter that was just the right size for two of them to cover the plastic egg I was using. I cut two stars then put them on either end of the egg so that the tips of the star came in-between the tips of the othe star - does that make any sense?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05156330794596249053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063021343424504180.post-50162492997533182082010-04-06T18:14:52.195+01:002010-04-06T18:14:52.195+01:00Thanks. Having melted a few pens didn't want t...Thanks. Having melted a few pens didn't want to risk the plastic ones. Having said that I decided I would always trial bake new pens/etc before covering to be sure I wasn't wasting my efforts.Cara Jane (surfingcat)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06432355835617438260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063021343424504180.post-42461286176063977402010-04-06T17:40:30.233+01:002010-04-06T17:40:30.233+01:00Oh, I hate when the bubbles happen! Still pretty, ...Oh, I hate when the bubbles happen! Still pretty, though :) I use plastic eggs - I'm way too lazy to prep real ones!DivaDeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03406463210393227377noreply@blogger.com