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©2007-2009 ~tedsie
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Huge file.
I said I wasn't going to do tutorials, but people had so many questions that a bit ago I came up with my Clay FAQ. Since the semester ended I've had more questions and have seen more people applying their skills learned from my information, other artists' information, as well as their own experiements in making clay charms and figurines. One thing that stuck out to me was making fortune cookie charms strikingly similar to my own. Imitation is quite flattering, but none of them were doing it properly.
Seeing how I had actual time now to do such a thing, I figured a proper tutorial was in order.

Enjoy.
Spread the word that this is here. ^_^

I'll take suggestions for other tutorials, as I rather enjoyed doing this one.

Please ignore that I misspelled "Michael's" and "Squirrel".

Tool links:
Lucky Squirrel Sanding Block
Sculpey
Examples of some Pasta Machines (Imperia makes a good one - look for them at Thrift Stores/Garage Sales)

Daily Deviation

Given 2007-09-07

A fortune cookie told me today that I'd be picking the wonderfully cute Fortune Cookie Charm Tutorial by *tedsie as today's DD. No, really - it's true! (Featured by `bleedsopretty)

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:iconwaishas:
Ooh, ooh! I have a question! Not about the tutorial, but about woring with polmer clay in general. Despite my best efforts, I always end up getting dust and fibers of stuff stuck in the clay. How can I avoid this? I do everything I can think of: wash my hands, try to keep my workspace clean, work on wax paper, keep the clay in plastic baggies when not in use... It especially makes the white clay look bad. =( Your white clay in this tutorial looks spotless, how do you do it?

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:icontedsie:
I often have this problem too. There's two ways of solving it:
1) wear latex gloves
or
2) buff it out with a sanding block.

When I use the plain Sculpey I do this all the time before painting so there aren't any bit of dust or cat fur (it gets everywhere!).

When it comes to coloured clays, I try my best to keep it nice and clean. Dust off my work space, use fresh wax paper, make sure my hands are clean, and I place finished items (before baking) in a flat cardboard box (it's anout 2" deep..so mostly flat) lined with fresh wax paper. Sometimes it works well, other times I still manage to get dust/fur in things and I have to pick it out before baking.
:iconoborochann:
LOL the damn cat fur!!!!! XD I love this tutorial .

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:iconstrangereverie:
Tutooriaaaal~ I'd love to try this out myself. :heart:

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:iconleola-camui:
Amazing!!!! thank you sooo much, i'll try this out :D
:icontedsie:
^_^ Good to hear! :D
:icontedsie:
^_^ Glad to hear!
:iconjumbalaya:
I really want to try this sometime :)
:iconsuhaylah:
Yay! awesome stuff ^^ thanks <33 *goes to beg parents for more supplies* XD
:iconbohemianbiverwack:
This is the amazing tutorial, and it's very well done. Nice work!!! I'll definitely be trying this...

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