Don’t Waste That Little Bit of Skinner Blend – A Video
Hello again, thanks for coming back to visit.
Here’s my video showing how I use even the scraps of every skinner blend I make. This may not be anything new to those of you who are experienced clayers, but if it helps anyone figure out how to make canes instead of scrap clay, then I’ll be happy.
I’ve already used some of the canes on some projects and I’ll show those in the next post.
Oh, and a correction to the video. I called an old jelly roll cane that I used, a bulls eye cane. It really is a jelly roll.
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This was a fabulous video. I loved it!! Sometimes I am overwhelmed by the volume of skinner blend created and haven’t the foggiest notion of what to do with it all, except for the intended purpose. I do, however, carefully wrap up the extra and sometimes store them as “plugs” as Donna Kato does, or sometimes as flats. Often times the extras are unused. Over time, I am a bit wiser in calculating how much skinner blend to make. Despite this, I loved your fabulous video. I am looking forward to your RSS feed!!
Laura,
Thank you!! for the encouraging words. Sharing these little bits of things I’ve learned is very satisfying when it helps someone. Thank you for taking the time to comment.
Thank you Alice, great video on using all of that precious skinner blend. I just adore your face canes.
What a creative mind you have and you most definitely have master the techniques. thanks for sharing. Illaya
You are welcome Illaya, I’m happy to share. And thank you! for the compliment.
Another great video, but I have to ask, how do you clay with those lovely nails, I find I have to cut mine off or I make a mess of everything !
I’m laughing….if you ever wanted to meet a person that spends less time on her nails than anybody else in the world, it’s me. My nails just grow and I have to cut them often. When I sculpt, I have to cut them way down, but for everything else they actually help to push the clay. I’m glad you liked the video, I’ll have something else this week I hope. Thanks for taking the time to comment.
Wow! I’m loving your videos. You’ve opened my eyes as I’ve been using all my ends as scrap! Thank you!
I’m glad to know I’ve helped save more ends from the scrap pile….Janice, thanks for letting me know.
Hi Alice, while I am recovering from the craft fair, I am tremendously enjoying your videos. I cannot understand how people end up with heaps of scrap clay as I always look at my little cut offs and try to make something with that. This skinner blend video has been truly useful as I usually do make things with my left over skinner blends, but not in this way. This is just awesome. Thank you so much Alice !
Cat, I know….after all the time spent on blending, I’ll find something to do with each little piece. I’m glad to share. Don’t forget to sign up for the free video on the Mosaic Fish. Just sign up for my newsletter on the upper right hand sign of the page. Congratulations on your new guild. My art league is the Highlands Art League, how funny that your guild is the Highland Polymer Clay Guild. Where are you anyway, couldn’t tell from your website or blog.
Thanks for taking the time to let me know you like the videos. Feel free to link to them from your blog….
How do you keep your nails so nice working with clay? You have beautiful hands on the videos.
Oh Bonnie, I’m laughing. I never had nails when I was younger, but now with all the vitamin C and Salt and b and fish oil, etc, etc. I have to keep them cut. Don’t do anything else but file now and then. Hope everything I take is helping the inside of me in the same way.
what an interesting video! I waste so much clay, these are really useful tips…
Oh good Sofia, so glad it was helpful. I just can’t bear to throw that little bit away. Thanks for taking the time.
yees, I agree, it’s such a pity all that waste!
So very clever Alice, I was just rolling mine into one big roll…seemed such a waste, love the tut.. thanks for your effort !
Tina
Oh thank you Tina. I’m glad you liked it and will be saving those little bits from now on.