{"id":4605,"date":"2014-07-26T17:05:17","date_gmt":"2014-07-26T17:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/?p=4605"},"modified":"2014-07-31T01:49:02","modified_gmt":"2014-07-31T01:49:02","slug":"mystery-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/?p=4605","title":{"rendered":"Mystery Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/AliceStroppeltable-1w.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a>I&#8217;ve been having so much fun on Facebook with this project. I posted pictures of the first part of the project featuring six of my girls with the tag line, &#8220;Bet you can&#8217;t figure out what this is going to be&#8221;. So many of you had great guesses and wonderful compliments, I thank you so much for playing along because it made it that much easier for me to continue working on it until it was finished.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tableaw.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4625\" alt=\"Alice Stroppel polymer clay table\" src=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tableaw.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tableaw.jpg 360w, http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tableaw-300x252.jpg 300w, http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tableaw-150x126.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tableb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4626\" alt=\"Alice Stroppel polymer clay table\" src=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tableb.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tableb.jpg 360w, http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tableb-300x289.jpg 300w, http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tableb-150x144.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tablec.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4627\" alt=\"Alice Stroppel polymer clay table\" src=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tablec.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tablec.jpg 360w, http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tablec-300x255.jpg 300w, http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tablec-150x127.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tabled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4628\" alt=\"Alice Stroppel polymer clay table\" src=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tabled.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tabled.jpg 360w, http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tabled-300x232.jpg 300w, http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tabled-150x116.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tablee.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4629\" alt=\"Alice Stroppel polymer clay table\" src=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tablee.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tablee.jpg 360w, http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tablee-300x255.jpg 300w, http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tablee-150x127.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">As I continued to work and post pictures you continued to guess.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tablef.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4630\" alt=\"Alice Stroppel polymer clay table\" src=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tablef.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tablef.jpg 360w, http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tablef-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tablef-112x150.jpg 112w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tableg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4631\" alt=\"Alice Stroppel polymer clay table\" src=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tableg.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tableg.jpg 360w, http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tableg-186x300.jpg 186w, http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tableg-93x150.jpg 93w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tableh.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4632\" alt=\"Alice Stroppel polymer clay table\" src=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tableh.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tableh.jpg 360w, http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tableh-180x300.jpg 180w, http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tableh-90x150.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tablei.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4633\" alt=\"Alice Stroppel polymer clay table\" src=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tablei.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tablei.jpg 360w, http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tablei-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tablei-150x112.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tablej.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4634\" alt=\"Alice Stroppel polymer clay table\" src=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tablej.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"606\" srcset=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tablej.jpg 360w, http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tablej-178x300.jpg 178w, http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tablej-89x150.jpg 89w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It kept getting taller and taller. &#8230;&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tablek.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4635\" alt=\"Alice Stroppel polymer clay table\" src=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tablek.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tablek.jpg 360w, http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tablek-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tablek-112x150.jpg 112w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tablel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4636\" alt=\"Alice Stroppel polymer clay table\" src=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tablel.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tablel.jpg 360w, http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tablel-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tablel-112x150.jpg 112w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8230;&#8230;until I finally finished it and here is the big reveal&#8230;TADA&#8230;It&#8217;s a table.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/AliceStroppeltable-1w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-4623\" alt=\"Alice Stroppel polymer clay table\" src=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/AliceStroppeltable-1w.jpg\" width=\"432\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/AliceStroppeltable-1w.jpg 720w, http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/AliceStroppeltable-1w-252x300.jpg 252w, http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/AliceStroppeltable-1w-126x150.jpg 126w, http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/AliceStroppeltable-1w-400x476.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I found two base metal lamps at my local thrift \u00a0store and combined pieces from each to create this crazy table. It&#8217;s very sturdy and well weighted. \u00a0You might even classify this project a found object project.<\/p>\n<p>I have a couple more lamps that I bought but they don&#8217;t come apart so I&#8217;ll see how they work out in the oven.<\/p>\n<p>By the way, I bake in a full size oven that I have in my studio and it was easy to bake this table because is was in pieces. The next ones will be a challenge I think.<\/p>\n<p>I cover a bit of each piece with clay and then bake it so I won&#8217;t mess up what I&#8217;ve just done. when it&#8217;s cool, I add more clay and bake again. I can do this as many times as I want and bake for as long as I want because I have calibrated my oven and I know that it is always on the correct temperature.<\/p>\n<p>So what&#8217;s your next big project?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/AliceStroppeltable2w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-4624\" alt=\"Alice Stroppel polymer clay table\" src=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/AliceStroppeltable2w.jpg\" width=\"432\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/AliceStroppeltable2w.jpg 720w, http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/AliceStroppeltable2w-300x272.jpg 300w, http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/AliceStroppeltable2w-150x136.jpg 150w, http:\/\/polymerclayetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/AliceStroppeltable2w-400x363.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"zemanta-related-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 10px 0; 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