Freeezziin Friday and a new use for your melt pot! {well it was new to me!}

Burrrr it's darn chilly outside today, which means it's the perfect day to stay in and craft or blog hop.
I mentioned in my woyww post {i'm still making my way round desks by the way} about the alternative use for your melt pot {baking polymer clay}and i had a couple of questions.
The way i did it was i heated my pot at 110, let it get nice and hot, then i placed a triangle of non stick craft mat, I cut up a cheap one i got from poundland, but I have heard you can place the clay directly onto the pot but i didn't want to risk it as my pot base is slightly worn with use lol
I placed the clay pieces onto the mat, covered with the lid and left it for 30-35 minutes.
And hay presto there baked.
These were what i created, nothing too exciting, but now i know it works i'm sure more fun will be had..

♥ HUGZ ♥

Melt Art {SaWo #41}

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For once i had quite a productive day on Saturday, i was up reasonably early and seeing as over on Saturday Workout this week their theme is UTEE, i took the opportunity to have a play with my melt pot.

I recently joined a paper bead swap so that was the first thing i made...

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Followed by some Wire Hearts

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Once i was all UTEE'd out i needed to take some photo's.

A friend posted a message on one of the forums i visit of how to make your own light box to get great pics.. i thought I'd try it out and here it is all finished..

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I'm really pleased at how well the box actually works, the photos of the beads and the hearts were both taken using the box.

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I also managed to finish another couple of pieces, but there for blogging another day.

Watch This Space !

xx Hugz xx

Me to U January

{And before you ask what happened to December, Well...it hasn't been sent to its new home yet as it took alot longer than planned.. you'll have to be patient and wait to see that piece}

But you still have this months piece to view.

I'm hoping it reached its destination before this goes out as I've not heard from the receiver in a while {sending hugs for you A}

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I decided to alter a Matchbox after seeing a picture in a book i had recently bought.

So anyway here it is

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I made this piece a while ago actually when i was messing about with my melt pot

I covered the outside with foil tape, inked it, then bashed it about with my texture hammer, inked it a bit more.

I added an ickle flip fold book to the top held on with ribbon. This also had a topper of the foil tape treated in the same way but with the added embossing of the word Friend.

I used the UTEE to fill the base and keep all the trinkets in place.

It has little wooden bead feet which i think finish it off nicely.

I hope the recipient liked it, i had fun making it so that's half the battle won.

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Thanks for looking in

& stop by again soon.

xx Hugz xx

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UTEE FUN

As i haven't posted for a while i though i would share some pieces i made about a month ago.

Experimentation #1

Having brought a Melt Pot some time last year i think!!! {being one of those I NEED items} and then promptly filling it on the shelf marked things to get round to... LOL, i really thought that it was time i had a proper go with it, it had been sat so patiently waiting to be played with for all those months after all!

A friend kindly sent me the Suze Weinberg Melt Art DVD which kicked my arse into gear to have a play, and here are the results.

I had alot of fun with this and am sure with a bit more practice, get alot better, but I'm happy with what i managed on my first try. I actually had the idea to try the paper UTEE beads but the wire kinda took over and i forgot all about the paper, maybe next time, anyway i have rambled enough... hope you like my efforts.. and for anyone who has a lonely melt pot like mine was... be brave, get it out, dust it off and have a play.. you'll be glad you did.

I added micro beads, mini charms and tiny watch parts into moulds then pored the UTEE in to create the square pieces and the other shapes are just wire and patients lol, i also finished a couple with foil tape round the edges.

xx Hugz xx