Designed by Ann and Karen Mitchell. Demonstrated by Ann Mitchell. Materials: 2 oz. bottle translucent liquid Sculpey
2 oz. block Premo
roll of craft foil (colored on one side, silver on the other)
old scissors
corn starch
brush
assorted small leather stamps
brayer
pasta machine
black oil paint
wooden skewer
small glass or metal dish
galvanized metal garden container
ruler
aluminum foil
ballpoint pen
permanent felt tip marker
piece of paper
industrial craft adhesive (E-6000)
wooden skewer
masking tape (optional) Steps: 1. If your tin or watering can has curved sides, cover the surface you wish to decorate with a piece of aluminum foil. While still on the vessel, use a felt tip marker to trace the shape of the area you wish to decorate. Remove aluminum foil from metal container and flatten. Use old scissors to cut out the shape along marker lines. Lay the foil pattern on a piece of paper and trace, cleaning up uneven lines. Add 1/4-inch seam allowance to each edge of the pattern and cut out (figure A). 2. Lay the foil on the table, colored side down with silver side facing up. Lay the pattern over the foil and trace around it with a marker. 3. With a ballpoint pen, inscribe the actual piece shape into the foil (not the outside seam allowance marker line, but 1/4 inch in from the edge) to form the fold lines (figure B). Remove the pattern. 4. Use old scissors to cut out the decorative foil shapes, following the seam allowance edge (made by the marker). Set pieces aside. 5. Condition the block of clay and roll it out into a sheet about 1/8 inch thick (#1 setting on an Atlas machine). Brush a thin coating of cornstarch all over the surface of the clay. 6. Lay the first decorative shape of foil silver side up on the top of the polymer clay sheet. The rolled clay will act as padding for embossing. 7. Use leather stamps to make impressions on the back of the foil using a fair amount of pressure (one hit with the mallet but do not puncture the foil) (figure C). Keep impressions within the ballpoint markings on the foil. Stamp all impressions a second time for better definition (not necessary if using a mallet). Make sure you always have clay under the section being stamped to allow for a good impression in the foil (figure D). Repeat for each foil piece. Between foil pieces, roll the clay flat and make sure to powder once again. 8. Squeeze a small amount of the liquid Sculpey into the well of each impression to fill the well but not to overflow (figure E). Do not fill to the ballpoint pen line that marks the edge of the pattern. Use your fingertip to spread the clay evenly into the impressions. 9. Bake the foil for 15 minutes at 275 F degrees. Allow foil pieces to cool. Set aside sheet of clay to be used on other projects. 10. Place foil colored side up on a flat surface. Use the brayer to carefully flatten the foil pieces (figure F). Do not roll excessively, or too much color will be removed from the foil. 11. Place one teaspoon of liquid clay in a small glass dish. With the wooden skewer, scoop a very small amount of black oil paint into the clay and stir completely to make black liquid clay. Spread a very thin coat of the black liquid clay over the surface of the foil with your finger (figure G). This will enhance the raised designs created by the leather stamps and give the foil an antiqued finish. The interaction of the clay with the color on the foil will cause some of the color to be removed. You can control the amount of color that is removed by how much you spread the clay on the surface of the foil. When you are pleased with the look, bake the foil again for 10 minutes at 265 F degrees and allow to cool. 12. Turn the foil over to the back. Use the ballpoint pen to trace the outer lines of the pattern again inside the seam allowance. This will form a scoring line for folding in the seam allowance. Fold along the lines, and use the side of the pen to flatten the folded in edge of the foil (figure H). 13. Use a wooden skewer to spread an even coat of industrial craft adhesive on the surface of the garden tin. Position the foil shape, colored side out, on the galvanized tin vessel. It is a good idea to wrap the vessel in paper strips and tape them on for the entire foil shape to adhere evenly to the curved surface. Use masking tape on the outer edges of the shapes (you can use the pattern pieces on top of the foil shapes to protect the surface of the foil). 14. Allow to dry for several hours and remove tape. Allow glue to dry for 24 hours before use.
RESOURCES :
handcrafted jewelry and accessories, mixed media polymer clay, demonstrating artists
AnKara Designs
Altadena, CA
Phone: 626-798-8491
E-mail: Ankara@AnKaraDesigns.com
Website: www.ankaradesigns.com
craft foil - AMACO
American Art Clay Co. Inc. (AMACO)
Website: www.amaco.com
scissors
Fiskars Brand Inc.
Website: www.fiskars.com
leather tools and supplies - Leather Factory
The Leather Factory (Leather Crafts) / Tandy Leather Company
Toll Free Phone: 800-433-3201
Website: www.tandyleatherfactory.com
Sculpey III, Liquid Sculpey, Premo
Polyform Products Inc.
Products available at craft and hobby stores.
Website: www.sculpey.com
GUESTS :
Karen Mitchell
Artist / Owner, AnKara Designs
Website: www.ankaradesigns.com
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