First I started with a mold I had received from Articus Studios. Being on this design team has given me LOTS of fabulous opportunities to try different things.
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I have a passion about keys. Especially skeleton keys and this mold had just a great variety.
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I pressed my clay into the mold and let it set overnight. The next day I pulled my keys and locks out and let them air dry the rest of the way. I always leave my clay pieces in the mold overnight so as I do not distort them trying to get them out of the mold before they are at least 3/4 of the way dry.
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Then I used an emery board and sanded the keys and locks. I even have used my dremel to get inside those little openings. Love this tool.
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Here is my key and lock all dried and sanded. Now came the other portion of my new found passion. Our very own Terri Sproul has come out with a new product called Mixers. It's so awesome...you just "mix" it into some crystal lacquer and it creates a paint like product. As soon as Terri released them I bought some and told hubby how much I loved them. For valentine's day he surprised me with the entire product line. I was so excited and now I have so many colors to play with. It will also last a very long time because you don't need very much of the "mixer" at all. Anyway...I chose the "bronze" color and a dabble of 3d crystal lacquer and this is how my new necklace looks.
Now, again I did say this is my last post for Creative Paperclay®, but if you are so inclined to see more of my creations, keep checking back here. I have a huge project in the works and it involves my "new" craft room. That is one of the reasons you haven't seen a lot of projects from me, but I should be back on track in a couple of weeks and joining in a few new DT teams also.
Love the lock and key Brenda! Congratulations and best wishes with your new DT teams.
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