FRIENDLY PLASTIC® PELLETS – TOP TEN USES
- Friendly Plastic® in pellet form takes on delicate impressions when used in a mold. Silicone based and flexible molds work the best. Use a release agent for other types of molds.
- Friendly Plastic® pellets can be colored using a variety of mediums such as; alcohol based inks, acrylic paint, glitter, mica powders, embossing powders and Rub-N-Buff®. Custom blend your own colors!
- Friendly Plastic® pellets can be painted after cooling with acrylic paint. Apply a coat of clear sealer to protect painted design.
- Friendly Plastic® pellets can be used to create sculptures. Use a heat gun to spot heat specific areas when attaching pieces together or to create a smooth surface for painting later.
- Friendly Plastic® pellets can be rolled thru a pasta machine when heated using the water method.
- Emboss them! Place a water softened Friendly Plastic® pellets thru the pasta machine on a #2 (thin) setting. Allow to cool. Afterwards, place the sheet into an embossing folder and run back thru pasta machine on a #6 (thicker) setting. Remove from folder to reveal texture. Apply colors to highlight as desired.
- Friendly Plastic® pellets create wonderful base beads. Use one of the coloring techniques to create fabulous marbled beads or create your own base bead shapes; allow them to cool and paint with desired pattern
- Friendly Plastic® pellets can be used in conjunction with Amaco’s bead rollers
- Friendly Plastic® pellets can be recycled and reused for other projects – no waste!
- Friendly Plastic® pellets can be die cut using Sizzix™ dies. Create a thin sheet of Friendly Plastic® by softening them in hot water and rolling thru the pasta machine on a #2 setting. Thin sheets can also be cut with a Cricut® machine using a deep cutting blade
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1 comments:
Fabulous ideas Linda!
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