Friendly Plastic with a Vintage Chic feel - New Video on FPTV

By now you've probably have a few favorite techniques with Friendly Plastic. Let's mix them up a bit and add fun fibers to give a vintage chic feel to this necklace



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Neon Lights in Friendly Plastic

Amaco Friendly Plastic 40 Stick Assortment ~CelebrationIm currently busy in the studio creating what I call like to call a vintage grunge look in Friendly Plastic - which is this month's feature for FPTV...but until then, I thought you'd like this snippit from Liz Welch - my UK friend and fellow Friendly Plastic Addict.  Not surprizingly her work is in print again....read her article:

I hope you enjoyed today’s Create and Craft with Friendly Plastic and The Little Book of Secrets Kit. More about that in another post, but I wanted to tell you that I am in print again! Check out this month’s issue of Make Jewellery Magazine, for the project. It is called Neon Lights and features an inlay technique using Friendly Plastic and Envirotex Lite. I have used really bright and up to the minute colours of Fuchsia Pink and the new Citron yellowy green. The technique is very simple and involves using small circular cutters and a needle tool to scratch in a design.

The set is made up of a pendant created in two halves and melded back to back, earrings that are reversible and a ring inset into a silver plated Amate bezel. Envirotex Lite coats all three elements of the set making them have a glass-like super glossy appearance great for whatever part of the world you live in because the Envirotex Lite protects the Friendly Plastic from any extremes of temperature. Mind you , the only extremes of temperature we have been having in the UK recently are more likely to freeze your Friendly Plastic: melting in the sunshine is not a likely option at the moment!

I have often been asked how to apply Envirotex Lite, and the answer is “with a bit of preparation and care”. Jana Ewy and Linda Peterson both use this 2 part resin and I can’t remember which one gave me th tip about using Blue Tak to support the work and lift it off the surface. Make sure that everything is absolutely level because Envirotex is a self leveling compound and if you are on a tilt, it will run off!

Mix equal quantities of the hardener and the resin very thoroughly together and leave to stand for a couple of minutes whilst some of the bubbles created in the mixing process have risen to the surface and popped. I use a cocktail stick to encourage the resin to the edges, taking care to avoid overflows. A gentle blow across the surface removes remaining bubbles. Then all you need to do is leave it to dry for 12 hours. After that you can trim off any dribbles with scissors, or add another layer if you want. The resin needs to dry for 24 hours before you can use the heat of a heat gun to stick the two coated element back to back.

If Envirotex Lite is too lengthy a process for you, then why not try MagicGlos which does the same job but cures in 10 minutes using a UV nail lamp.

Liz will be on Create and Craft TV on January 5th I believe ...but just to make sure follow her updates on her blog:  http://www.rarelizzie.wordpress.com/

 

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Wishing Well Fairy in Friendly Plastic

I ran across this adorable post and thought I would share it with you. Be sure to check out her blog at:

http://www.midnight-crafter.blogspot.com/  and leave her a comment on how much you enjoyed.

Read On!:



It's wishing well time at The Craft Barn and time for the DT team to grant a wish for one of our lovely blog followers. This week its the turn of



Christa-Peter.who wished


the DT could use some of the products or perhaps a demo to show how to use things like precious metal paint, ferro or terra, friendly plastic etc.

So here with a wave of my wand is a wish granted.


I have done a bit of playing with friendly plastic lately and absolutely love it! and what's more it justifies a purchase I made a few months ago which I havn't used enough - my meltpot!

Linda Peterson is compensated and endorsed by AMACO. The guests features may or may not have any affiliation with AMACO.

Linda Peterson is compensated and endorsed by AMACO. The guests features may or may not have any affiliation with AMACO.

Linda Peterson is compensated and endorsed by AMACO. The guests features may or may not have any affiliation with AMACO.

Friendly Plastic TV presents Wine Glass Charms

Add a touch of whimsey to your parties with these adorable wine glass charms!



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