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A Polymer Clay Framed Mirror

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Several years ago I took my first polymer clay class from Lisa Pavelka .   I was so excited about the things I learned that I looked for ways to use polymer in my professional work as an interior designer.   A client needed a large mirror for a niche area over her fireplace and there was my opportunity!   I explained my idea and she was almost as excited as I was.   She would have a unique mirror and I would be able to make it.   I’ve always liked large but repetition is not a strong point of mine.   My small toaster oven would get a work out with this large mirror.   Better get started.   The back was a composite board cut to her dimensions – approximately 30” x 40”.   The Mirror was attached and the entire piece was on my work table.   I ordered a box of Kato copper clay and started making 10” strips that would ruffle to 6” and fit into the oven – one at a time.   At the time, I had three employees and they all started to help.   It became apparent that we each had a differe

Using Polymer Clay Scraps and a little about Extruders

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The red and light beige finished quilt pattern What to do with those scraps?   Having been raised in Missouri and having an artist for a mother taught me not to throw away leftovers before I played with them to see what they could become.   I finally finished the red/light beige quilt pattern I had been working on in polymer clay and after storing the canes, I had scraps.   For anyone who does not know about polymer clay extruders here is a quick description.    Makin's Ultimate Extruder There is a tube with a plunger and on the other end of the tube is a cap where you place a disc with a shape cut out. The clay is pushed through the tube and out the cutout in the disc.   The shapes are then put together to form a pattern called a ‘cane’.    The cane in this case is a square and can be reduced or lengthened to be the size I want.   You can see various sizes in the photos.   The design continues through the entire cane making it possible to slice several pieces