Making Frog Princes
I found frog wrapping paper – not just generic
frogs but Poison Dart frogs! The
wrapping paper frogs were caricatures of the real animals and I loved
them. I wrapped lots of presents in this
paper. I had some left over….and if you
are like me…you keep it – for years!
Until you figure out what to do with it!
Finished cane next to wrapping paper frog |
After I learned to make canes, I decided to see if I could
make my own caricatures of Poison Dart frogs.
And as you can see, I did it! It
took thinking, planning, patience and lots of polymer clay. The finished frog cane was 3” in diameter and
I reduced it to several sizes.
I selected all the colors of clay I wanted to use and
conditioned them. Then I started rolling
snakes of the different colors and stood them up next to each other using the
picture (see photo) as a guide. When I
had to put the background around the color, I decided to use transparent
polymer.
Cane before curing - note the white color |
As I was working with the clay,
I came to like the white color next to the bright colors. Along the process, I forgot the transparent
clay would look different when cured. I
was a little surprised and disappointed the first time I took my frog prince
out of the oven. I've learned to wait
and think before I do anything drastic when I feel that way. Sometimes surprises are good!
Cured Cane with Translucent Background |
Charms! The first
thing I would make would be charm bracelet for a young lady. I had a sterling bracelet 6 ½” long and
decided to use it for this project. It
was such fun to sit the frogs on lily pads for these charms and then to make
the fill in dangles in coordinating colors.
The frogs really pop when light comes through the transparent clay.
Someone is going to love this!
6 1/2" Poison Dart Frog Bracelet |
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