What’s on My Work Table This Week? or The Learning Curve of Translucent Polymer Clay
Translucent polymer clay with no color added Translucent polymer clay has intrigued me for quite a while. Every time I went to Hobby Lobby I would buy 3 packets of Pardo Translucent Clay. When I asked if there were more, the response was, “Each store only gets 3 packets a month!” I would have felt bad about taking all three but it was usually the end of the month! The funny thing is that I did not use them often and now have a nice stash. Of course, when you keep polymer clay a while, it can get crumbly and be difficult to condition. Yes, that did happen to several packets! It just takes more time and a little of clay softener to get the clay to the correct consistency. Pardo seems to be the most translucent and you can actually see print through the cured clay. There are two beautiful polymer clay necklaces hanging on my studio wall that I made a good year ago. I did not add color to that clay, edged the circles in wire ...