tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36944366.post4993658175424646909..comments2024-01-27T06:53:32.540-06:00Comments on MossyOwls: Top Ten on Tuesday -- Tips for Using Liquid Clay with Miniature FoodsMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09575839458599807879noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36944366.post-41260478776758832932011-06-07T14:31:55.369-05:002011-06-07T14:31:55.369-05:00I need help with icing :P I browse Etsy talking to...I need help with icing :P I browse Etsy talking to people but i just find out how they do it :PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36944366.post-87504315643411475182007-10-02T07:52:00.000-05:002007-10-02T07:52:00.000-05:00Hi, Squirrel-- just saw your question. I haven't ...Hi, Squirrel-- just saw your question. <BR/><BR/>I haven't had that happen to me, but I've only bought two bottles of liquid clay, so far (one TLS, one Kato). <BR/><BR/>My first thought was like yours-- maybe it's old. Even if you bought it recently, maybe it's possible that the bottle was on the shelf at the store for a long time... Or maybe it was a bad batch from the factory. (I've heard of solid clay coming from the factory too soft, too hard, etc., so I imagine it could happen with liquid clay, too.) <BR/><BR/>I do know that if you leave the liquid clay out exposed to the air, it can thicken up somewhat-- but since yours was in a bottle, that doesn't seem to be the problem. (And I have left small amounts out for months at a time. It does thicken, but it's still "spreadable".)<BR/><BR/>If I were you, I'd take a *little* of the the liquid clay and try to soften it with diluent (the liquid kind, like on this page-- http://www.brain-kids.com/goods_img/sculpey_diluent.jpg) or mineral oil, if you don't have diluent. But I'd just try a little at a time and then test it to be sure it's still "working"-- curing correctly, that is. <BR/><BR/>Oh! I just found a couple of interesting pages somewhat related to your problem.<BR/><BR/>Here's an article by Jeanne Rhea on the differences between diluent and mineral oil when used to thin TLS: http://www.polymerclaycentral.com/cyclopedia/tls_thinning.html<BR/>It seems that diluent works better, if you want to maintain the flexibility of the cured TLS, but mineral oil will work, too.<BR/><BR/>This page suggests adding a drop of diluent to thin it, if it thickens: http://www.sculpt.com/catalog_98/clay/SCULPEY_TLS.htm<BR/><BR/>Good luck! I hope your next bottle won't give you trouble like this!Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09575839458599807879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36944366.post-87748111099439762732007-09-28T08:08:00.000-05:002007-09-28T08:08:00.000-05:00Thanks for sharing, Michael ;)I hope this isn't to...Thanks for sharing, Michael ;)<BR/>I hope this isn't too off-topic: I'd like to ask your help on something regarding liquid clay, as it seems to me that you know many tips. I wonder if this ever happened to you as well. <BR/>Did it ever occur to you to buy some liquid clay that wouldn't work? With this I mean that the product is glue-like, rather than liquid, is very hard to squeeze out of the bottle, and doesn't spread. At first I thought it was old, but it was bought 4 months ago.<BR/>I searched in Glass Attic and on the web, but couldn't find any solutions.<BR/>Maybe adding some PC liduent, like fimo mix-quick, would help? But they're specific for solid clay bars, not liquid.<BR/>Any suggestions? :(Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15366728981513118282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36944366.post-40393225960510621352007-09-19T19:20:00.000-05:002007-09-19T19:20:00.000-05:00It makes me sick when that happens! Well, I've ma...It makes me sick when that happens! <BR/><BR/>Well, I've made up my mind! I have at least three new materials that I haven't tried yet (and that's just counting the ones I haven't forgotten about), and I now solemnly vow to use at least one of them per week until I've tried them all. ;o)Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09575839458599807879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36944366.post-35982500757050898972007-09-18T08:21:00.000-05:002007-09-18T08:21:00.000-05:00Michael I know exactly what you mean! Sometimes I ...Michael I know exactly what you mean! Sometimes I think I am a collector of materials rather than a crafter ;o) I stash supplies away and don't dare use them, only to find after some time that they have dried up/evaporated/become unusable :o\marcella aka milohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836249625392114926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36944366.post-68129544674748701152007-09-18T07:15:00.000-05:002007-09-18T07:15:00.000-05:00I'm glad to be back! I really missed the clay (an...I'm glad to be back! I really missed the clay (and related pursuits, like blogs) while we were gone! <BR/><BR/>I hope you'll find the mica powder helpful. :o) I haven't done much with it myself, yet, but I had the idea "by accident" when I was trying to use up the first batch of liquid clay I tinted. <BR/><BR/>It took me a long time to start using mine, too! I'm bad about that-- I hesitate to use new supplies because I don't think I know how to use them to the best advantage, yet. Well, I probably don't, sometimes, but how am I going to learn if I don't at least try? ;o)Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09575839458599807879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36944366.post-12423587879734871962007-09-18T06:29:00.000-05:002007-09-18T06:29:00.000-05:00So glad you're back Michael, I've been missing you...So glad you're back Michael, I've been missing you a lot!<BR/><BR/>thanks for this comprehensive list of tips - I love the one about mica powder for gravy, hadn't ever thought of that and it definitely requires closer investigation ;o)<BR/><BR/>I agree with you, LC has so many uses and many more that we haven't come across yet. When I think that I had been having a bottle of it sitting on my desk for more than a year before actually trying it! Now I can't do without it...<BR/><BR/>hugs, and pls keep on posting!marcella aka milohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836249625392114926noreply@blogger.com