i can't sit still today > <

my hand made mini goodies!
Originally uploaded by Snowfern

will post pics of why later, when i -have- pics!

meanwhile, i finished up some jellies, tarts and stuff. actually they're just practice pieces, so they don't look very good, but at least i know the scrapes on the sliced pieces disappear when glossed or immersed in resin!

lesson i learnt today on resin:

- when adding polymer clay items to resin, do NOT remove from mould while it's still soft. the bendy bits will cause the polymer clay bits to 'shift' and/or break, and since polymer clay does not stick to resin (due to plasticizers or 'oily' nature?) the scrapes will show up again. :(

i accidentally tore a piece of resin while trying to remove it from the plastic mould (i used pill uh...what're they called? blister packs?) so that sucks. luckily it wasn't one of my fave items :P

- wait till resin has set, or is at least very sticky to add the ...inclusions? otherwise they will slowly sink to the bottom. can always top up with more resin later, even after it has set. also does make it easier to arrange the pieces.

- before adding the fruits, add a touch of resin so that it adheres to the previous layer of resin, this way, it also minimizes the formation of bubbles due to careless shifting.

- resin -does- create bubbles as it's curing, so even though i've read tutorials that state you can speed up the curing time by popping the resin in the oven, don't do so or you won't have a chance to remove the bubbles that form. unless of course, that's what you want :P

ok . that's all i can remember for now.

Danishes 2

Danishes 2
Originally uploaded by Snowfern

i love making these danishes.

wish i could say the same for the strawberries, or my failed kiwis :(

ah well. try, try again.

loti huey aka sugar gem biscuits

next to my initial attempts with fimo clay. they seem so amateurish now that i'm moving on to more complex projects. :X

this pic never fails to make me smile abit, because the actual sized one is .....really quite small, but in this pic it almost seems like a behemoth! LOL
i can't for the life of me figure out the lighting :( this pic makes the green look so washed out, when it's a tad prettier IRL.

anyway.

so what have i learnt from making these gem biscuits?

1) mineral oil, or in my case, baby oil, is pretty good for thinning out fimo clay. just remember to add a few drops of liquid fimo, depending on the volume of clay you're using. however, this mixture hardens if left in the open rather quickly (or dries?) but keeping them in syringes seems to be ok. i still haven't figured out the ratio, but i'm sick of experimenting with 'creams' and would rather move on to making cuter items.

2) i do not know how to use the back of blades -_-" it seems i'm too clumsy or something, so i used a needle tool instead.

3) don't flatten the biscuit before dropping it onto the mesh for the bottom detail. flattening it out makes it lose its form.

4) don't use corn flour or any other powder when making tiny stuff like that, cos the mild stickiness actually helps in controlling the tiny thing. when i coated it with corn flour to ease its removal from the mesh, i wound up having problems keeping it on my finger while making the ridges.

i can't remember anymore. too tired and my eyes are so so tired too.

First 2 attempts at dollmaking

First 2 attempts at dollmaking
Originally uploaded by Snowfern

am -probably- calling the 2nd doll Minorin, after my fave character in Toradora! don't have a name for the first one, 'testdoll' sounds too...sad i think.

different angle for cream cakes

different angle for cream cakes
Originally uploaded by Snowfern

took forever to texture these cakes, but i'm quite pleased with the results :)

peach cakes

peach cakes
Originally uploaded by Snowfern

i'd forgotten to glaze these :( my tamiya acrylic gloss gets sticky, ruined one of my 'plates' (bf says it looks like a flat piece of yuck).

haizz.

shooting star cake!

shooting star cake!
Originally uploaded by Snowfern

used up some old experimental cake shapes. i quite like the result of my piping practice, just need to mix up more 'frosting', am running out.

the white chocolate were failed experiments with slicing up even pieces of cake :(