<Jambalaya> ok, here we go
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<Jambalaya> HI Y'ALL
<Jambalaya> http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=2940501&uid=1171869
<BlackCats> ooooh, very pretty jam
<Jambalaya> TY
<Phyl> I love those gorgeous
<Jambalaya> IMAGE IS FROM STUBBY STAMPERS
<Julie> oh, I love those!
<Jambalaya> I USED MOSTLY BLACK KATO CLAY
<Jambalaya> BUT ANY BRAND WILL WORK
<Jambalaya> AND YOU COULD USE OTHER COLORS TOO, BUT THE MICA POWDERS SHOW UP BEST ON BLACK
<Jambalaya> STARTING WITH PICTURE 2
<Jambalaya> CONDITION CLAY
<Jambalaya> ROLL THRU PASTA MACHINE AT THICKEST SETTING
<Jambalaya> DON'T WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE SHEET YOU MAKE, AS LONG AS IT'S BIGGER THAN YOUR STAMP
<Jambalaya> LAY THE SHEET DOWN ON A CLEAN CERAMIC TILE
<Jambalaya> PIC 3
<Jambalaya> LAY THE UM FACE DOWN ON CLAY, AND ROLL IT INTO THE CLAY EVENLY
<Jambalaya> IF YOU DON'T HAVE AN ACRYLIC ROD, USE AN ACRYLIC BLOCK, OR BRAYER, ANYTHING SO THE STAMP GETS IMPRESSED EVENLY
<Jambalaya> GENTLY PEEL THE STAMP UP OFF THE CLAY
<Jambalaya> I DID NOT USE ANY RELEASE AGENTS
<Jambalaya> PIC 5
<Jambalaya> WITH A PLASTIC CLAY TOOL, JUST TRIM OFF THE EXCESS CLAY AROUND MEDALLION
<Jambalaya> AND SMOOTH OUT THE MEDALLION
<Jambalaya> ANY QUESTIONS SO FAR?
<Stampverb> no
<Phyl> plastic clay tool?
<Jambalaya> ANY CRAFT STORE THAT SELLS CLAY WILL HAVE SETS OF CLAY TOOLS
<Phyl> and this looks like a knife?
<Jambalaya> LIKE KNIVES, CURVED A BIT
<Phyl> k gotcha
<Jambalaya> LOOK AT PIC 6 TO SEE MY MOST USED TOOL
<Jambalaya> IN PICTURE 7
<Jambalaya> YOU CAN SEE THE IMAGE IN THIS PIC
<Jambalaya> 4 MEDALLIONS FIT ON ONE 4' TILE FOR BAKING
<Jambalaya> YOU REALLY DON'T WANT TO MOVE THE CLAY AROUND, SO MAKE THE MEDALLIONS RIGHT ON THE TILE IN EACH CORNER
<Jambalaya> PIC 8 SHOWS THE VARIOUS COLORS OF MICA POWDERS
<Jambalaya> I USED SEVERAL BRANDS, THEY ALL WORK GREAT ON RAW CLAY
<Jambalaya> ANY QUESTIONS?
<Stampverb> n
<BlackCats> nope, very clea
<BlackCats> oops, clear
<Phyl> ah a southerner
<Jambalaya> OK, AT THIS POINT YOU BAKE THEM
<BlackCats> lol
<Jambalaya> FOLLOW PACKAGE DIRECTIONS FOR WHATEVER BRAND OF CLAY YOU'RE USING
<Jambalaya> USING THE TILE IS GREAT, YOU JUST BAKE THE WHOLE THING
<Jambalaya> AFTER IT'S COMPLETELY COOLED, YOU CAN JUST POP THE MEDALLIONS OFF THE TILE
<Jambalaya> YOU COULD USE THESE AS IS ON A CARD
<Stampverb> best to use a glazed tile, not an unfinished one
<Jambalaya> NEXT STEP FOR PIN IS PIC 9
<Jambalaya> RIGHT VERB
<Jambalaya> ROLL A SNAKE OF BLACK CLAY, SIZE DOESN'T MATTER TOO MUCH, HOWEVER YOU LIKE IT
<Jambalaya> AND WRAP IT AROUND MEDALLION ON A CLEAN TILE
<Jambalaya> THEN PRESS INTO SNAKE USING THE SAME UM STAMP
<Jambalaya> THIS STAMP CREATED A ROPELIKE EFFECT ON THE "BEZEL"
<cak> Jambalaya, do you have any trouble only stamping into the bezel and not the medallion?
<Jambalaya> WELL THE MEDALLION HAS BEEN BAKED AT THIS POINT
<cak> oh! of course--duh
<Jambalaya> SO YOU'RE NOT GOING TO MESS IT UP
<Jambalaya> AGAIN, SMOOTH EDGES WITH THE CLAY TOOL
<Jambalaya> THEN DUST MORE MICA POWDERS ON BEZEL
<Jambalaya> BTW, I'M USING A BIG FLUFFY BRUSH TO DUST THE MICA POWDERS ON
<Jambalaya> TAP OFF EXCESS ONTO ANOTHER CLEAN TILE IF YOU WANT IT LIGHT
<Jambalaya> OK, AFTER YOU GET 2 MEDALLIONS BEZELED AND DUSTED, BAKE AGAIN
<Jambalaya> IT NEVER HURTS THE ORIGINAL CLAY TO BE REBAKED
<Jambalaya> AGAIN, AFTER IT'S COMPLETELY COOL, IT WILL JUST POP OFF THE TILE
<Jambalaya> ANY QUESTIONS?
<Phyl> so when you are dusting with this big fluffy brush
<Stampverb> lookin' good
<Phyl> does some of it go in the cracks and crannies?
<Phyl> and not stay on top?
<Jambalaya> YES PHYL, IF YOU DON'T WANT IT TO, YOU NEED TO TAP OFF MOST OF THE POWDER BEFORE YOU TOUCH THE BRUSH TO THE CLAY
<Jambalaya> IF YOU WANT IT PRETTY WELL COVERED, JUST ADD MORE POWDER
<Phyl> ok and if it goes where it is not wanted how do you get it off with a wet something or other?
<Jambalaya> NOPE, ONCE IT'S THERE, IT'S THERE<G>
<Phyl> eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
<BlackCats> if you want more control over where the powder goes use a fine detail paintbrush just barely dipped into the powder
<Jambalaya> NOT TO WORRY, ONCE YOU START MAKING THESE, IT'S HARD TO STOP, THE NEXT ONE, YOU'LL GO LIGHTER<G>
<Phyl> I am a pearlex maniac
<BlackCats> me too
<Stampverb> if we have time later I can tell how to do reverse pearlex
<Jambalaya> I THINK I MADE ABOUT 100 OF THESE, AND USED THEM AS CONVENTION TRADING PINS
<Phyl> stuff has a mind of it's own
<Phyl> bet the ladies loved them
<Jambalaya> OK, AT THIS POINT, YOU COULD JUST GLUE A PINBACK ON IT AND CALL IT DONE, BUT
<Jambalaya> THAT WOULDN'T HAVE A FINISHED LOOK
<Jambalaya> JUMP DOWN TO PIC 13
<Phyl> jumping
<Jambalaya> I RAN MORE CLAY THROUGH PASTA MACHINE AT ALMOST THE THINNEST SETTING
<Jambalaya> NOT SO THIN THAT IT JUST PUCKERS
<Jambalaya> BUT THIN
<Jambalaya> JUST LAY THIS DOWN ON THE BACK OF MEDALLION, AND TRIM AROUND IT WITH A PLASTIC CLAY TOOL
<Jambalaya> PUSH IT DOWN WITH FINGERS AND MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO AIR BUBBLES
<Jambalaya> KEEP A PIN HANDY TO POP BUBBLES
<Jambalaya> DON'T WORRY ABOUT FINGERPRINTS
<Jambalaya> MARK WHERE YOU WANT YOUR PIN THEN PUSH IT DOWN INTO RAW CLAY
<Jambalaya> USE SOME OF THE SCRAP FROM THIN SHEET TO BURY THE PINBACK
<Jambalaya> USE TOOLS, FINGERS WHATEVER TO SMOOTH OUT THE CLAY AROUND THE PIN
<Jambalaya> THEN USING THAT SAME UM STAMP, PRESS INTO CLAY ALL OVER THE BACK
<Jambalaya> THIS HIDES FINGERPRINTS AND GIVES A NICE FINISHED SURFACE
<Jambalaya> YOU CAN DUST MORE MICA IF YOU WISH, BUT NOT NEEDED ON BACK
<Jambalaya> IF YOU HAVE A SMALL SIGNATURE STAMP, STAMP IT IN NOW
<cak> I like that. Makes things go so much faster if you don't have to be so careful when handling the clay
<BlackCats> right
<Jambalaya> NOW FOR THIS FINAL BAKING, THE PIN WILL BE FACE DOWN
<BlackCats> where did you get your small signature stamp?
<Jambalaya> SO YOU NEED TO HAVE SOMETHING UNDER IT SO CLAY DOESN'T GET MARRED ON THE FRONT
<Jambalaya> I USED AN AOL TIN FILLED WITH CORNSTARCH
<Jambalaya> FROM STUBBY STAMPERS<G>
<BlackCats> ah, of course, lol
<BlackCats> would quilt batting work for this?
<Stampverb> yep
<Jambalaya> SOME FOLKS PREFER TO USE BATTING OR POLYFIL TO BAKE ON, BUT THE FIRST TIME I TRIED THAT IT BURNED AND SCARED THE BEJEEBES OUTTA ME
<Jambalaya> SO I USE CORNSTARCH
<BlackCats> ah, good point
<Jambalaya> SAFETY IS ALWAYS MY FIRST CONCERN
<Stampverb> hmmmm, the fiberfill has never done that for me--is your oven temp. accurate?
<Jambalaya> CORNSTARCH CAN'T CATCH FIRE<G>
<Jambalaya> YES VERB IT IS
<Stampverb> ok, just thinking
<Jambalaya> I ALWAYS USE A THERMOMETER WHILE I BAKE
<Phyl> I hope it is an oral one
<Jambalaya> I'M NOT SAYING YOU CAN'T USE THE BATTING, JUST EXPLAINING WHY I DON'T
<BlackCats> lol
<Jambalaya> OK, THE PINS AT THE BOTTOM, ARE THE SAME BASIC PRINCIPLES
<cak> (all I can think of now is: "No one *expects* the Spanish Inquisition")
<Jambalaya> JUST TOOK IT ONE STEP FURTHER MAKING A LARGER BACKGROUND
<Phyl> you is in deep trouble cak
<Jambalaya> http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=2940501&uid=1171869
<cak> hiya Joy
<BlackCats> hi joy
<Jambalaya> ON THESE, I LAID OUT A THICK SHEET OF CLAY
<joy> sorry to be late
<Jambalaya> IMPESSED THE STAMP JUST ENOUGH TO CUT OUT A HOLE
<Phyl> her pictures are greatJoy
<Jambalaya> THEN INSERTED A BAKED MEDALLION
<Jambalaya> PUT A BEZEL ON IT JUST LIKE ON THE SMALLER ONES
<Jambalaya> AND FINISHED THE BACK THE SAME WAY
<Jambalaya> I MADE THE HOLES BEFORE BAKING, BUT THEY COULD BE DRILLED LATER IF YOU FORGET
<Jambalaya> THE FRINGE IS JUST CRAFT WIRE WITH ASSORTED GLASS BEADS
<Jambalaya> OK, ANY QUESTIONS?
<joy> can you start again
<BlackCats> lol
<Jambalaya> UHHHHH
<Jambalaya> NO
<BlackCats> those last pins are just absolutely gorgeous
<joy> this looks so good I know you'll do this again
<Stampverb> the lastest one is my fave
<Stampverb> you have my addy, right Jam? <g>
<Phyl> The beads really fancy it up nice
<Jambalaya> I MADE SOME THAT WERE REALLY TOO BIG FOR PINS, BUT WOULD BE GREAT ON THE COVER OF A BOOK, OR AS A PURSE PIN
<Stampverb> purse pin? wazzat?
* Vyx is a lucky gal who has a big one and a small one.
<Jambalaya> JUST A DECORATIVE ORNAMENT ON A PURSE
<joy> they really are gorgeous!
<Phyl> sacre bleu Vyx
<Vyx> I put the large one on my purse, so... purse ornaments. :)
<Julie> these are great Jam!
<Jambalaya> YA THATS WHAT MADE ME THINK OF IT VYX<G>
<Stampverb> ah, I get it--y'all mean FABRIC purses?
<BlackCats> oooh, lucky vyx, I just have one of the small ones
<Jambalaya> I DON'T REALLY WEAR BIG PINS MYSELF, SO A PURSE ORNAMENT MADE LOTS OF SENSE TO ME<G>
<BlackCats> and it is one of my treasures
<cak> these pictures, as usual with mica powders, don't do justice to the pieces
<BlackCats> right
<Julie> these would make great necklaces too
* Phyl is going treasure hunting Monica
<BlackCats> lol
<Jambalaya> RIGHT, AND THAT WAS MY OLD CAMERA TOO
<Jambalaya> IF I MAKE THESE AGAIN, I'LL TAKE NEW PICS WITH BETTER CAMERA
<BlackCats> hmmm, sounds like another class to me <G>
<BlackCats> don't y'all think so?
<Jambalaya> JOY, THE STEP BY STEP DIRECTIONS ARE ON EACH PIC WHEN YOU OPEN IT
<joy> yeah
<cak> I love the step-by-steps. they really help me
<Phyl> yes those are great
<Jambalaya> OK, I'M DONE<G> THANKS FOR COMIN Y'ALL
<Vyx> Sis does good instructions!
<BlackCats> thanks for another great class, jam
<Stampverb> thanks, Jam!
<Julie> hmmm...more stamp shopping I gotta do :)
<Phyl> thanks jam beautiful
<Vyx> thanks Sis!
<Julie> thanks Jam! Great class
<Jambalaya> ya that particular stamp is so perfect for this
<BlackCats> yep
<cak> Yes thank you Jambalaya--love these
<Jambalaya> but so is one of stubby's newest stamps
<joy> and which stamp did you use?
<Phyl> oh oh
<Jambalaya> http://www.stubbystampers.com/whatsnew/images/newimages.html
<BlackCats> which one?
<Jambalaya> look at 3827
<Jambalaya> on that page
<BlackCats> oooooh! great, just got that one
<cak> I saw that one earlier--love it
<Jambalaya> 3821 was also made with clay in mind
<Jambalaya> but it's a rectangle
<Jambalaya> the one i used for this class is on this page
<Jambalaya> http://www.stubbystampers.com/shopping/stamps/design/elements.html
<Jambalaya> hi cindy
<BlackCats> hi cindy
<CindyC> howdy everyone
<Jambalaya> #3606
<Phyl> I can't go to the elements page
<Phyl> I get physically ill when I do
<Jambalaya> sure you can phyl
<Vyx> lol
<Phyl> noooooooooooo
<Jambalaya> gahead
<CindyC> oh are the ones at the bottom of the page brand new?
<CindyC> i don't remember them
<cak> from wanting them all phyl?
<Jambalaya> yes cindy
<Jambalaya> look at latest images page
<CindyC> nifty
<cak> didn't you just improve the index for stubby's site Jamba?
<BlackCats> yeah, phyl, those are very dangerous pages to visit <G>
<Phyl> yes cak
<Jambalaya> oh and everyone look at the new stamp index page too
<Jambalaya> i think it will be a bit more user friendly now
<Jambalaya> http://www.stubbystampers.com/shopping/stamps/index.html
<CindyC> i am there now. lol
<BlackCats> yes! much easier to find stuff now
<BlackCats> thanks jam
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