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Maple Leaf Cane BARGAIN PRICE

Maple Leaf Cane BARGAIN PRICE

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Raw polymer clay cane for your creations.

Argh! My first attempt at a maple leaf, and it would have been great!
But... that center vein thing didn't align where it was supposed to. Instead of going up the center of that top section of leaf, it cuts into it sideways. I hoped that was only on one end, but no, the whole thing. Look at the stack image. grrrrr.

Now, rather than chuck the whole pile into the reuse stack, this would still make some interesting pieces.
The outer "white" part is translucent clay so thin slices, overlapped with other slices, say other leaves, or flowers, would still look very nice.
But this annoying mistake means it's less than perfect in my book.

I'm going to offer this cheap. If it sells fine, if not, I'll probably use it myself in a kaleidoscope cane. (It would be reduced so small no one would notice the mistake.)

Normally I'd ask 6.00 a piece. I'm knocking two bucks off that.
So if you don't mind that little mishap, this is a deal.

And... I'll try it again at some point. Next time I'll know what I did wrong.

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Use;
Slice with a thin blade, either one made for clay or an exacto will work, slice off sections.
If the clay squishes, pop it in the freezer for a few minutes to stiffen it up making it easier to slice.
Quarter inch thick pieces make nice charms for jewelry, or as scrap book pieces.
Paper thin slices work as a veneer on any surface that can take baking.
(Look at some of my eggs for this technique.)

Bake at 265f for a half hour to cure. (That's a half hour per quarter inch. Really thin slices can do with less. You can always bake twice, or at a lower temp for a longer period of time but don't over bake.)
Cured clay can be painted, drilled, sanded, varnished, or just left as is.

NEW!!! I put a web page together with every cane I have made so far.
If you see something there not on my etsy shop for sale, by all means let me know.
IF I made it once, I can make it again.
http://www.artmakersworlds.com/PolymerClayCanes.shtml ☚ ☚☚ visit that page.

Enjoy and thanks for looking.

Added on Sep 26, 2009