What is on my Worktable

A week has passed since my last post and since my New Year’s resolution is to try to post at least once a week, here I am.

This batch of Faux Jade is fresh from curing in my oven and came out a bit darker than when it went in but that seems to be the nature of the beast in using translucent clay (Premo at 275 for an hour). However; all is not lost as after polishing and buffing instead of being Burmese Jade/Jadeite it will be our more common Canadian Nephrite Jade.

I really like my new Sculpey cabochon mold and am looking forward to getting great use out of it.

The Inukshuk is still translucent enough to show the wooden toothpicks I used for stability whilst building but I can fix that and still have a pendant. Now the fun begins with the sanding , polishing and finishing. Hopefully I will have a couple of finished products to show in my next post.