Huge Fimo lentil - and some tiny beads!

Carrie Potter

A rather squashed first-ever butterfly cane on here Very Happy

This won't lie flat Rolling Eyes

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Caroline.

shaz · Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 6:16 pm Post subject:

That cane is amazing so much work love the butterflies as well

sharon Daisy

Ciel · Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 11:45 pm Post subject:

The cane is beautiful - I wonder at the time you've taken to make it, but well worth it as it is stunning! Very Happy

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Claire-Louise

beadnut · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 7:33 am Post subject:

Wow that is one amazing lentil. Nice work!

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Hilary

Vickie6 · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:17 am Post subject:

Wow, that bead is amazing, so much detail.

Like the cuff too & I think I have seen a similar pattern somewhere & not liked it but in these colours it looks just great!

Vickie Daisy

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Di · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:45 am Post subject:

They are both lovely. Is the lentil hollow or solid?

Di Daisy

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elebelly · Avid Beader Joined: 22 Sep 2007 Posts: 322

SO preeetty! Smile

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LoopyLou · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:06 am Post subject:

Brilliant, Carrie. Thumbs up

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LORRAINE

Carrie Potter · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 5:36 pm Post subject:

Di wrote:

They are both lovely. Is the lentil hollow or solid?

Di Daisy

Solid

You need a strong neck!!

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Caroline.

Carrie Potter · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 5:38 pm Post subject:

Vickie6 wrote:

Wow, that bead is amazing, so much detail.

Like the cuff too & I think I have seen a similar pattern somewhere & not liked it but in these colours it looks just great!

Vickie Daisy

The bracelet was in B & B - Sunflower/Catherine made a fantastic version which inspired me to have a go - and I was lucky enough to drool over hers - or rather her Mum's! - in real life Daisy

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Caroline.

shirleyannmorris · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 5:40 pm Post subject:

WOW.... How on earth u done that Cane (is that what you called it... new to all this beading)... Id never be able to do anything like that.... WOW....

Actualy dont tell me, it will only be something else Ill NEED to learn lol

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Carrie Potter · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 5:50 pm Post subject:

It isn't nearly as hard as it looks - I just made three or four leaf canes and three or so petal and flower canes. I made and baked a big lentil from scrap clay, then barely smeared liquid polymer clay on top before covering with a Skinner blend sheet of clay, and smoothing in the joins. Then I cut very thin slices from the canes (they are like sticks of rock with pattern all through!) and arranged them on the lentil. Then it was a matter of smoothing them in gently so as not to distort them - I gently rolled and smoothed with my acrylic rolling pin thingy. When it was as smooth as I thought I was going to get it, I smoothed it a bit more with cornflour on my hands to try to eliminate finger prints, then baked, wet and dry sanded and lightly buffed.

I nearly sanded away the butterflies on the other side Rolling Eyes

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Caroline.

amareke · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 6:16 pm Post subject:

Carrie Potter wrote:

It isn't nearly as hard as it looks - I just made three or four leaf canes and three or so petal and flower canes. I made and baked a big lentil from scrap clay, then barely smeared liquid polymer clay on top before covering with a Skinner blend sheet of clay, and smoothing in the joins. Then I cut very thin slices from the canes (they are like sticks of rock with pattern all through!) and arranged them on the lentil. Then it was a matter of smoothing them in gently so as not to distort them - I gently rolled and smoothed with my acrylic rolling pin thingy. When it was as smooth as I thought I was going to get it, I smoothed it a bit more with cornflour on my hands to try to eliminate finger prints, then baked, wet and dry sanded and lightly buffed.

I nearly sanded away the butterflies on the other side Rolling Eyes

Oh yeah- not complicated at all!! Laughing

gorgeous work!

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bluebottle · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:23 pm Post subject:

O ... M .... G .... Shocked

That lentil is incredible!

Thumbs up

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kattcottrell · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:23 pm Post subject:

oh wow!!! how beautiful is that, you are so talented Daisy

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