Okay,
I think this might be the longest title for a video I have ever used.
LOL I did that because I want anyone looking at the video to know
that we are specifically talking about canes as they can be used for
dollhouse miniature, mostly foods. Some of the other videos that I
have left the titles more generic I have gotten some rude comments
about the fact I am talking about miniatures.
Alright
now that that statement is out of the way let's get on to the subject
for the week. Polymer clay canes! I love to use canes in my miniature
foods, they are not only a lot of fun to create they make the job of
making multiples of some foods so much easier.
I
have done several projects in the past that were based on canes but I
have never done a video on the subject of canes. This was requested
by several viewers after the Valentine lollipops video last week.
There
are so many foods (and other things) that can be made as a cane but
here is a list of just a few: any citrus fruit, apples, hard boiled
eggs, carrots, avocados, olives, mushrooms, tomatoes, cut
strawberries, the list is endless. On the not food category tiles for
either the floor or walls of the dollhouse are also fun to make.
This
week I am concentrating on what I refer to as a “bulls-eye cane”
that is a cane with a solid center and just one color wrapped around
it. I feel it is a good place to start if you have never made a cane
before since you can learn to roll and lengthen the can without
worrying about distorting the insides. We can even use a soft clay
for this type since there is not detail to keep.
So
pull our your clay and practice away. In the video I make both a hard
cooked egg cane and a green olive cane. I also show you a carrot cane
I made on my other channel a few months back. There are so many other
things you can make with this simple design though.
I
am planning to do a couple more weeks of canes probably next week and
then I am not sure if the next one will follow immediately or be
later on. Next week week we will do a more complex cane- a citrus
fruit one. I am thinking an orange since that is one I need for a
scene I am working on. If you want to make a different fruit all you
would need to do is change the colors of the clay. I also hope to do
a red onion next week too if I have enough time to get it done also.
That one is my very favorite cane to make simply because it is so
pretty when done.
This
week I also showed you how to evaluate the colors of you clay and do
some simple mixing to match what you are making. If you guys would
like a more in-depth video on this let me know. I do have a basic
color mixing video on the channel though already (at least I think I
do)
One
place some people run into trouble is when they attempt to cut their
cane. This step can be tricky especially if you use a softer clay.
Simply rolling the cane on the work surface as you apply pressure
with the blade will sometimes work and is usually my first choice.
Also letting the cane sit for a half hour to firm up sometimes helps
too. If both of those fail you can also stick the clay cane in the
freezer for 15 to get it firmed up then cut it immediately.
Some
canes can also be baked before cutting.
For
storage the two hurdles I face is trying to not smash the cane into
an unusable blob and forgetting what I have. To solve both these
issues I store mine in zippered sandwich bags thumb-tacked to my
bulletin board in my office. They are visible and nothing can be
set down on top of them.
So
that's it for this week. Remember if you have questions or requests
be sure to let me know.
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| the egg cane |
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| the olive cane |
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