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August 11th, 2006 at 01:20 PM
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#151932
August 11th, 2006 at 01:42 PM
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that's so cool! bet they'd make great house plant pots! BUt will the paint dissolve (hope that doesn't sound too stupid, I was never friends with paint...still remember how we were blowing paint spiders in JK and I sucked in paint from the straw instead of blowing it )?
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#151933
August 11th, 2006 at 10:16 PM
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That is so Cute!! nice Job!! Ohhh you can spray a clear coat over it to keep the paint from running!!
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#151934
August 12th, 2006 at 12:26 AM
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Nice job ,
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August 12th, 2006 at 01:33 AM
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you can spray a clear coat over it to keep the paint from running That's exactly what we did! It was a glossy coat over the clay that looks nice. Glad you girls enjoyed the pics.
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#151936
August 12th, 2006 at 08:25 AM
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thats pretty cool!! I like it
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#151937
August 12th, 2006 at 02:37 PM
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VERY GOOD JOB!!. THEY LOOK NICE.
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#151938
August 12th, 2006 at 02:54 PM
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That is so cute!!! And sounds as if you had a great time also. Oh by the way which one are you in the photo?
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August 13th, 2006 at 05:37 AM
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I was waiting for someone to ask me that!!! I'm third from the right as you look at the picture. White top and big hips...
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#151940
August 16th, 2006 at 03:19 PM
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August 18th, 2006 at 12:29 AM
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You have smaller hips then most of them in the picture. , comfrey.. My planted "Greenman."
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#151942
August 18th, 2006 at 12:58 AM
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Originally posted by Pekemom: I was waiting for someone to ask me that!!! I'm third from the right as you look at the picture. White top and big hips... I was on my way to the message part to post that very question... It's nice to mee you, and your group.. *you alllllll look like you had a great time* Did you get pictures of ALL the pots together? That would have been adorable.. Thanks for sharing that neat picture and project with us!!!
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#151943
August 18th, 2006 at 03:34 PM
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Your pot looks great with a plant it!!!!
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August 19th, 2006 at 01:52 AM
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Thanks, Comfrey. It was fun to fill it with a healthy Antherium plant.
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#151945
August 20th, 2006 at 08:14 AM
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That is a great project. What kind of clay and paints did you use? I think that would be a perfect Christmas Project for my kids to give to their Grandmothers and Aunts!
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#151946
August 25th, 2006 at 04:26 AM
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Triss, We started with inexpensive clay pots. We used a polymer clay, amber seed beads for the eyes, white beads for the mouth. We had a "face mold" for the elf. We used real leaves to push into the green clay to get the veins from the leaves onto our clay. We had some brass charms we pushed into the clay to get impressions of a dragonfly and bee. Then the pot is baked in a 265 degree oven for 30 minutes (per the manufacturers directions on the polymer clay package). We used acrylic paints mixed with water to wash onto the clay shapes to build up the color. I'm guessing any craft store would have the materials (polymer clay, face mold, a couple of brass charms for impressions and a couple of acrylic paints). It was a fun project!
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#151947
August 26th, 2006 at 05:37 AM
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Thanks, I just saved all this so I can put it on the shopping list next time I hit the craft store. The kids are really going to enjoy making the pots, though I am sure we will get more than cute faces.
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