Miniature Polymer Clay and Paper Flowers

I am looking forward to teaching at our 

South African Miniature convention at the end of March

I have called my Class 

Fantasy Feathers and Flowers 

Just a few examples

 This Miniature Hat I gave away but still rather like it!

Fantasy means I then don't have to make a perfect replica of a realflower, we have artistic license to do as we please

I'm busy making kits at the moment

Also having to work out how long it will take the girls to complete all the things I have planned.

I am primarily going to show how I make fantasy feathers and flowers in Fimo, which is a brand of Polymer Clay

Working intuitively as I do, 

does make it difficult to record every step of the way.

It must LOOK RIGHT how does one explain that

I know that real life florists never put 

HALF a flower into an arrangement 

but in my miniature flower arrangements I simply "have to" 

The whole arrangement would be too bulky if one did not use these little tricks.

I have learned so much more since then.... so have to set the knitting needles aside so as to practice once again with clay

I love what one can do with clay, so between now and the end of March all I am going to do is produce "stuff" which will have flowers as decoration......

JUST TO GET BACK INTO THE SWING OF THINGS

 Working out what the students need 

in their tool kit was a lesson in itself, 

when working at home we take so many things for granted.

 

Student Requirements 

so far hahahah

Paper and pencil for making notes

Scissors for cutting paper and card

Scissors for fabric and ribbon, I always mark my "good" scissors with a fob

Fine point glue syringe

Aileen's tacky glue

Paint brush for using with glue

Ceramic Tile to work on

Ball Styles Set of various sizes

Tissue Blade

Stanley Knife blade or one of those American blades they sell in little dispensers

A porcupine quill these are available at Merrypak

Chalk pastels if you have them, you will also be able to use mine in class

Piece of fine sand paper

3 brushes for use with different colour chalks,  

Prime art Bianco # R 000

Child's Plastic Float for rolling clay

Rubber roller with a handle, about 2" wide will be fine

Short length of dowel 9cm long x 1.5cm in diameter

Dolls head and Torso with "big boobs" remember it will go into the oven

If the head needs to be attached to the the torso, join them with  very fine wire