Hul-owned - Mont Marte Cartoon Clay Capers Ep. 12

Polymer Clay How to: Lollypop Brooch simple steps

Well Howdy, it is brooch making time at Mont Marte and the last instalment of Polymer Clay creations for the Month of May. This week I had Mont Marte clay-making extraordinaire Monica create a little candy brooch for me. This sure does feed my eyes, but not my stomach unfortunately, it just looks so gosh darn delicious.

•  Mont Marte Modelling Clay - Yellow
•  Mont Marte Modelling Clay - White
•  Mont Marte Modelling Clay - Red
•  Mont Marte Modelling Clay - Purple
•  Mont Marte Modelling Clay - Blue
•  Mont Marte Modelling Clay - Light Green
• Safety Pin
• A sense of childhood adventure.

1.  Roll out the colours you want to include in this candylicious brooch each 20cm long. To make pink add small parts of red to white until satisfied with your vibrancy.

2. Lay the colours in a bunch then twist them together.

3. Curl the lollypop up like a curling fern then pat down the top making the lollypop more flatter, more round surface.

4. Add a small piece of white as the stem. The next step is to add your safety pin.

5. Place a slit where you want the safety pin to go.

6. Mould the clay over the safety pin and bake for 10 minutes at 120C. Always base your baking time of your creation to the size, because this lollypop adornment is quite petite they baking time is lessened.

7. Ta DA. Lollypop Brooch for any clown, lady or candy lover. 

Please leave comments below.

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Cowlosopy II - Mont Marte Cartoon Clay Capers Ep. 11

How to Polymer Clay Month: Freaky Octopus Pendant

Ever wanted an accessory that had the ability to FREAK PEOPLE OUT. I would like to say I had inspiration for this polymer clay pendant but its creation is simply due to the fact I like octopus... octopus? Octopuses? Octopi? Octopodes? Well whatever, they're cool. You could also check out Joe's Octopus in this magnetic canvas artwork. 

• Mont Marte Polymer Clay Purple
• Mont Marte Polymer Clay White
• Mont Marte Polymer Clay Red
• Modelling Tool Set- Toll with Rounded End.
• Rolling Pin
• String/ leather tie
• Scissors

1. Start out by mixing a portion of white polymer with red by kneading together until the desired pink is made. The best way to do this is by adding small portions of red to white clay. Roll into long strips your purple, white and pink coloured clay and lay in next to each other.

2. Twist the strips carefully together into a candy stripe then proceed to cut off the uneven ends.

4. Roll the left over pink clay into different sized very small round balls. 

5. Using the rounded ball end tool softly press the end into the small balls creating small craters. 

6. Attach the craters intermittently over the twisted tentacle. From here you can form any shape you your little tentacally heart desires!

7. Heat your oven then bake the clay at 120°C for 10 minutes. Then add your necklace tie/band and strut your stuff, only try not to freak too many people out with the tentacles around your neck!

Polymer Clay How to: Neon Jewellery

Happy Friday Everybody. And who wouldn't be happy with these bright neon colours!

I went all out on the jewellery front this month, and this is just a little more inspiration for you to hit up the polymer clay and get to baking some fancy new polymer jewellery pieces.

We are making two simple types of necklace shapes with polymer today; a round, varied size ball necklace and a geometrically shaped layered necklace, both utilising the same colours in order to save on polymer clay and create unifying look.

If you are wondering if you can wear these together, I would always follow my life rule; more is more. So YES if you didn't wear both of these necklaces together you would be offending my mantra in life OR you could just share the other necklace with a close friend, which is in itself a gratifying token of friendship.

• Mont Marte Polymer Clay - Purple
• Mont Marte Polymer Clay - Light Green
• Mont Marte Polymer Clay - Yellow
• Mont Marte Polymer Clay - White
• Leather Band white or black
• Mont Marte Glue
• Clay Tool with sharp needle end
• Rolling pin or Pasta maker.
• Cutting blade or Scissors

1.  For the first necklace; roll out with clean hands (to avoid dirt attaching to the polymer) 2 x yellow, 1 x purple, 1 x white, 1 x light green. Make them at varying sizes to create interest. 

2. With your Needle Point Clay Tool gently puncture all the polymer clay balls through. Place to the side.

 3. For the Second necklace; Roll out into a ball 1 x large ball purple, 1 sm yellow, 1 x sml light green, 1 x sm white.

4. Using a clean rolling pin flatten the 4 shapes. 

 5. Cut out your shapes using the blade.

6. You will to cut these 4 shapes.

 7. Place a hole in before baking (it is harder to do after baking). Bake in an oven for 10 minutes at 120 C

8. After baking glue your pieces together and dry.

9. Add your string/ band to both designs and wear them how you please!

If you have any questions- please leave comments below. Happy Creating.

Tween Drama - Mont Marte Cartoon Clay Capers Ep.10

Polymer Clay How to: Neighbourly Love

HOWDY Neighbourino!

Ever wanted to join neighbourhood watch? Look no further than your new polymer clay necklace or brooch or mini artwork. No matter what you decide to use this mini neighbourhood for, it is super cute, plus the colours match my new neon orange belt, win! There are however some downsides to this kooky clay creation, you can not smell those neighbourhood curry cook-ups and seriously you will not be able to fit into your house for a nap. I thought I would give a shout out to Mont Marte Joe who's lesson on How to Draw Houses was the inspiration.

• Mont Marte Light Blue Polymer Clay  
• Mont Marte Light Green Polymer Clay
• Mont Marte Purple Polymer Clay
• Mont Marte White Polymer Clay
• Mont Marte Red Polymer Clay
• Mont Marte Black Polymer Clay
• Mont Marte Orange Polymer Clay 
• Mont Marte Mini Modelling tools 
• String, leather tie or brooch back (depending on your purpose).
• Rolling Pin
• Baking Sheet
• Knife or Scissors.

 Some tips to abide by when working with Polymer Clay;

• Separate your kitchen tools from your Polymer clay tools i.e. do not put that rolling pin back in the kitchen after rolling out Polymer clay. Dedicate your tool to your craft.
• Clean your oven after baking, polymer is not edible. It tastes no good!
• A pasta machine is the perfect tool for rolling. Mixing clay colours by hand can be tiresome and you might need sleepy-time afterwards. 
• Keep wet wipes close by. Dirt is attracted to your sculpture so to stop their love affair keep your hands clean.

1. Roll out the colours you want and cut them in square, prism and triangular shapes for the house body, roofs, windows and doors. I have picked colours that already exist in the polymer clay range to avoid any mixing today! TIP: If you were wanting a different hue i.e. pink you would mix small amount of red with white using either a pasta roller, hand roller or your hands to heat up the clay and mix thoroughly.

 2. Start to assemble the house together., mix-matching the roof colours to the body and adding yellow squares as windows to achieve a 'shining light' look.

 5. Include those intricate details such as door knobs by rolling the smallest amount of colour into a ball.

 Roll out strips of black and crisscross over the windows to create the framing.

Also add in the power lines and a white picketed fence using this approach.

6. Using all the left over scraps I have created a foundation for the neighbourhood houses.

7. Place all the houses on the foundation starting from the top, this way the front houses overlap the squares preceding it, creating also a great 3D effect. Add a small hole in the foundation for the necklace band to go through and bake at 120 C for 10 mins.

I just took this baby for a stroll around my block to show off to the local neighbourhood, and no joke, 4 dogs barked at me out of delight (because I smell good).

If you have any questions please ask below! Happy Creating.