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Light Up The Night
Votive candle
1 foil-covered cardboard form (long enough to go around a
votive candle)
2 packages of translucent Premo! Sculpey®
1 package of white polymer clay
An old pasta machine or roller
1 star-shaped cookie cutter
Condition the translucent clay by running it through a pasta
machine on the
thickest setting. This method reduces the occurrence of air
bubbles in the
clay. A rolling pin will achieve similar results.
Trim clay to form a 4" by 5" sheet. It should be long enough
to wrap around.
For the edging, place a translucent rope and a white rope of
clay side by
side. Roll together and twist to make striping. Wrap aroundthe cardboard form.
Wrap the form, then join the seam with a 1" wide strip of
clay. Rub the clay
seam with your fingers until it is no longer visible.
As in with the translucent clay, condition 1/4 of the white
polymer clay,
then roll out to a thickness of 1/16". Cut out shapes using an
old cookie
cutter, and place them on the lantern form.
the top and then
the bottom of the sleeve.
Slide off cardboard form, leaving foil covering attached to
clay. After
baking, this foil layer can be peeled off.
Bake in a preheated 275 degree oven for 30 minutes for each
1/4 inch of
thickness. Make a foil tent over the piece to reduce the
chance of the clay
browning.
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