How to Make a Polymer Clay Tiny Book
Condition all of the clay thoroughly., Run black clay through the pasta machine at the thickest setting., Roll the transparent clay through the pasta machine at the thickest setting.,Place the transparent clay on top of the silver leaf and burnish...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Condition all of the clay thoroughly.
Work the clay with your hands until it is soft and pliable. , Lay the silver leaf on top and burnish with fingers., Continue to roll through and lower the setting one notch each time until you get it very thin.,,,, Place the charm on the cover and push gently into the clay., Make the back cover to match and be sure to sign it.
Bake according to clay directions., If you are more comfortable, you can use a pencil and a ruler to make a grid.
These squares measure slightly smaller than the book cover which is 2"x 2 1/2".
Leave some of the squares blank, as shown.
These blank pages will be glued inside the fold of two others and will not show.,,,, Wrap them around the book and glue them to the back., Coat them with the Sobo and lay the paper pages and ribbon to the clay cover.
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Step 2: Run black clay through the pasta machine at the thickest setting.
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Step 3: Roll the transparent clay through the pasta machine at the thickest setting.
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Step 4: Place the transparent clay on top of the silver leaf and burnish with your fingers.
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Step 5: Measure and cut the stack to approximately 2" x 2 1/2".
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Step 6: Cut the loop off your charm with some heavy wire cutters.
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Step 7: Coat the back of your charm with some white glue such as Sobo or tacky glue.
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Step 8: Decorate the edge of the cover with slices from a small pre-made cane.
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Step 9: Make a grid on a piece of paper with your computer.
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Step 10: Cut the paper so that you have four strips of four boxes.
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Step 11: Fold the strips accordion style so that they fit together as shown.
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Step 12: Glue stick the blank pages inside the folds so that only the squares with words are showing.
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Step 13: Cut three strips of ribbon and use your permanent glue stick to glue them as shown to the front of the book pages.
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Step 14: Get the covers ready.
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Step 15: Let dry and you're done!
Detailed Guide
Work the clay with your hands until it is soft and pliable. , Lay the silver leaf on top and burnish with fingers., Continue to roll through and lower the setting one notch each time until you get it very thin.,,,, Place the charm on the cover and push gently into the clay., Make the back cover to match and be sure to sign it.
Bake according to clay directions., If you are more comfortable, you can use a pencil and a ruler to make a grid.
These squares measure slightly smaller than the book cover which is 2"x 2 1/2".
Leave some of the squares blank, as shown.
These blank pages will be glued inside the fold of two others and will not show.,,,, Wrap them around the book and glue them to the back., Coat them with the Sobo and lay the paper pages and ribbon to the clay cover.
Do this on both sides.,
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