{"id":8661,"date":"2014-10-14T12:00:16","date_gmt":"2014-10-14T18:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/?p=8661"},"modified":"2014-10-22T10:52:47","modified_gmt":"2014-10-22T16:52:47","slug":"digging-out-inclusions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/digging-out-inclusions\/","title":{"rendered":"Digging out Inclusions"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Faux-Beach-Pebbles-Jewelry-07sm\"<\/a>In my house, anything can be art materials. And I mean anything. We keep trying to come up with more ways to use the hair we brush off our furry kids, but dog and cat hair is troublesome and far too plentiful as inclusions. But seriously, if we have a lot of anything we’d otherwise throw away, my roommate or I have tried making something with it. Dryer lint is rather plentiful here (and full of pet hair too) and\u00a0has long had\u00a0its place in my studio. Yes, it sounds odd, but it’s really a fantastic material. I’ve been using dryer lint for years as an addition for strength and bulk in paper, resin and concrete castings. I don’t know why I didn’t think about mixing it with polymer, but someone else did!<\/p>\n

Vanessa Brady<\/a> was looking for something to help create a faux stone look when she came upon the dryer lint\u00a0idea. And it does work beautifully. You can see here how it gives the faux rock\u00a0a subtle\u00a0rough look. I would love to see this faux rock technique in bolder colors and translucents. I may be giving this a try myself in the next couple days just to see. It look quick and easy enough for a whole slew of experimentation. The complete tutorial is on Vanessa’s blog<\/a>\u00a0along with other polymer and non-polymer crafty tidbits.<\/p>\n

Additional note: On its own, lint is a rather\u00a0flammable substance so use it with care. \u00a0Keep it away from open flames and heating elements. Mix it well in the polymer clay before curing.<\/p>\n

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