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I just "discovered" scupley and I have some questions on it.
Elizabeth posted that she used it to make holy water fonts from scupley. Does this mean it's water-proof? Does it need a sealent?
Karen talks about using it to make permanent toys. Does that mean they can be thrown around without breaking? 
And lastly how do they compare to the standard salt dough recipe?
Please do share what else you have done with this medium. I'm a little craft impaired. *LOL*
I'm just giddy with excitment of the possibilities! 
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Genevieve,
I didn't seal and it doesn't seem to be leaking. The trick with figures (we've used it to try to make nativity figures and atrium figures) is that they really need to be internally connected. For instance, a toothpick running through the middle of a body, holding the head securely to the trunk. Even so, they don't stand up to the frequent handling of the atrium. They work nicely for a nativity set, but not one that gets MUCH play.
Sculpey is a great improvement over salt dough, IMO. It's not nearly as crumbly and much easier to work into detail, much more pliant as you work. And for me, except for the price (it is outrageously expensive), I'd never consider salt dough for anything. I'm allergic to flour and whenever we do salt dough, it's a serious day of sacrifice around here.
Alice uses Model Magic frequently. I looked for it in three local craft stores to no avail, but I'd be curious about how it compares to Sculpey.
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I used to use Sculpey in a home-based ornament business. It works great and is pretty sturdy. As Elizabeth mentioned, whenever making figures, you might want to create a form for inside -- toothpicks or wire, covered with foil worked great to make standup Santas (up to 6" that didn't break or fold up in the baking process.
I used a pyrex plate that I ONLY used for Sculpey.
The colored sculpey works great but don't do the dark colors (red/black) and then try to do light colors (always wash hands between). I had a few "pink" faced Santas  .
The flesh colored Sculpey -- the original sculpey -- takes paint really well and then I would seal with a spray matte varnish.
Yes, it's waterproof as far as I know. I make Sculpey buttons for some of my knitted things and they wash pretty well (occasionally getting cracked -- then I just make a new one!).
Hope that helps.
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Mary G wrote:
I used a pyrex plate that I ONLY used for Sculpey.
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Oh, good point. And here's another: I trashed a plastic cutting board making the ornaments yesterday. There are fine ribbons of blue sculpey permanently embedded there  . Now, I'm just looking at it as the "craft board."
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Elizabeth wrote:
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I used a pyrex plate that I ONLY used for Sculpey.
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Oh, good point. And here's another: I trashed a plastic cutting board making the ornaments yesterday. There are fine ribbons of blue sculpey permanently embedded there . Now, I'm just looking at it as the "craft board." |
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Yep, it's easiest to get a supply of "kitchen" stuff for the sculpey as it does tend to trash different resources! Also remember that the clay is soft so anything like plastic cutlery etc. works great with the clay, Also, I used a glass cutting board -- easy to clean up and sturdy.
I remember I bought a pasta maker at a garage sale just so I could make "ribbons" of clay for hair, beards, halos, etc.
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We use Model Magic a lot, but it is easily broken apart, if not sealed. I usually use mod podge over the Model Magic to seal it. Warning, the smell of mod podge is awful. I would not recommend using it when pregnant.
Michaels, JoAnn, Target and a few other stores sell Model Magic.
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So if I seal it, it won't break? Like if I hurl it, it won't break? I really am asking too much for a medium other than plastic or wood. Sorry two boys... if I can make models out of a clay medium, the fun we would have!
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No one has tried throwing the sealed Model Magic at our house, so I am not sure. None of our sealed projects have broken, despite a lot of handling.
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I can't seem to find the Sculpey holy water font....how did you make it?
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Beautiful rosaries made by the Foss family:
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Cindy, my dd fashioned a small blue bowl out of Sculpey and then made it look a bit like a crown. At the bottom of the bowl, she decoupaged an illuminated "M" that she cut from a Christmas card.
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Beautiful rosaries made by the Foss family:
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While Michael can claim some credit for the rosaries, his mentor is Keenan Kampa, familiar to some of you as the ballerina whose illustrations are sprinkled throughout Real Learning. She dances, she draws, and these rosaries are entirely her creations, one after another, one more beautiful than the next. The process is pretty intricate. I think I might ask her if we can take pictures of each step (and the kit she's put together for herself) and then I'll annotate the pix.
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My husband made our Cenacle set for the Atrium out of Sculpy -- each apostle formed around aluminum foil with a toothpick to attach the head before baking. So far (1+ years) they've held up well.
The Model Magic we used (for our Israel topo map) was bought in a tub from Michaels. There was some shrinkage as it dried (past the first 24 hours) but not so much that it mattered.
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Elizabeth, those Rosaries are beautiful. Seton's Art 3 has directions on making a necklace out of Sculpey, but it never occured to me that you could use it to make a Rosary.
Jen, we used Model Magic for our Israel map, too. I made it in a big wooden tray (handles on either side) from Michael's, so that it would be easy to move around. I didn't experience shrinkage, but I did notice that where I etched in some of the rivers, they separated a little, so I had to repaint them.
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I happened to come across a supply of Model Magic at Discount School Supply. They are also available in other quantities and colors.
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So for two beginners with clay (ages 6 1/2 and 9) what sculpey product would you start with? I want to get some for the kids for Christmas. I did see the really cool tool that has several different discs you can chnage out to make hair, etc. (it looks like a garlic press). Would you get the sampler with 1 oz. pieces of a variety of colors?
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Courtney wrote:
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Yep, that's what I'd do -- look for a coupon from Hobby Lobby, Michaels, whatever as they rarely have the sampler on sale. The only thing to be aware of is that the darker colors will come off on the lighter colors so either wash hands in between or do dark on top of light ...
For 3-d objects, you can use foil or something "bakeable" -- we made a rosary holder for dh last Christmas where I used a metal tin (that tea came in) as the base and put a layer of clay on top of that. This will minimize wasting the Sculpey and give it a much stronger base.
If you see any books my Donna Kato -- I think she might also have a line of clay tools -- buy them. She is a pro and really gives good directions and explanations.
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