Hot in Here?

This time of year I keep the fire going in the basement, (right next to my quilt studio!) seems like I'm feeding the dragon all the time. I keep a fan there to circulate the air.  Or did...

But I think it got toasted. (What was my first clue?)

I guess it was finally dispatched by the breath of the dragon.

RIP Fan

dust to dust

ashes to ashes

Wishing you warmth for your castle,

-C

Polymer Clay Learning Curve

Oh yeah, nothing like learning the hard way. I made these for the bi-fold doors on the pantries in my kitchen - three doors need three knobs.

Apply heat to set the polymers. Heat is what takes it from being mailable to being just like PVC pipe at the hardware store - same stuff. Check out those three bad boys in the middle of the firey furnace. They looked good at the beginning!  (Yeah, we all look good at the beginning)

However... the plastic of the door knobs just didn't stand the heat so well.

And they turned out looking like rather sad mushrooms. No worries, I'll find another use for my three homeless flowers, but just in case you give this a whirl... don't put plastic knobs in your polymer oven!

Lesson learned.

Carry on.

-Carmen Rose