Hotel Chocolat, Primark and Friendly Plastic

It is absolutley fabulous to have Linda Peterson and Mariah, her daughter who are over from the States share my studio and collaborate on new ideas for Friendly Plastic.  We have been working on a number of ideas, but most of the drizzly dark day has been taken up with perfecting our technique for making Pandora [...]

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Nail Polish and Friendly Plastic

Over the years I have used nail polish on the back of some of my Friendly Plastic creations to finish them off neatly, and I have tried clear nail polish as a sealant, but Linda Peterson has come up with a lovely technique that takes it much further. It resembles my metal flake with pigment [...]

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A Small Consolation

By way of trying to make up to you the lack of C&C show yesterday, I want to share with you a little something you can do with your transfer foils other than colour the reverse of your Friendly Plastic.  But before I do, there have been a few comments and emails wondering what actually [...]

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That Was Quick!

Well you did not have to wait long:  Following my last post showing you the two pendants made using an idea developed by Linda Peterson, where I said that you would have to wait for Linda to reveal exactly how we achieved the patterns; well, she has done a little video short on Friendly Plastic [...]

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Bezels and Envirotex

Morning Everyone.  I know that when you read this it may not be morning for you, but for me, as I write this it is 5.30am.  Don’t ask me why, I just woke up with the brain buzzing so I got up and made a cup of tea, put the dog on the chair beside [...]

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Rusty Old Balls

Just a short post today.  What do you think this lot is (and please don’t say a load of old junk!).  To help you, I will tell you that the drums of rope are about 3cm tall (just over an inch in old money).  I haven’t got time to keep you in suspense today so I [...]

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Going Vaguely Mouldy

I  have been sneaking in to the pit of extraordinary messiness that is my studio, and instead of tidying up I have been playing. What a surprise, I am very good at displacement activity! As you will see below, I have been making moulds using the two part silicone moulding compounds that go by various names – [...]

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A Bit On The Bold Side

Are you ready for something a bit loud and In Your Face?  The jewellery in this post is definitely bold and a little out of the ordinary, but not so much that I wouldn’t wear them all (not all at once of course); but I might have to pick my days when I am feeling [...]

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Amate

Well I have finally got around to making use of my experiments with alcohol ink that I showed you a few posts ago.  Below is one of the brightly coloured pieces of  Friendly Plastic I created by blowing Adirondak Alcohol Inks (Brights) all over the FP using a straw. I have now managed to chop [...]

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More New Stuff

Adirondack Alcohol Inks (Brights and originals) are here; fabulous vibrant permanent colours that can be applied to the surface of your Friendly Plastic, or used to colour Friendly Plastic Pellets.  In fact you can use them with any non porous surface.  A tiny amount goes a long, long way.  Apply the colour any way you like – with a brush, [...]

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