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Ganjamira — Heart of the Moonkin - handsculpted Pendant
Published: 2014-04-22 16:04:04 +0000 UTC; Views: 12429; Favourites: 826; Downloads: 48
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I love this one so unbelievably much!!!! Rewatched LotR last days and just NEEDED to try out some elvish ornaments
While that my boyfriend started playing WoW again, so this came out
And this moonstone is just HUGE! The biggest I ever had
He´s not the most beautifull, but has several little opalescent dots and parts all over^^(Sorry for the bad photo btw, I hate to photoraph moonstones, the shimmer won´t show of right -.-)
The roots embracing the moonstone are sculpted from polymerclay and then painted with Citadel-Colors.
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Okay, I love your pieces and your work is fantastic... but from one poly-clay artist to another... are you willing to discuss how you deal with poly-clay fragility? Are there wires in your clay? Cause I've had clay pieces carefully watched and baked and cared for - crumble snap and break all to pieces in only a few months.
Then I see all these beautiful fragile pieces like the incredible detail work that you put into your pendants and I'm like... How is this not falling apart in a week and why is it that all mine seem to suffer that effect... Any words of wisdom to impart?
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I hope I can give you some usefull tips, but these are all mre or less guesses, since I don´t use a secret skill that I´m really aware of
For my pendants I use no wires, I find it extremely difficult to wrap clay arround it smoothly, so I experimented alot with different clays and bakingtimes/temperatures, to find a way to bake the clay into a more resilient shape.
After some time I found SuperSculpey(the fleshcolored stuff) to be the most brittle, no matter how it´s kiln. I only do big things with this clay, because thin details are so delicate, it feels as they´d break by only looking at them.
For my pendants I usually take FIMO clays or Premo/Sculpey. FIMO stays quiet bendable - if you bake it at 110°-120°Celsius for 20-25 min.
The instruction says 130°C for 30min per 5mm, which leaves you with very hard clay that is quiet breakable.
How breakable a clay is depends also on the color.
The standartcolors, metallic hues and trancelucend clays from FIMO seem neigh indestructable, while colors like black or the glittercolors break more easily (<- especially if baked like the instruction says)
For most intricate pendants I add a layer of clear resin on the backside, to assure all seams are closed and to give it more stability.
Still, I´m quiet surprised how well my more delicate pieces old up, while in some rare cases I pack a more simple piece as carefull and gentle as possible and it arrives in 100 shards...
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oh my goodness ahhh this is so gorgeous * A * I saw your other ones earlier but this one is my favorite by far! the intricate roots are beautiful ahhh
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I am experiencing a case of chronic want right now. Even if I'd only end up hanging it in my room....... But no money. Makes me sad. :'-(
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Awwwwww
I know this problem - I craft tons of jewelry but never wear any...it really just hang on the walls xD
Naaaaw
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I really like these pendants you've been making lately, especially this one! Such gorgeous work
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Awwwww thank you very very much, I´m glad you like them!
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Can´t find a word!! 
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Thank you so much!
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Aww, these are so pretty! I can't imagine the detail and hard work needed to put into them.
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It was worth every working hour, it became one of my personnal favourites^^
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It's nice and reminds me of nature protecting it like a child.
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Thats a really nice thought! I had to think of the look on the fullmoon when standing under a big oak, hen the branches seem to grab into the craters
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it was a very nice piece i two am a big fan of Lord of the rings. i think you did a great job!
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Awwwww thank you very very much!
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Awwww thank you so much!
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your most welcome
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Oh wow, are you considering selling any of your works?
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Thank you!
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