Hammy Makes

[candice clews]

Wow! There amazingl your extremely talented

[DrKMcK]

Now, those just knocked my socks off! I have a good friend who loves making ceramics. She did the entire Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs years ago. They are still in her china cabinet all these decades later.

What you've done is even harder, since you did all the work on the fur with the dental tool. My friend just had to do the molds and then paint and fire them. You have done really good work.

[Emma H_amster_]

well i would love to buy these tho! they are amazing! (really depends on prise tho i got no money haha ) i really should stop looking on people making this with clay xD there is so much people make out of polymer clay i want to buy so much just so expensive when you have no money haha :P please tell me if you are going to sell them!

[zany_toon]

Originally Posted by candice clews

Wow! There amazingl your extremely talented

Thank you

Originally Posted by DrKMcK

Now, those just knocked my socks off! I have a good friend who loves making ceramics. She did the entire Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs years ago. They are still in her china cabinet all these decades later.

What you've done is even harder, since you did all the work on the fur with the dental tool. My friend just had to do the molds and then paint and fire them. You have done really good work.

Thank you I tried making things from moulds years ago, I always failed miserably :P So if your friend has been able to get them to come out properly then she's done a fab job

Originally Posted by Emma H_amster_

well i would love to buy these tho! they are amazing! (really depends on prise tho i got no money haha ) i really should stop looking on people making this with clay. there is so much people make out of polymer clay i want to buy so much just so expensive when you have no money haha :P please tell me if you are going to sell them!

Thank you!! I think people charge more the more experience they have as well. There is some one that I follow on facebook who makes lifesized models of people's pet rats. She charges around £150 to £300 I think depending on the size, but they are absolutely worth it if you have the money!! If I do decide to make and sell mine I will let you know though Otherwise we could work something else out - like you buy a block of the clay I use and I make a ham to send to you with it

[TNTWORX]

Those are worthy of being in an art museum. They are just so good!

[Emma H_amster_]

Originally Posted by zany_toon

Thank you



Thank you I tried making things from moulds years ago, I always failed miserably :P So if your friend has been able to get them to come out properly then she's done a fab job



Thank you!! I think people charge more the more experience they have as well. There is some one that I follow on facebook who makes lifesized models of people's pet rats. She charges around £150 to £300 I think depending on the size, but they are absolutely worth it if you have the money!! If I do decide to make and sell mine I will let you know though Otherwise we could work something else out - like you buy a block of the clay I use and I make a ham to send to you with it

how much does it cost you to make tho? :P please tell me the name of the person! i want to see it tho and well... i suck to clay xD well i did when i was younger and had it in school... holy they are still ugly and dont look like the things it should look like.. but i was so proud when i maked it.... like how? xD i like to make braided Christmas hearts! next year i hope to find out how to make a hamster on it tho! could be cute also make loom bands lol :P and draw alot.... also cross stitching! already bought some new patterns that i cant wait to make! really want to get some polymer clay just to check it out and see if i like it! like that they are colored so i dont need to paint so much haha xD hate to use a paint brush :P if it is i can show you the animals i have maked out of loom bands? know its not relevant but i love to share creative things with you amazing people on here! and again... this is amazing! good job making these!

[zany_toon]

Originally Posted by TNTWORX

Those are worthy of being in an art museum. They are just so good!

Thank you

Originally Posted by Emma H_amster_

how much does it cost you to make tho? :P please tell me the name of the person! i want to see it tho and well... i suck to clay xD well i did when i was younger and had it in school... holy they are still ugly and dont look like the things it should look like.. but i was so proud when i maked it.... like how? xD i like to make braided Christmas hearts! next year i hope to find out how to make a hamster on it tho! could be cute also make loom bands lol :P and draw alot.... also cross stitching! already bought some new patterns that i cant wait to make! really want to get some polymer clay just to check it out and see if i like it! like that they are colored so i dont need to paint so much haha xD hate to use a paint brush :P if it is i can show you the animals i have maked out of loom bands? know its not relevant but i love to share creative things with you amazing people on here! and again... this is amazing! good job making these!

Errr...I think it works out as about £25 worth of materials for those three hamsters, but that's not counting how much my time is supposed to be worth. It cost me £50 to buy all the things I needed for it but only some of it was used on these (e.g. paints, cabochons which I bought in bulk, brushes. It's polymer clay that I used for these - if it's something you are going to try for yourself I recommed starting with something like fimo soft Fimo professional is really hard, sculpey III is way too soft unless you mix it with another type and sculpey Premo is even harder!! It takes a lot of getting used to but it is worth persevering with I will get you a photo of one of the very first models I made tomorrow :P It will really make you laugh (be kind though!! I was only 5 when I made it :P ) i don't use it a lot but I have practiced for a few years on and off I'd love to see some of your makes though

As for the person I was telling you about, this is her website. Her things are amazing, her sculptures look so life like : Sculptures - Philosophyfox Crafts

[Emma H_amster_]

Originally Posted by zany_toon

Thank you



Errr...I think it works out as about £25 worth of materials for those three hamsters, but that's not counting how much my time is supposed to be worth. It cost me £50 to buy all the things I needed for it but only some of it was used on these (e.g. paints, cabochons which I bought in bulk, brushes. It's polymer clay that I used for these - if it's something you are going to try for yourself I recommed starting with something like fimo soft Fimo professional is really hard, sculpey III is way too soft unless you mix it with another type and sculpey Premo is even harder!! It takes a lot of getting used to but it is worth persevering with I will get you a photo of one of the very first models I made tomorrow :P It will really make you laugh (be kind though!! I was only 5 when I made it :P ) i don't use it a lot but I have practiced for a few years on and off I'd love to see some of your makes though

As for the person I was telling you about, this is her website. Her things are amazing, her sculptures look so life like : Sculptures - Philosophyfox Crafts

holy! i understand why it cost so much to buy something from her tho! they are amazing! what do you mean that they are harder? why are they? :P i understand if its too soft but yearh idk xD maybe im just reading it wrong :P

[zany_toon]

Originally Posted by Emma H_amster_

holy! i understand why it cost so much to buy something from her tho! they are amazing! what do you mean that they are harder? why are they? :P i understand if its too soft but yearh idk xD maybe im just reading it wrong :P

The other ones are very, very firm and if you haven't used it before it can be hard to judge when you have it to the right consistency to be able to mould it - if you don't soften it enough first it can start breaking apart when you are shaping it, and if you soften it too much it can pick up impressions from everything you put near it. Fimo soft is a good starting clay as it doesn't normally need to be kneaded much to make it useable and comes in a huge, huge range of colours Every range has it's own benefits and colours though, so once you try them you just find the one that works best for you I like using fimo soft and accents (they are the fancy versions that come in pearlescent, metallic or translucent colours) and super sculpey (which is what I used for the hamsters I made.) Super sculpey and the similar ones are often used by doll makers

[racinghamster]

Nearly missed this thread! zany made me one of Chubs my Russian dwarf and it`s SO like him! He even has the ruby cabochon eyes! He`s sitting on my desk here with some paperwork underneath. When I opened the gift from the box, I actually thought it had been bought from someone who made them as a business and then zany told me she had made him herself! I was really amazed at how life-like he was. I`ve given her a task now to sculpt a wee robo!!!

zany, what you COULD do, it make a few models of various hamsters/mice in your spare time, not actually taking customer `commissions` as you say, so as not to make one to scale and the purchaser not like it. Making a few and posting them individually for sale to anyone who wants to buy it just for what it is, an ornament of a hamster, is the best way to start. A few members on here for example may like what they see and say yes, can I have that one please? You post a few detailed images, sizing and a one off price including p&p. That seems to me to be the best way to put your toe in the water without actually worrying about tax or setting up as a business. Your a hobbyist. x