I`ve ordered some Fimo modelling clay!

[Erin Loves Dwarf Hamsters]

Ooh that sounds really nice! Chocolate has to be my all time favourite colour, it honestly does look like chocolate! You can make some really realistic looking miniature foods from it

[racinghamster]

I`ll probably have a go at a little cupcake to test in the oven and go from there. I love the little chocolate bases with pink icing on top! It`s been great looking through some YouTube tutorials and watching all the different ways people make things. I`ll do a little cupcake and attach it to my bag zipper if it turns out okay.

Erin, what baking surface would you recommed for baking on in the oven? I thought about just buying a cheap metal baking tray for use with the clay and lining it with plain or a grease proof baking sheet of paper as some report foil or pyrex glass can make the clay stick? Anything simplistic would do but if using a heat proof pyrex glass plate is better I can do that.

[Erin Loves Dwarf Hamsters]

I think the glass plate would be fine but it isn't something I have ever tried, I always use a baking tray with greaseproof paper on it and that works great! Tin foil often gets stuck to the base of my models so I would avoid that

[racinghamster]

Great, thanks Erin. I will go the tray/greasproof paper way.

[leedsgurl]

Originally Posted by racinghamster

Also, who else makes their own models? I`d love to see your work.

I used to make some but had just gotten too busy, and I'm such a perfectionist that it took ages to make just one! so I've turned them into cartoons now (the ones on my sig)

Here are some I made a while ago:



Teeny tiny earrings (I think I still have these actually!)


A long haired one:



It was all Souffle's idea though, as she'd asked me to make one for Pophammys birthday, and it carried on from there She also thought of the name MyHams

[Erin Loves Dwarf Hamsters]

Wow those are Epic Leedsgurl! I love how adorable and cute they are! I can't imagine how you got them all so perfect!

[Lougarry]

They are fantastic, Leedsgurl.

[racinghamster]

They are so cute! LOVE the white one with the pink feet! Absolutely gorgeous leedsgurl. My clay arrived in the post yesterday (seller`s shop on ebay is Panda`s Patch for anyone ineterested as her prices are good and service excellent). I popped into Tesco this morning and bought some grease-proof lining paper and a new metal baking tray. Just waiting on my eye pins arriving now.

Leedsgurl, those little mice/hamsters would make great little zip-pulls for bags or mobile charms. I love them!

[leedsgurl]

Aww thank you I did sell them as keyrings, and the smaller ones as phone charms and earrings. I might start them up again once I have more time

Good luck with your models, looking forward to seeing them

[racinghamster]

I think you should because they are really good. Did you varnish them or do you find the clay finishes well without the need for a hardening agent like an acrylic varnish? I wondered about that but wasn`t sure if a varnish was actually needed.