The May meeting of the Central
Mississippi Polymer Clay Guild will be on Saturday, May19th, at 10:00
a.m. at the Pearl Library, Pearl, Mississippi. The focus for this
meeting will be fairy houses and while it will be a project based meeting, we
will explore various techniques to create our own fairy houses. Several members have been collecting small
glass Oui Yogurt cups (available at Walmart – and by the way, the yogurt is
delicious!) to share as a beginning point or you can bring whatever you want to
build your fairy house on.
Another way to prepare for this
meeting is to do an internet search – or go to my favorite inspiration place - Pinterest
– for fairy houses and get some ideas about how you want yours to look. This is going to be a fun, relaxed,
easy-going meeting so collect your ideas so you’ll be ready to create. Print them out if you can or save them to
your phone for reference. Here’s the
link to my Fairy Houses Pinterest Board but there is a world of information out
there. These are not my designs but ones
that I’ve collected and added to the board for future reference. https://www.pinterest.com/ashpaints/fairy-houses/
CLAY SUPPLIES:
Bring at least three (3) packages of clay
in colors that you think your fairy will like.
My fairies like bright colors! As always, bring at least one block each
of black and white in addition to your colored clay and at least 1 package of
green for leaves and vines (even if you have a leaf cane).
OTHER SUPPLIES
Normal
clay supplies including tissue blade and pasta machine
Work
surface (smooth 12 inch ceramic tiles work well and are available at
Lowe’s or Home Depot)
Texture
plates and/or small molds (my favorite is the blue Sculpey wood texture plate -
back in stock at Michaels)
Small
jewelry type findings or charms that you think your fairy might like
Fairies
like shiny things so bring anything shiny that you want to add (flatback
crystals, beads, etc.)
Clay
extruder and dies (optional but very handy in making vines)
Liquid
clay, Bake ‘n Bond, or Genesis Clear Medium
Leaf
and flower canes (if you have a stash)
Small
cutters (teardrop, flowers, hearts, whatever you might have)
Circle
cutters in various sizes
Lucy
Clay Slicer if you have one
NOTE TO GUESTS:
We
have had several people attend our meetings recently. Our Guild’s policy is that a person can
attend 2 meetings free. After that,
people have the option to pay $5.00 per meeting or join the Central Mississippi
Polymer Clay Guild. Our membership year
begins in June with an annual membership fee of $20.00. The prorated new member fee is $2.00 per
month, so members joining in May would pay $2.00 for May, then renew in June
with the rest of the guild.
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