i Za mer nen cy eels = aa 10 Mm te isOne of the marvelous qualities of Fimo® polymer clay is its “alive” appearance. Combined with a creative mind and the ease of home oven baking, these Fimo® projects will allow you to have a magical happening, In this book, Maureen Carlson shares with you a few of the folks that dwell in her imagination—and she shows you how to bring these characters of dreams and fantasy to life! TIPS FOR SUCCESS WITH FIMO® ‘Warm it first! Warmth is the key to changing firm blocks of Fimo® into a workable putty-like substance. Warm it in your hands, in a pocket, or sit on it while you're reading these instructions! To hurry it along, place small chunks in a plastic bag under a very low heat source such as a light bulb or warm water. pie that feels hot to the touch may begin to cure Fimo®, so be careful. Microwave ovens are not Condition it: Knead it until it is pliable and no longer Ga Speed up the process by adding Mix Quick, a soft, neutral kneading medium developed especially for Fimo®. Use one part of Mix Quick to four or five parts of Fimo®. If Mix Quick is unavailable, apply mineral oil, vaseline, or cooking oil to'your hands.pefore working with the clay. Be careful about adding too much softener, as firmness is one of the major advantages of Fimo®. Soft clay may turn mushy as you work and rework your pieces. ‘Work it: Professional Fimo® designers use a food processor to warm, chop, and mix the clay. Hand kneading is still necessary, but half the work is done. Add the Fimo® in small chunks, and don’t overload the processor. (Note: Don’t mix Fimo® in your kitchen food processor—Fimo® is not an edible product.) Sculpt it: You will want to make six special tools—a blunt needle tool, a sharp needle tool, a fingernail tool, a hair placement tool, and two sculpting brushes. For each of the first four, make a 1"h"-2" long Fimo® handle 14" in diameter. Shape the end of the handle to be round and very smooth, as it also will be used for making indentations. For the blunt tool: Insert the eye end of a large tapestry needle into the handle, allowing the point to extend about 1'h". Make the sharp tool in the same way, but use a large darning needle. For the hair placement tool: Insert the point of a small darning needle into the handle. Use wire cutters to cut off half of the eye. This will make a pronged end which can be used to push wool hair into the Fimo® heads to “root” it. For the fingernail tool: Insert a short nail with a "f" wide head so it extends "A". c— —) Bake these tools for one hour at 250°. For the sculpting brushes: Work flesh Fimo® into the bristles ofa small lat or flbert paintbrush SL and a #3 round sable paintbrush until the bristles are slightly stiff. Pinch and stroke the bristles of the sable brush into a smooth curve. a Rivage tured Novant ais pation pny Do eppece Si a intuing pho io tion may or ulzed in any form or by any means, it ing ‘ibekt pension fn weklag bos he pulisher athe dean Prod in he Unie ace Sere ‘published by: HOTOFF THE PRESS wc. 1250 N. W. Third, Dept. B Canby, Oregon 97013 567895 For the head: Follow pages 4-6, steps 2-14, but use the patterns and dimen- sions on this page. Use two /" balls of flesh for the head and one *" ball for the neck. For the eyelids, roll four '/s" balls into cres- cents matching the patterns, Brush chalk powder onto the checks. Bake at 212° for 30 minutes. Follow page 7, step 8 to paint the eyes, eyebrows, and freckles. 6 For wings: Finm clay will make them easier. From mint, roll a cylinder 44° thick and 2" long, Roll one 'f"x2" cylin- der each from turquoise and light turquoise. Roll a2"X2A"x'fe" turquoise rectangle. ‘Wrap it around the mint cylinder. Use an X-acto® knife to trim the seam so the edges meet exactly. Repeat with the light turquoise cylinder. Wrap the turquoise cylinder with white in the same way. G Use gentle, even pressure to roll and stretch the wrapped mint cylinder to "long. Trim the ends and cut it into three 2" lengths. Roll and stretch each of the remaining cylinders to 12'/." long, Trim the ends. Cut each into six 2" lengths, Set two wrapped light turquoise lengths aside for another project. Q Press one long edge of each length between your thumb and forefinger to create a pointed edge—the end should be the shape of a tear drop. JQ) Si22k the Lengths together as shown, alternating colors. LJ. Gemtyzoll and squeeze the cylinder together to remove air spaces; roll and stretch to 8'/:" long. Trim the ends, cut off a 2" section, and set aside for step 12. 12 Rolland stretch the remaining 614" length to 10/2". Trim the ends and cut it into five 2" segments, Press one edge of each as in step 10. Roll a '/s"x12" white rope. Cut it into six 2" lengths. Position all these Iengths around the length from step 11 as shown.the ends. Cut off four /" thick slices. Flatten and stretch each between your palms to l'h” long. Arrange, overlapping them as shown, to resemble butterfly wings. 1 To bake the wings: Fold the 9" foil square into quarters, then in half. Open it like a tent, folding under '/." on each lower ‘edge to give it a sturdy base. Fold the 4" square of oven parchment over the foil tent and lay the wings on it. Bake at 250° for 30 minutes. 1 Roll them into a 3" lon; miekstices 1 15 Fo clothes? Roll and ci 1"x2's"x/f" mint rectang ‘Wrap it around her chest, ov: lapping in the back. Cut six ‘/is" thick slices from the rope in step 13. Flatten and stretch } each between your palms into 2" long petals (see pattern). Press them around Delphinia’s waist, overlapping and draping them to cover her “underwear.” 1G P58 the ams into place, Puta small amount of super glue on the fold of the wings and press them firmly against the seam on her back. 17 Cuisix more he" thick slices and flatten each. Cut one in half and press a half over her chest. 6 form a sleeve. 1 For her ha ic al." ball each of red and briazh Rall a/%" ball and flatien itto'h" thick. P ist head like a skulleap. tut into '/s" wide strips (see illus p 3-4 pieces at a time and twist eginning at the back of the head, p ns into for the bangs. Repeat until the entire head is covered. Bake at 250° for one hour.CALLIE JO THE TOOTH FAIRY YOU WILL NEED: Fimo®: pearl, midnight blue, anthracite, leaf green, dusty rose, terra cotta, flesh pink Mis Quick ending meds, pear metalic powder two /n" prebaked eyes (see page 1) acrylic paints: black, blue, brown, white 7° length of "le" wide wood dowel 40 and #3 round paintbrushes Kemper punch culters:"s" leaf" star sculpting brushes, blunt, sharp, and fingernail ols (see inside the front cover) 2""long fresh rose leaf with pronounced veins for texturing X-acto® knife, pink chalk, super glue are of heavy alaninurn foil ‘square of oven paretiment ‘basic supplies (see page 1) : Designer's Note: When Callie comes to collect teeth, she sprinkles silver dust on sleeping people, to keep alive their dreams of fairyland. Keep dreaming! 1 Forte body: Follow page 9, steps 1-3, but bend the cone tip up. Bake at 212° for 30 minutes. Follow page 10, step 5 for her head, but paint blue eyes. For wings: Blend 32g of pearl with “/" balls each of anthracite and midnight ble to make silver blue: Follow pages 10-11, steps 6-14, but use pearl for the cylinders and silver blue for the wraps. : Flatten the remaining Blend the remaining wing clay to makeAilver vebite; flatten. Use the patterns to yhake three Narge and three small petals of pach color. Press the fresfiTeaf figmly piece to texture\Dresyher following page 1}, steps 15-18, but Uke silver white fe = tele wrap, alternate large petal colors f her skirt, and alternate small petal colors for | , her bolic, sleeves, and a ttach her ahs s0 she is leaning on her elbgws\ 1 2 5 aw Follow page Tnevio- brow: 1h" ball (ey cheek: Yu" ball O= se ball 20, but use pearl and terra cotta. Do not twist the strands, Flatten leaf green; use the cutter to make 12-14 leaves. Arrange them Stee over her hair, Flatten the silver blue scraps and cut seven stars; press over the leaves. Blend a Ye" ball cach of dusty rose and pearl. Roll twenty fh" balls for berries; place as shown. ? aw For the leaf: Use the fresh leaf for a x pattern, Press it onto flattened silver blue, LP remove, and cut out the shape. Tur the Fimo® leaf over and texture the back with the fresh . 4 leaf, Curl it between her hands. For the teeth: Shape them from pearl following the patterns; top view place them in the leaf. Brush her dress, wings, and leaf with pearl powder. Bake at 250° for one hour. 3 tepviewMAURICE THE BABY UNICORN YOU WILL NEED: 17 Fimo®: pearl, flesh pink, terra cotta anthracite nwo 'le" diameter prebaked eyes (see page 1) 6 round wood toothpicks acrylic paints: black, blue, white #0 round paintbrush sculpting brushes, blunt, and sharp tools (see inside the front cover) 2 ceramic mugs (for propping) X-acto® knife superglue basic supplies (see page 1) Because pearl Fimo® is quite soft, Mix Quick is not needed for this project. Designer's Note: A mood of contentment and peace brings Maurice, the gentle unicom child, out of his place of hiding For legs: From pearl, roll a rope ‘/' and 7" long. Cut it into four equal length For hooves: Mix a /" ball of pearl with a ball of anthracite. Divide into four '" balls. Place a ball on the end of each leg and roll gently between your thumb and forefinger to smooth the searn, 22, Pace the hoof fat on the table and press down on the front to flatten and point it. Cut a split in the center front. 3; Cutoff the ends of four toothpicks Insert one toothpick into each leg, leaving Yu" projecting. For knees: Hold the leg in both hands, grasping it with a thumb and forefinger above and below the knee. Roll the leg between the fingers and thumbs until a slight bulge forms in the center. For the body: Shape 1%" pearl ball into a3" tall bowling pin, Bend to match the pattem. Insert a half tooth into the neck area. Use the blunt tool to make leg holes in the bottom of the body.12 Note: The eyelashes ‘are painted onto the ‘eyelid crescents. {5 Push he leg tootpicks into the body holes so the body balances and the toes point to the front. Bake at 250° for 30 minutes. (If he wobbles, prop with mugs adding parchment between the mugs and Fimo® to prevent shiny spots.) For the head: Rola.” pest balla an og, then shape to match the pattem. Use the blunt tool to make nostrils. Use the sharp tool to cut the mouth line and indent each comer. 77, For eyes: Mark eye position with the blunt tool, then use the round end to push the eyes {nto the clay. Mark three smile lines at the outer comer of each eye. For eyelids: Roll four ‘4 balls into crescents matching the pattems. Use the needle tool to position them around the eyes as shown, For the neck: Roll a /«'"pearl ball, Put a drop. of super glue on the toothpick neck, then press the ball on top. Press the head in place. Flatten pearl to Yh" thick and cut two %"x1'" strips. Wrap one under the chin and around the neck to support the head, Press the other where the mane will go. For the horn: Use the sharp too o make a hole in the forehead. Roll a Yie"x4" pearl rope, ‘Wrap it spiral-fashion around a toothpick, beginning. at one pointed end and wrapping for %". Cut the toothpick /" beyond the end of the Fimo®. Put a drop of super glue on the cut end and press the toothpick into the hole. Round the tip of the hom with your finger so it resembles the step 10 photo. JQ) Fereats: Use the blunt toot handle to make an indent on each side of the hom, Roll two x" pearl balls, Flatten each and shape to match the pattern, Press the wood end of the paintbrush into ‘each ear to make a lengthwise hollow. Fold cach ear base and attach to the head. 1 For the tail: Flatten a //" pearl ball. Dot super glue at the tail position and press the ball onto it. Roll pearl to x" thick and cut apiece 2°x1'k", Cut it lengthwise into '/" thick fringe. Pick up 3-4 strands at a time, twist each strand, and attach. Keep the strands close together, as single strands may be fragile. 2, For the mane: Rol peat to "thick and oat apiece 17/"x3". Cut it crosswise into 'h" thick fringe. Attach as for the til, pulling some strands forward to curl around the ears and hom, Arrange some to cover the neck seam. Bake at 250° for one hour, Paint blue eyes following page 7, step 8.HERSCHELL THE DRAGON 3 back view YOU WILL NEED: Fimo®: golden yellow (two 65g packages), leaf green, bronze, light turquoise, violet, white Mix Quick kneading medium two 'h” diameter prebaked eyes (see page 1) round wood toothpick acrylic paints: black, brown, white #0 round paintbrush sculpting brushes, blunt, sharp fingernail tools (see inside the front cover) X-acto® knife ceramic mugs (for propping), super glue basic Supplies (see page 1) Designer’ rho Even sein fairyland can't help smiljig! / body | 1 Mixing cologs All colors for Herschel! are blended by solling ropes and twisting them together. Roll yAtil /" thick, bend and twist, and roll dgain untilthe clay is all one color. Yellow: 7" ghiden Rae ball, "bronze ball; yellow- green: 1'/2" golden yellow ball, J," ball each of leaf green and bronze; green: Iden yellow} ball, 1'/2" leaf green ball; blue 7+’ turquoise| ball, «" bro#ze ball; light yiolet: 7" violet ball, fe" white bal 2% For thd body: Rolf 1's" ball of yelloy- sheen Porat nia foteall then ol stretcl the ends to fit pate, Use the dull Side ofthe life to dfaw fe f'-1'f3" long segment\ marks pn the chest ahd belly. Insert a toothpick\ into th neck. Curl his a gest Bake at | 250° a 30;minute j / 3 rie the green all to ie and cutone / back piece. Press firmly over his back, covering the area from the head top to the end. Flatter a fe" thick rope as long as the/end of the back ro . end ofthe taf and press i in place. 4 refi All the aie cuy/from cylinigers of layered colors\ Make a cylinder 1" Jong and." thick of each of thgse colors: yellow-green, green, light violet, wo of blue.Delphinia the Fairy, page 9Callie Jo the Tooth Fairy, page 12 Old Knotty Nate, page 4‘Timothy Thyme the Gathering Gnome, page 25 Marvelous Maurice the Baby Unicorn, page 17wer Pipsqueak the Shy Elf, page 8 Parsley John the Leprechaun, page 235, Each cylinders then wrapped with two colors. To wrap: Cut a l/'x1'"x/" yellow rectangle. Wrap it around the yellow-green cylin- der, using the knife to trim excess so the edges, meet exactly. 6 Wapiti yellow-green cylinder with yellow, then green (#1), Wrap the green cylinder with yellow-green, then yellow (#2). Wrap one blue is Designer's Note: The basic construction follows steps I-12 for Old Knotty Nate; however, these e faces are more childlike, with the features very close together. Actual sizes and patterns will be given in the projects. 1. Eliminate jow/ lines by making the cheek comimas round and short. Don’t accentuate any creases around the mouth, except right at the comers. 2 Babies may have very full cheeks that are very low on the face, and very flat chins. Compate this photo,with #1. 3 “Erase” creas Lines by using the blunt tool in a gentle smudging motion along the seams. Remove smudge marks with a sculpting brush, then finish with a brush dipped in waterless hand cleaner. G Sadan fh" teardrop shape for the nose. Sculpt it with the blunt tool. Keep the clay firm! Overly soft clay will give you trouble with this step. 5 Eyes are positioned on or just below the half-line of the face—closer to the mouth than an adult’s. Notice the small nose and cheek area and the short chi G Tet is not much bridge to the nose, and the nose tip tends to turn up. The brow line is smooth, blending into a rounded forehead. 17, To.cover the deep crease over the eye caused by the added forehead, place a small fla filler piece between the eyelid and forehead. Blend the top only into the brow. & Painting tips: Using «fine liner brush barely wet with brown paint, line the eyelid, make fine eyelash lines and 'A" long eyebrows. For freckles, touch the brush tip to the cheeks. For irises: Use two or more light coats, and let dry between them. For the pupil: Load a fine brush with black paint; barely touch the tip tothe eye su- race,PIPSQUEAK THE SHY ELF YOU WILL NEED: Fimo®: night glow, flesh pink, apricot round wood toothpick two la" prebaked eyes (see page 1) ‘murex or other similar shell, with a hole 1" round and deep acrylic paints: black, brown, white 7" length of "ls" wooden dowel #0 and #3 round paintbrushes sculpting brushes, blunt, sharp, fingernail tools (see page 1) pink chalk basic supplies (See page 1) « ‘Designer's Note: Pipsqueak is the tiniest of the Fairy- land people. Smile widely and speak kindly so you don’t scare him back into his shell J. Forthe armature: Thoroughly mix. 17s" ball of night glow with a /2" ball of flesh pink. Roll a 7.” ball of this blended flesh into a bowling pin shape. Press '/:" of a toothpick half way into the top. Roll a /2" long egg of blended flesh and press it onto the toothpick. Use your thumb to hollow one side of the ball. Place the armature in the shell and bake at 250° for 30 minutes. 2, For the head: Follow pages 46, steps 2-14, but use the patterns and dimensions on this page. Use three /A balls of blended flesh for the head and neck, blending extra clay down to cover the body. The nose is slightly less than Ys" above the mouth. For eyelids, roll four /h" balls matching the patterns. 3; For the left arm: Follow page 2 using a ‘A" ball of Fimo® rolled into a 1A" cylinder. The finished hand should measure '/:" long. Bend the arm at the elbow and press it into place as shown. Fit the body into the shell. For the hat; Roll a" apricot ball into a 31h" tall cone, 7" wide at the base. Insert the dowel 1” into the cone base. Hollow the cone by rolling the dowel back and forth. Turn the cone every 3-4 rolls to keep it uniform. Tum under the hat edges and place it on Pipsqueak’s head, curling the end down the arm, as shown in the large photo. Bake at 250° for one hour. Follow page 7, step 8, to paint the eyes and eyebrows.DELPHINIA THE MISCHIEVOUS FAIRY YOU WILL NEED: Fimo®: mint, light wrquoise, turquoise, white, flesh pink, terra cotta, bronze, red Mix Quick kneading medium two 'le" prebaked eyes (see page 1) 4"-6" long piece of driftwood two 7k” long nails, hammer acrylic paints: black, brown, white 2" length of ‘ie” wide wood dowel #0 and #3 round paintbrushes sculpting brushes, blunt, sharp, and fingernail tools (see inside the front cover) X-acto® knife, round wood toothpick pink chalk , 9" square of heavy aluminum foil 4" square of oven parchment super glue basic supplies (see page 1) 9 Designer's Note: Delphinia, feeling safe with Old Knotty ‘Nate on guard, has come to the meadow to watch the ‘baterflies dance. Blend, 1 part terra cota into 19 parts flesh Fimo® to make blended flesh. For each arm: Follow page 2, but start with a ‘/" ball of blended flesh rolled into a cylinder 2'/." long. The hands measure ‘" long. Save for step 18. For each leg: Follow page 3, but use af" ball of blended fesh, rolled into'acylin- der 2'/" long. The feet are +" long. For the armature: Roll a 1'" ball of Mix Quick or leftover Fimo® into a cone 2'f" tall with a 1" wide base. Insert the dowel 1" into the base. Hollow it by holding the cone still with one hand while rolling the dowel back and forth with the other. Turn the cone after every 3-4 rolls to keep it uniform. When the cone base is 1'/s" wide, insert your thumb halfway in and bend into an “L” shape. Insert the legs into the cone and press the cone closed around them. Insert a toothpick into the top. Roll a /:" tall egg shape and push it onto the toothpick, Hollow one side with your thumb, Pound the nails into the driftwood /" apart where Delphinia will sit. Hold your breath (for empathy), and press the armature onto the nails. 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