tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342033847781616184.post4247262749639873458..comments2023-09-26T08:07:15.989-07:00Comments on Cara Jane: Storing clayCara Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15046071099604009595noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342033847781616184.post-60199531940002506832010-02-28T15:55:31.735-08:002010-02-28T15:55:31.735-08:00Hi Cara here I am the first in your followers., Lo...Hi Cara here I am the first in your followers., Look at other blogs and follow the ones you like and you will soon have a lot of like minded friends here.<br> As to storing your clay, yes I do that, as flat clay is better than hard lumps, but one thing I do now is because some of the plastic sleeve books are not that compatible to the clay, I wrap mine in lunch paper(wax Paper ) before I put them in. The clay then doesnt stick to the pages and I am not peeling it off as I was when I began to do this.<br> At the time I did think that one out for myself, as I dont like hard lumps to go back to.<br> Your blog is very informative ,all knowledge in Polymer clay is worth reading about. See you in Cindys <br> Love<br> Elizabeth K.Artgalcraftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685124171616163712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342033847781616184.post-82401463054136957532010-02-28T16:16:37.644-08:002010-02-28T16:16:37.644-08:00Thank you for being my first follower - how exciti...Thank you for being my first follower - how exciting to think that people are reading this!<br><br>Thanks for the tip about wrapping. I will probably do some compatability checks with small samples to see if the brand I have is OK.<br><br>It is great to be able to share knowledge with people from all over the world.surfingcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06432355835617438260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342033847781616184.post-31971269925686784532010-03-12T10:59:48.104-08:002010-03-12T10:59:48.104-08:00Hi Cara, great tips! I have been storing my canes ...Hi Cara, great tips! <br><br>I have been storing my canes lately in a unit that has 4 plastic drawers. A friend gave it to me so I don't know the brand, but I tested it first to see if the clay was compatible, before storing them in there.<br><br>You put a piece of clay in the drawer and wait for a day or two, to see if it reacts. (Often it happens much faster than that but it is better to wait and be sure.) <br><br>If the plastic is incompatible, the clay will go strangely sticky, will bond with the plastic and will make the drawer cloudy and/or pitted.<br><br>If the drawer is clay safe, there will be no change what so ever even after several days.<br><br>(Hi to you too Elizabeth. Fun to see you over here!)Cindy Lietz, Polymer Clay Tutorhttp://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/spotlight-interchangeable-pendants-first-kaleidoscope-canes/8929/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342033847781616184.post-80478751245710149752010-03-24T15:34:04.387-07:002010-03-24T15:34:04.387-07:00(on behalf of Alice Stroppel who can't post co...(on behalf of Alice Stroppel who can't post comments on this blog for some reason)<br><br>Cara, thank you so much for the link to my blog, here's the direct link to the video<br><br><a href="http://polymerclayetc.com/?p=105" rel="nofollow">http://polymerclayetc.com/?p=105</a> <br><br>plus on one storing cane in the plastic drawers.<br><br><a href="http://polymerclayetc.com/?p=99" rel="nofollow">http://polymerclayetc.com/?p=99</a> <br><br>I also store scrap clay in them. Sorting them with like colors as Doreen suggests is the best I've found.<br>Elizabeth's idea about the wax paper is a good idea too. Cindy is right on with the testing for compatibility.<br><br>Thanks again, Alicesurfingcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06432355835617438260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342033847781616184.post-5691302479176404692010-05-24T13:50:16.560-07:002010-05-24T13:50:16.560-07:00I am a very lazy clayer... or should I say that I ...I am a very lazy clayer... or should I say that I prefer to spend my clay time actually playing with the clay and not so much storing it (grin)! So what I do is this. I have six plastic baskets - from Walmart, I think - about the size of a shoebox. I have one marked for each of the primary color groups, red, yellow, blue, green, black/white and metallic. I use the cheapest sandwich bags available - the ones that fold over the top because they are cheaper - and when I'm done with a batch of clay, the scraps go in a sandwich bag, then into the appropriate color basket. Quick, simple, easy. My kind of clean-up! I am fortunate in that I have a shelf unit that these baskets slide into behind my work table - two on each shelf, side by side - that was recycled from a previous life as part of an entertainment center so it is convenient to my work area. <br><br>I would like to make one comment on the wax paper suggestion. When I first started making canes, I wrapped them in wax paper. The wax paper I used was just standard grocery store generic brand and it leached the clay. The canes were not usable after a fairly short time. I now wrap my canes in plastic wrap - Glad is the brand that I'm using right now - and I have had no problem. It could have been the brand I was using but I'm just real leary of using any type of paper product to store the clay.Arlene Harrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05156330794596249053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342033847781616184.post-447709435669849812010-07-05T13:20:07.083-07:002010-07-05T13:20:07.083-07:00Good tips, thanks.I have a ton of little teeny tin...Good tips, thanks.<br><br>I have a ton of little teeny tiny canes that would drive me crazy if I tried to wrap them individually. I tried all sorts of different ways of storing them so far this is what has worked the best:<br>There is a school supply store near me. They sell small pieces of dry-erase boards in lots of sizes. I took a 9 by 6 inch board and put all my tiny canes, laid out, ready to cut. Then I covered the whole thing with saran wrap. I take the board and put it in one of those stackable in/out boxes. So far, it's working very well.revbyrdnoreply@blogger.com