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Apoxie Sculpt!

 Holy Moly............

The positive:  Waterproof - non-toxic

The negatives:  Where do I begin!!!!

I became interested in working with apoxie sculpt after seeing the beautiful bird feeders 

that Robin Mead was making.

This video is part 3 of a 4 part series which you can find on 
Robin Mead's youtube channel.


This stuff is so hard to work with!!  Serious wrist damage!
It's $30+ for 8oz, in 2-parts.  I used about 3/4 of a container
to make a teenie tiny bird feeder!  It's about 4"w with a 2"depth.
The cost is simply too prohibitive for the material..........and the labor, wow!



So this was my finished product, not too shabby.

Did I mention that this stuff sticks to everything!!
Robin's process is that she shapes her clay on the outside of a bowl
and then pops it off........well mine didn't pop off!  I guess I left it on too long
and I truly had to pry it off the bowl!  When dry the apoxie is so strong and solid.

All in all I was happy for the experience, as I do like to experiment
with new craft ideas.  I do plan on using the little bowl I made for
the birdies!

But I have no desire to work with apoxie sculpt again!  

In case you plan on trying there's another step and of course I went all out
and purchased several pebeo porcelaine 150 paints.  When used with the
apoxie sculpt and baked in the oven you're supposed to get a ceramic
look finish.  Robin didn't seem overly impressed and well I ran
out (or threw out what I messed up) of the apoxie before even attempting
the paint process!  Oh well........add to the shelf of future maybe's!

Happy Crafting!