Country quilt raw polymer clay square cane

Description: A nice country style square (or quilt as I call them) polymer clay cane.This one features cream white, lemon yellow, hints of orange and green. Square canes are fun to work with, slices can be laid next to each other to create a sort of granny square look. OR just slice thick pieces, poke a hole through and viola, easy bead. Polymer clay canes I sell are all 2" long (I tend to cut slightly longer) and for diameter see photos of the cane next to a penny. These have all been wrapped in heavy plastic when they were first made and stacked in bins. The ends are open and that's fine, polymer clay is not an air dry clay, it has to be cured in the oven. I have personally used canes that have been in storage for over 6 years and they are just fine. Might get a little stiff, and if you have that problem PLEASE contact me. I have a youtube video that shows how to fix it but ebay will not allow me to post that here, they did OK my sending you a link if you need help with a stiff cane. They are fine, you just have to know how to revive them. I can send you the video through messaging, just not on this listing. IMPORTANT; I haven't been making new ones in a long time due to massive home redos. These canes have been sitting in the bins in a corner of a storage room for years and some got a little dusty. The dust is mostly on the plastic, but a few might have surface dust on the ends. Again I always cut them slightly longer than 2" so simply scrape off the ends if they have dust or particles on them. I promise it won't be much, just run the side of your blade across the end IF you see any dust. Very few do (mostly the ones that happened to be on the bottom.) And it's only a very thin surface amount that MIGHT be effected. (Note to self, start storing in closed bins.) Cane use tips; So, polymer clay must be cured in the oven. 265f for 15 min is all you need for thin pieces. Thin meaning, cane slices can be applied to just about anything that you can put in the oven. Tin boxes, pens (be sure plastic pens can be baked, ask me I've made those for years too.) Even eggs can be covered in polymer clay. That would be considered a thin layer and only 15 min in a 265 oven does fine. Now you can also slice thicker pieces, say oh, 3/4 inch and bake those, Drill holes and viola, beads. When in doubt, it can bake just a bit longer. Say a half hour. I'd drop the temp down to 260 though. One thing you never want to do is overheat the clay. It will scorch and stink. yuck. And if that happens? Despite what you may find online, it's no more toxic than burnt bacon. Just air out the house and you will be fine. A good idea would be check your oven with a thermometer first so you never have that nasty surprise. Ovens? some people use their home oven, and some use a toaster oven. Both will work just fine. BUT some things to be aware of. home ovens CAN pick up the smell of the clay. Personally I use my kitchen oven and never noticed a problem but it can happen. If you are worried that your next pie might smell like plastic, simply get a covered roasting pan, one you intend to only use for clay, and bake it while covered. Again a test with a thermometer would be a good idea, at least once. As for the toaster oven idea? BE CAREFUL! Those are notorious for having cool spots and hot spots. Spend some time checking every inch of cooking space inside with a thermometer before you ruin your craft. Once you know where the right temperature spots are consistently, you should be fine. Now if you have very thick pieces, say sculptures, thick pieces need to be fully cured all the way through. So for this I HIGHLY recommend a slightly cooler oven, 260f and go ahead and let them bake longer. Poly clay can stay at it's curing temp. for a long time. Hours even. OR?. repeat bakings are fine as well. Say you bake a center core, then add to it, bake again, like that. As long as the clay got to cure all the way through. If you don't fully cure thick poly clay pieces, the inside will start to fall apart. Basically polymer clay is a mix of plastics and plasticizers. The two don't play nice together over long periods of time. Anyone who ever tried to work with an old stiff block of clay, and it crumbles, that's why. So ALWAYS make sure your finished piece is fully cured all the way through. (Old clay that got crumbly isn't bad. It can be reconditioned back to life. Only once it gets up past 100f will it begin to cure. Say if you left raw clay in your car, it can actually partially bake and you can't get that back once it does.) BTW you can bake right on a plain piece of white paper. When I was first starting out I used tin foil but where the clay sits on it will be shinny. Using paper put a stop to the shinny spot problem. This works great for beads too, fold your piece of paper into a fan and lay beads in each crease. Dandy bead holder. I have taken requests in the past but until I get a new clay room set up (and it's taking forever) I'm just going to list what I have. So if you find something you like, get it while you can. If you have ANY questions on uses, tips or tricks or anything please feel free to ask. Shipping; PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ASK before you buy. I really don't want returns. I'll do it if for some reason you just don't like what you got, you pay to return it then. I SHIP TO THE USA ONLY..... (for now.) Buy 10 or more canes and I can send in a flat rate priority box. $9.35 and it can hold quite a bit more than 10 pieces so if your looking to stock up, CONTACT ME before you pay so I can send an invoice and save you on shipping. Lastly yes I will combine to save on shipping..... For now I'm just guessing on shipping, just starting to list canes but I'll get this figured out and will likely adjust shipping charges soon. If you are international and just love my canes, I HAVE shipped world wide. Some countries I will not though and I have yet to figure out on ebay how to set where I will and won't ship so USA only or ask me. Let me know where you are and I will try to work with you. Orders are shipped the following weekday. Unless something unforeseen happens, then I'll let you know.

Price: 6 USD

Location: Hartford, Michigan

End Time: 2024-02-09T19:08:56.000Z

Shipping Cost: 5 USD