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Cold Porcelain Review

Jun 11, 2012 13:47

Hello again, everybody!

I recently made my first batch of cold porcelain and did a review about it. It's split into two posts on my decoden blog. Check it out if you're interested!

Part one: here

Part two: here

When I made my cold porcelain, I found that it was a bit overcooked. Any suggestions on how to prevent this? Is there some magic number of ( Read more... )

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Questions? lolita_laura July 7 2012, 18:03:18 UTC

Great review! Did you find that as stuff dried, it curled and cracked? I got that on my first cold porcelain recipe and I read somewhere that it does that if you add water, because as the water dries it evaporates and disrupts the clay.

Also, was yours super super SUPER sticky? Mine was, it was almost unworkable and I had to use a ton of cornstarch to get it to not stick to everything it touched. I'm going to try again and hopefully I'll get it right!

Re: Questions? ext_2007233 June 11 2013, 22:11:27 UTC

Hello! I deleted my LiveJournal account a while ago, so I couldn't reply to you using it. I'm using my Google account here! It's still me haha :)

Gosh, no! I have never had any of my cold porcelain pieces curl or crack. Perhaps you didn't add enough glue?

And yes, my second attempt was super super sticky! I added more corn starch a little at a time and kneaded it in as thoroughly as possible, and stored it in a little container dusted with cornstarch. Then, it was much easier to work with and much less sticky.

Cold porcelain takes a few tries to make it right! I went through three attempts before I figured out the best amount of time to cook it. This depends on your microwave's wattage. I would go with 10 seconds at a time until it gets to the right doughy consistency :)

I hope this helps! Sorry for not replying to your comment until now. I hope you see my reply!

Re: Questions? lolita_laura June 12 2013, 18:03:36 UTC

Hi! Wow, thanks for replying! Hmm, I'm not sure if I did add enough glue or not because like I said, it was ridiculously, almost too sticky to work with so I can't imagine adding more glue would have helped? I found a recipe that doesn't involved water so I may try that one, I think it has baby/mineral oil or something similar in it?

Ahh, I didn't do it in my microwave for my first attempt, I used a hob/cooker and pan. I will try the microwave technique next, maybe I didn't cook it long enough? Thank you so much for replying! <3