041005110612(^04) Oncethepaintis dry,carefully MEET THE MAKER MR CARRINGTON
peelawaythetapeandtidyupany
messyedgesusinga fine paint
brushif required.
(^05) Usingdecoupageglue,
generouslycoatthewrongside
(WS)ofthemarbledpaperpiece,
thenlineit upin placeonthetray
base,rightside(RS)up,taking care
tomeetallthesides.
(^06) Sealthemarbledpaperusinga
coatofthedecoupage glue or a
mattvarnish.
(^07) Forthedrinkstirrers,startby
soakingthebambooskewersin
waterfor 30 minutes– soakingwill
preventthemchangingshapeor
burningwhentheclayis baked.
(^08) Usingyourhands,rollouta
small cylinder shape in each of the
twopolymerclaycolourson a
smooth,cleansurface.
(^09) Forthemarbling,twistthetwo
cylinderstogetherasshown.
(^10) Rollthistwistedpiecetogether
intoonecylinder,foldit backon
itself,thenrepeatthisprocess
severaltimesuntilyou’veachieved
thedesiredmarbleeffect.
(^11) Dividethemarbledpolymerclay
intofiveequalsegments,thenroll
themintoballsusingthepalmsof
yourhands.Flattenthemslightly.
(^12) Inserttheendofa soaked
bambooskewerintothecentreof
eachofthemarbledballs.Laythem
outona bakingtraylinedwithtin
foilandbakein theovenfor 30
minutesfollowingthe
manufacturer’s instructions.
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