First clay-making session!

I've just come back from my first session with Pei Li. I enjoyed myself very much, although my neck does ache a little now, haha :)
Today we painted the board, added some aged look to it. Shaped the clay using the mould. The mould was given to me. I didn't know it was provided, so it was a very pleasant surprise!
It may not sound like much, but just shaping the clay (even using the mould) took me 2 full hours!
She will be guiding me on painting techniques and applying them to the clay on my next session. I cannot wait!

Oh, did I also mention that she's very nice? Patient and very clear in her explanations. Thanks Pei Li!

This Raspberry Jelly is new to her collection, and I'm absolutely thrilled to have this as a gift!

love, n

Polymer Clay!

I can't wait for my miniature workshop with Pei Li this month! I will update here again after the session and see what I've done :)
In the meantime, I did a little bit of research about baking polymer clay. I'm a little paranoid when it comes to food-poisoning, so I'm really worried about baking clay in my kitchen oven which is meant for food.
Although polymer clay is safe for humans, it does give out some fumes when it's baking, and the smell would most likely stay in the oven and this will in turn then affect your food!
I don't think that's very wise, even if you don't bake clay often. So if I want to venture into this type of craft, I'll best get a little toaster oven meant just for crafts. Think Cash Converters for budget constraints, but check out Art Friend first!
If you're interested too, check out this website that I was reading today :)

If you do crafts too, please share with me!
love, n