Cold Porcelain Tree

by halla in Craft > Clay

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Cold Porcelain Tree

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i like working with cold porcelain
it is easy make dough
 

ingredients


3/4 cup of white glue
1 cup cornstarch
1 teaspoon of cold cream*
1 teaspoon of glycerin

Mix wet ingredients until si like working with cold porcelain
it is easy make dough  consists of
mooth over medium heat. Cook for a few minutes and add cornstarch. Stir continually until it forms a ball, remove from pan and mix thoroughly with hands. (I like to cover with a damp cloth until its cool enough to handle) do not refrigerate. Keep in an airtight bag.

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we need
cp paste
wire to make tree shape like
water colors
spray varnish


cut different lengths of wire and
wind them together
to make the tree shape
fix it on a base
i used cd case and wrap down
the wire around the middle
column


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start with the upper branches
put a coat of white glue
on the branch and make thin stripe
of the paste , wrap it around the
wire tightly to prevent air pockets
between the wire and the paste


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complete the rest of  the branches
to have this tree

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make small flowers

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make small leaves

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now we color the tree with brown color

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stick  the flowers and the leaves on the branches


you will see cracks in the tree when the dough dry , do not worry
they make it looks natural

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paint the flowers and the  branches
finally use the spray varnish to get
a shiny colors