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Lumina Clay Coloring Tutorial

Lumina Clay

In this tutorial I will show you the results of coloring lumina clay and what works and what doesnt.

On the package of lumina it says you can color it with acrylic paint, oil paint, colored hearty clay to create custom colors.

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Baked Hearty Clay Tutorial

Today I decided to try and bake hearty clay. Why? because I wanted to see what would happen. So lets see the results.

I turned my oven to 275 degrees. Once it was ready I took a chunk rolled it into a log and put it on the bottom rack. I checked it at 5 minutes and it was starting to puff up a bit than I believe I left in the oven for a total of 10 to 15 minutes and this is what it looked like.

Baked Hearty Clay

hmmm not very pretty.

Then I remembered reading somewhere to add some baking soda so I took another chunk and this time rolled it into a ball with the baking soda mixed in. When I was rolling it into a ball it had a few cracks but I didnt try to smooth it out because I was making a bread bun. So I figured the cracks might develop into a nice texture.

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How to preserve silicone caulk in tube

I know for DIY hobbyist and crafters with small projects the worst thing is wasted caulk. So wether you are doing home repair or making decoden and clay miniatures like me we all want to be able to not waste caulk.

Here are some neat tools I’ve found to help with this problem.

Twist N Seal Caulk Saver Plug

Twist N Seal Caulk Saver Plug

CAULK SAVERS

Caulk Savers

Caulk Savers

and here is a pic showing how long the caulk savers stem is
Caulk Savers

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