Friendly plastic ideas

Some weeks just don't go the way you plan. I know I promised you a follow up post to the Friendly Plastic demos I did at the Scrapbook and Papercraft Expo but I got completely waylaid trying to eradicate the gremlins that got into my website instead. Three days and 18 hours later it's almost restored to how it was and it's all functional again with just a few minor things still to be fixed. Needless to say, I learnt a whole lot more about basic web design - but it's boring stuff.... I'd much…

Earlier in the week I showed you how to mould with Friendly Plastic Designer Sticks. But today I want to show you how to use up all the scraps and offcuts you have left over from other Friendly Plastic projects to make your own unique embellishment for your projects. You'll need scraps of Friendly Plastic, a mould (I've used Krafty Lady art mould AM298 Lge Paris), a heat gun, Tim Holtz Tonic scissors and a bowl of cold water.Cut the Friendly Plastic into small pieces.Place the scraps into…

As a card maker and paper crafter, I love to create embellishments to add to my projects. And being on the Krafty Lady Design Team I have access to some of the best moulds available for that very purpose. These moulds are wonderful: apart from the fabulous array of designs, and the fact that they are made from silicone so nothing sticks to them, they are also very flexible, making demoulding a breeze. I've used these moulds to cast every kneadable or pourable medium I could lay my hands on…

Here's something that's been adding a huge amount of color to my work area lately. It's Friendly Plastic from the good folks at Amaco. Of course, I use Amaco products all of the time when I work with metal clay, but I have never tried Friendly Plastic. My eye is really attracted to these luminescent metallic sticks. I've got a few ideas percolating for them, and I'm about to embark on my great adventure playing with a little more color than I'm used to using in my work. Cool! Color is good…

Ideas for re-using plastic packaging.

So... what is friendly plastic? It's a craft-specific material that comes in plastic strips (and pellets but I'm not using them at the minut...

Reclaimed Plastic Earrings: I like working with recycled plastic because it is a) good for the environment and b) absolutely free! Plus if you make a mistake you can just melt it down again - it is endlessly reusable. I dedicate this Instructable to the slightly sad piece of M…

How to make Plarn What is plarn you may ask? It's short for plastic yarn. How cool! It's a unique way to recycle your plastic shopping bags. Yes, that's right ladies, go round up all your plastic bags shoved in your pantry to make your next crochet or knit project. It's super simple to whip

A great big Design Files welcome to Sarah K and Liane Rossler! These two talented ladies will be showing us to what they do as Supercyclers as well as introducing us to many other creative people who use things destined to be thrown away to make beautiful, clever and useful items. We kick off today …

Writeup (5/20): www.dabbled.org/2009/05/tutorial-fusing-plastic-or-how-to... See the really cool stuff she makes with this! (some here) SoSheSews: www.flickr.com/photos/11260891@N04/ 1. Fusing Plastic Bags: Things you need, 2. Fusing Plastic Bags: The Bags!, 3. Fusing Plastic Bags: Step One, 4. Fusing Plastic Bags: Step Two, 5. Fusing Plastic Bags: Don't forget the Earth!, 6. Fusing Plastic Bags: Step Three, 7. Fusing Plastic Bags: Step Four, 8. Fusing Plastic Bags: Step Five, 9. Fusing…