Fused Plastic Bags

Ha.... This week has given me a much needed rest. :) No classes on Tuesday and Wednesday, as well as Friday. *woohoo!!!* :D

So, I went to Sungei Wang to get my Canon Powershot A70 fixed... yet again. T-T Yup, it's an ancient model. That's the first digital cam my dad got after years using the film-strip type of retro cam. This is like the 3rd time I'm getting it fixed. Each time, including this, it's the problem with the LCD, not the lens as I claimed in a post some weeks ago. This was according to the shop person.

I'm not really that much into the techs of the camera. So long as I know how to get the effects I want and am comfortable maneuvering it, I'm satisfied. I don't use much of zooming, nor the thousands of modes available - night la, moving la, potrait la, scenery la, bla bla bla. Although it's useful, I admit, for enthusiasts.

Back to what happened, well, I'll have to wait for a month or so to be able to get the cam back. The shop will be sending it to the Canon factories for the technicians to service. The expected charge is RM50. Same every time. The shop was recommended by my dad's collegue. Compared to what other similar shops are offering, I think RM50 is quite reasonable. But seeing that the cam's been breaking down more and more often, I think getting a new cam would be a good idea.

I've sort of developed a fondness for my Powershot A70 though. :P Ah... We shall see...

Ok, so, some of the free time, I used to try out this tutorial for fusing plastic bags to make cool stuff. :) I have quite a lot of flimsy plastic bags in all shades of horrible pinks imaginable. D: So, I tried out with a few of them :

{Brain traced from a trace I made from a medical book back home}

The tutorial called for 6-8 layers. I put almost more than 30 layers I think. The result was a thick material. It's like those plastic name-plates with letters stamped into them. I dunno if you know what I'm referring to, but I can't think of the name for this right now :( Well, the plastic is thick, but not stiff like shrink plastic. It's bendable. Quite a drawback, I'll say. If it had been hard and stiff, it'd be perfect for making jewelry. Not saying that this pliable material is not durable enough for that purpose though. :)

I have an idea to turn these into banners, hanging decorations, or a necklace. :) I have to get some eyelets first la. Ah! The inconvenience of not being able to access supplies when one needs to. T-T

This is a great way to get creative, and use up those plastic bags stashed about all over your home! :D

Q-Pot!!!

I must share with you this fantabulous, absolutely scrumpcious brand of jewelry and accessories. Some of you advent foodies and fake-food maniacs might already know about this. But just to share the goodness with you all. :)

This amazing thing I'm talking about here is Q-POT, a Japanese based jewelry/accessory brand. What is so fantastic about it is..... it uses desserts as its designs!

Disclaimer : Pictures in this post are taken from Q-Pot's Official Website

OMG!!! So cute right? :D I'm really impressed by the details and how life-like the teeny chocolates are. And the mouth-dropping thing about all this is, the designer is a male!

By the name Tadaaki Wakamatsu. And he's only 31.

I salute you! I adore what you do! Lemme give you a kiss *muuuuuuah*! :D Oops... getting carried away... -_-"

I LOVE each design, especially those with creams and strawberries *drools*.

See the konnyaku-like jellies with a strawberry, kiwi and fruit? The Japanese call this jerry. *tries to regain control of self*

Instead of jelly. *WAHAHAHAHA!!!!* XD XD XD

I find that excrutiatingly funny (yes, excrutiatingly - till I sakit pinggang from laughing). I once bought a Japanese milky fruit pudding from Jusco, and it was also a jerry. XD *OMG. I can't stop laughing...* XD

Ok la.... Very the sorry to Japaneses who reads my blog. Yesh, I very bad. *hungs head*

I want to try make such yummylicious sweets and desserts from polymer clay. But I think I need some rub-on colours, which I don't have at the moment. And some really sparkly rhinestones. Not to mention those cream-like substance, which I've yet to get my hands on. Oh, and I really REALLY want to learn how to make them strawberry slices *drools*.

Polymer Clay Lolly Lollipop!

Wuuah..... *Stretchaysss* After 2 months and a little more of torture, Semester 4 BPharm will be coming to an end... Soon. Still got 3 more weeks until our study break. In the meantime, I'll just happily drift along with the crowd. :P But then, there's still this Pharmaceutical Analysis portfolio to deal with. T-T Haih.... T-T

Yesterday, I tried making stuff with the polymer clay I bought off eBay. The clay is quite tough but surprisingly very pliable and kneadable. It holds its shape quite well, unlike the normal plasticine we play with. The texture is a bit like Play-Doh, only much more workable and easier to get the shape you want.

I wanted to make use of most of the colours - incorporate them all in one special charm. So what came to my mind was - a lollipop. :D Well, maybe it's because I've seen quite a lot of food/sweets related polymer clay charms on Etsy that inspired the idea.

The problem I had was with baking the clay. :( I only have a small toaster oven, and the temperature is uncontrollable. It's very VERY hot. D:

{My first try... Can't even make out the colours... The lollis have blue+green+white.}

The instruction on the package said '130ºC or 265ºF for 20 to 30 minutes'. I put only 5 minutes in the oven and already become lidat. T-T Aiyoyo...

So, for the next one, I put 2 minutes....

{The yellow colour turned brown... T-T}

Ah... Still tak berjaya. I actually quite like this one. But the side got burnt a bit, and the backside is really kena burnt mia.

For the final piece, I put 5 minutes BUT constantly opening the oven door at intervals while baking. This somewhat worked, and I got this :

{Sugar high lollylicious!}

Ah.... Finally... a piece that's not burnt. -__-" I like to call this a godzilla lollipop. Why? Because where got lollipop with colours lidat one? And somemore look so colourful like cartoon monsters. T-T

Nevertheless, I like it. :P I've attached a safety pin to the back (since I don't have any other jewelry findings at the moment) so that I can string it as a pendant. I'm putting it together with my first glass pendant - for me to wear. :D

{Polymer clay + Glass = LOVE!}