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A New Project - Cold Porcelain Wrist Corsages

I've been a little busy the last few weeks trying to figured out how to make a wrist cold porcelain corsage for my daughter and her friend.
It was a new project; for my daughter's friend I did one with pink roses, but like my daughter didn't want roses, she wanted green dendrobium orchids, I had to think out of the box; and the big challenge besides trying to make my flower looks like dendrobiums; it was "build" both corsages over the wrist holder,

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Added by Patty Kono on June 15, 2010 at 1:02pm — 5 Comments

Flowers and leaves

Just entered the world of flowermaking and am loving it ! I am still a novice at cold porcelain, nylon flowers and leaves. But after making several flowers varieties how do I display them ?

I was seeing photos and a few questions came to my mind , are all flowers and leaves marked as C P/ nylon really CP / nylon and hand -crafted ?

It appears that sometimes only the flowers are made of CP , nylon etc and the leaves and fillers are store bought . No problem as it makes li

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Added by Anita Kumar on June 8, 2010 at 12:03am — 2 Comments

Mothers Day Special

Today is Mothers Day , I lost my mom long ago but her smile , her fragnance and warmth still lingers in my memories. I have created this cold porcelain flower basket wrapped in her thoughts. She would have been happy to see me making beautiful flowers and keeping myself busy come what may ! Continue

Added by Anita Kumar on May 9, 2010 at 7:30am — 2 Comments

Are Lamasa and cold porcelain same ?

Hello friends,

Is lamasa just a Spanish name for Cold Porcelain ? I found that lamasa recipe excludes water like some c p recipes and rest of the method and ingredients are common. I have heard a lot about lamasa but not much about c p except now.

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Added by Anita Kumar on April 2, 2010 at 3:00am — 7 Comments

Fuschias by Anita Kumar

Last month we went on a short vacation to a hill station and I saw the most amazing flowers which I had never seen before. Back home I found out that they were Fuschias and tried my hand at recreating them in cold porcelain. If I could I would have grown them in my garden, alas , they need a cool climate !

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Added by Anita Kumar on March 26, 2010 at 6:00am — 2 Comments

Art, Craft Member - Long time no see !

I am so happy to log in again on this site ! I have made some cold porcelain flowers , and also tried out ceramic flowers. While they were drying I decided to do something with the stockings /nylon lying with me for years , the outcome was stocking roses. Looking forward to making more flowers ... Continue

Added by Anita Kumar on March 9, 2010 at 10:52pm — No Comments

My Little Bunnies

I made this little pink bunny thinking about my first project at my first cold porcelain class in Brazil around five years ago.

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Added by Patty Kono on March 8, 2010 at 11:00am — 3 Comments

I need 30 hours a day for crafting!!! 24 is not enough!!

I wish I could have 30 hours a day instead of 24..... family and work does not leave me enought time to do what I like..... modeling with cold porcelain.

Here is a couple of my latest work.

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Added by Creations by Edith on February 25, 2010 at 6:13pm — 1 Comment

Cold porcelain napkin holder tutorial

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Added by Rubina Abid on February 21, 2010 at 12:00pm — 7 Comments

Your comments and questions

Thank you all VERY VERY much for your lovely comments. Because many people have asked me the same questions I decided to post this mini blog with the answers rather than to write the same things over and over. But 1st of all I have to say that everything I have know I have learned from the internet therefore I hink that the best way to teach you is to give you the links that helped me. So, the most often repeated question - what material I use for my works. It is cold porcelain. All the flowers… Continue

Added by Natalia Kravchenko on February 2, 2010 at 2:33pm — 1 Comment

Cold Porcelain Carnations-help !

Saw CP carnations and it was love at first sight. How to make them ? I can make CP roses as I make wax roses anyway. Idea. Why not make wax carnations too !! So I am busy surfing the web for the procedure . My CP roses are OK but the leaves need work and also new color. Friends have given a fabulous response to my query about making shiny roses. Yes the natural look is good too. But a topcoat of varnish would act as water-proofing if I make other things later. Continue

Added by Anita Kumar on January 20, 2010 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Cold Porcelain Story Continued

Hello friends , I am back with my nearly dried roses but now they are not shiny as before. Does CP lose its sheen after drying or have I failed to get the right proportion ? The work has to painted with varnish I believe . Suggestions please ! Continue

Added by Anita Kumar on January 20, 2010 at 5:09am — 11 Comments

Anitas Cold Porcelain story

Today I did what my dear friend Veena had suggested , tried out Rubinas recipe . Must say it was a success ! My red roses are drying upside down , as advised by some and have come out well ! Will post pix when the roses are ready !! Thanks Daine and Veena for the guidance . Continue

Added by Anita Kumar on January 18, 2010 at 12:10pm — 9 Comments

groups?

Hi friends~ I cannot find the GROUPS ! how do i get to the cold porcelain group? I am not very clever at the computer so please HELP. thanks. Continue

Added by Carmen Tyrer on January 16, 2010 at 8:51pm — 3 Comments

My tryst with cold porcelain

Hi friends , now the cold porcelain bug has bitten me but I have yet to find the right recipe ! How do folks make such smooth, shiny flowers out of it , must find out !! My first experiment was a disaster .... Continue

Added by Anita Kumar on January 15, 2010 at 10:41pm — 4 Comments

SoS! Please help, Im struggling with my cold porcelain.. :(

sos! my last three batches of cold porcelain came out awful - the paste looks and feels wonderful, soft, homogenic and not sticky but it is TOO SOFT! The things i make from it don't hold shape and anything leaves marks on it (like if i work on the palm of my hand i can trace all my fingerprints and life lines on the ready items :( Please, can anybody tell me what im doind wrong? Continue

Added by Natalia Kravchenko on November 22, 2009 at 10:20am — 4 Comments

Wedding Cake Topper Decorations with Cold Porcelain by Katy Buck

Congratulations to: AHC Member Katy Buck Cold Porcelain expert Katy Buck has released her latest e-book. Her co… Continue

Added by Diane Stafford on November 8, 2009 at 12:00pm — 7 Comments

Cold Porcelain in South America.

Hi to everyone: i just wanted to tell you if you are interested you can view the following website that belongs to a chilean man named Eduardo Salas .He was the first who used this clay in Chile.www.salahi.cl He has magnificent works and has three magazines (in Spanish) that i ordered last year and they show quite a lot of detail in the technique for flowers, figurines , birds , vegetables and fruits. This would be useful for those who want a bit more info on techniques,unfortunately the languag… Continue

Added by Carmen Tyrer on August 13, 2009 at 5:42am — 4 Comments

Homemade cold porcelain cutter making

When we are working with cold porcelain the all essential tools and cutter are always needed. But some times we are unable to get accurate cutter according to the project. I have faced this situation many times than got idea to make homemade cutters and its might be my invention. These are all homemade cutters.

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Added by Rubina Abid on August 6, 2009 at 2:22am — 10 Comments

Homemade cold porcelain cutter making

Hello everyone, I invented method of homemade cutters and love to share with everyone. It is could be beneficial for those who are curious about learning. Check out this link. http://rubina-geminiartandcrafts.blogspot.com/ Continue

Added by Rubina Abid on August 4, 2009 at 1:54pm — 2 Comments