Cold Porcelain flowers

[Karin]

Hello all,
I have difficulty getting around on this forum and I am still getting used to computers, so please forgive me if I do not do as much on here as I ought. I do watch things here though and there are some lovely crafts on display.
Last week, I stumbled upon a youtube tutorial for making cold porcelain and I was quite excited about the prospect of making cp flowers. I can make roses but as yet, I have much to learn and research about the way flowers are constructed before moving on to something more sophisticated. I am interested in irises and daisies, lilies and simple ones as well such as crocuses. The cp recipe turned out great and I have managed to make some smooth cp which I am very pleased with. Its very different to Sculpey though and I need to get used to it.
I have over the last six months been practicing with Living Doll polymer clay and I am doing all right making art dolls-........until I come to dress them. Sewing little clothes for 6" dolls is very difficult for me so I was thinking of making angels/fairies next to flowers made of cold porcelain.
Is anyone else on here using cp? If so, is it possible to use it tastefully with sculpey figures?
I also wondered if I could make 'fabric' clothes with it but wondered how compatible the two mediums are together.

Thank you, hope this post made sense
Karin:b:

[pepsi]

Hi, I have made cp and used it for flowers etc on my sculpts. I usually just have them on the base or in their hands.
As cp is air drying, I think you will have to be sure your finished baking your figures before you add the cp.
Hope it works, let us know how you get on darl.

[Karin]

Thank you Pepsi.
I will have a go. I notice that it is important to work much more quickly with the cp.
I understand that the cp is dissolvable because it can be dampened when being used, but I find it gets quite sticky if I do that. I am still getting used to it.
Have you ever rolled out cp to make clothes for your dolls.
I like the way it dries really hard. Surely it cannot dissolve once set because the glue I used is a kind of pva and that cannot dissolve once set. I used padding glue which is used in the printing trade - a bit like Modpodge - and it seems ok. I suspect all these tacky glues are basically the same composition. I understand that a sealant is advised when it is finished.

I looked on your blog and I love your work. Did you make the pink rose for your Rose Fairy with polymer or cp? It looks very delicate and pretty.