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GrandmaThunderpants — Polymer Clay ROCK CANDY TUTORIAL
Published: 2012-01-28 04:26:35 +0000 UTC; Views: 45635; Favourites: 907; Downloads: 916
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So I finally finished it! Sorry for the wait guys.
I know a billion (approx. estimate) people asked me to do this, and I've had the pictures taken for it forever, I just was waiting for a quiet moment away from commissions to finish it. I hope I explained things well enough, and as always if you have questions I'll be happy to help. But please make sure you read over it carefully before asking a question, or scan the comments real quick to see if someone else asked it and I answered them. :3
And yes, you DO need translucent clay for the realistic clear effect. White clay will work if you do not want it to look realistic. Translucent clay can be found where all the other clay can be found. It's sort of a weird off-white color. A picture of it is in the tutorial.
If you want it to be shiny you must glaze it with a polymer clay glaze. I forgot to mention that in the tutorial. :3 I use Sculpey Gloss.
IF YOU USE THIS, PLEASE LINK BACK TO ME so other people can learn too! Also please show me what you create! I'd love to see your creations. :3 If you want to see work people have done inspired by my tutorials check here: [link]
If you want to buy some rock candy necklaces from me, you can check these out! I would also be more than happy to do a custom color for you, just ask.
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Comments: 165
This is awesome! Definitely will have to try this since I love rock candy as a kid
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Great tutorial! i love working with clay so I will totally be trying this out!
<3
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I love this! And all your work! ♥♥♥ It's real easy to follow but I just gotta ask ya one question, no matter what I do these little specks just wont stay on! mind givin me a little advice?
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Thank you!
Hm... I've never had trouble getting them to stick. D: Maybe try covering one side of the toothpick at a time?
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Oh that might work! Thanks a bunch!
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I just tried this out, and it works great!!! Such a cute idea!!!
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Thank you! 
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Here is how mine came out, for a first attempt I am quite happy with it, the tutorial was great to follow!! [link]
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Ah, that looks great! I love the orange.
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you should actualy make some 'thunder pants'
id love to see it so tell me if you do <3
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l love your tutorial - just one thing springs to mind. Have you tried just doing chopped transluscent clay and then applying alcohol ink to the baked surface once it is on the stick? l am thinking of doing this as it may look more dyed like the real candy is. The best translucent clay is by Pardo - expensive, but it is very good.
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XD This is sooo much harder than it looks..at least for me it was!
Even after baking, all the pieces were starting to fall off!
Ahh, well, I've never had luck using TLS =w=;
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ahahaha... I tried doing this, but forgot to bake the small pieces and it turned out not too good.... derp on my part! XD
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Ahhh yes, it's a very important step
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this is awesome!!! im so gonna use this...when i buy more colors xD
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I'm going to try this but do you think sculpty bake adhesive would work instead of TLS?
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In most situations the two aren't interchangeable, but in this one they are! Bake&Bond will still work for this.
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Thank you ^_^ I just got some new colours today so I thought I'd try this tutorial.
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Looks easier than it was xD I had trouble getting the "rocks" to stay on the tooth pick long enough to move it over to my baking sheet to bake. xD Took me three hours lololol. Hopefully next time I'll do better [link]
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Aw, that looks good!
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No, I'm only 23. xD It's actually a Venture Brothers reference from an early episode where giant grandma underwear are talked about, but I thought it was catchy so I just named my business after it!
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OOO yay more polymer clay stuff! I follow you on youtube.
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I've never seen this sweet before! It looks delicious and very beautiful though. What does it taste like?
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It just tastes like sugar! It's made from dyed sugar crystals.
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Thanks! I'll look out for it.
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i LOVE THIS. I might make some earring rock candy.
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Thanks!
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I'd love to see it when you're done!
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Thank~you so much for making this tutorial! I used it here
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That looks great! I loved the colors you used.
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Thank~you! and for the watch as well!
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LOL! Grandma Thunderpants!!! I've seen you on youtube!!! This is a fantastic tutorial! (all your tutorials are amazing!) I will definitely try this!!! 8D Thank you so much for all your awesome tutorials~!
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Thank you!
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im making this right now, as soon as im done, ill post it, how do i link you in the discription?
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Just copy and paste the link, it will change automatically.
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okay.
oh my gosh they are kinda hard to make, i got em all cut up, and baked em for 5 mins like you said, then i dipped a tooth pick into my translucent liquid sculpey, and tried rolling it on the pieces but all it does it fall off, or slides then falls off. i tried for a good hour and just gave up. any advice? :3
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You'll need to do this a LOT. Don't expect for all of the pieces to stick right away. Just bake with any pieces on that stick, then keep building up. It will look barren and weird the first few times, you're just building up layers. It's okay if the first layer is thin.
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alright, thank you so much, ill try again later.
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