Paper Clay help/?

So i bought a grab bag from goodwill filled with different craft stuffs and among it was a new package of PAPER CLAY. i've used clay before but not this stuff. so i played around with it a bit but after the stuff dried it still seems idk not right.

does anyone use this stuff?
tips?

i thought about coating it with clear nail polish or maybe some elmers glue to give it a decent protective layer but i havn't yet.

thanks!

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6 replies since 22nd June 2011 • Last reply 22nd June 2011

Reply #1:

what is paper clay?

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Reply #2:

I have used paper clay before, had to get a very smooth finish.
I liked it for papermache like projects.

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Reply #3:

Creative Paperclay is a non-toxic modeling material that can be sculpted, molded or shaped, and air dries (no baking!) to a hard finish that can be carved, or sanded.. atleast thats what it says on the website!

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Reply #4:

interesting, i've never heard of it before. If you decide to make anything i'd be interested in seeing the outcome

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Reply #5:

I've never heard of it either, but it sounds pretty neat! I'm with Sellie - if you make something, we wanna see!!! =)

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Reply #6:

well, i started to make a mermaid out of it. but i do have a few complaints about this clay.
1. it dosn't stick to other peices very well. I had to actually glue the head to the neck ect. so the package lied a bit on that.
2. it drys so fast you need to constanlty add water to your clay when your kneeding it.
3. its not water proof at all so you will need to seal it after your finished project with a good sealer

but the pro's are
1. it does dry super fast.. it only took 8 hours for my mermaid body to dry. (its thick too like 2 inches thick)
2. if you dont like how it dried you can sand any part of it with a nail file to get the right shape and add more clay onto it. (like normal clay i know)

I havn't finsihed it yet so thats all i can really say about the clay so far. im 4 months pregnant so im sick alot but next time im feeling like messing with it i'll work on it some more and keep you posted on how the clay is holding up.

i did expirment with adding some elmers glue to the kneeding to make the clay a bit more sticky and it worked really well. i used that clay to fill in some cracks and attatch my peices to eachother and you cant even tell which is helpful i guess.

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