Sapphire gems from Fimo (Eberhard Faber Fimo Soft Block Clay- Metallic Sapphire)

Member Name: mumsymary

Product:	Eberhard Faber Fimo Soft Block Clay- Metallic Sapphire
Date:	02/11/09 (75 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Great art medium

Disadvantages: none

I love playing with playdoh both the bought and home made, think it's a great medium for children I used plastercine when I was a child. I have dabbled with real clay making pots, and I have discovered Fimo which is a soft oven hardening polymer modelling clay.

Fimo is a great medium for the child that has grown out of playdoh. Fimo is suitable for children and Adults over 8 years old. Supervision given as necessary, you know your child and thier capabilities

Fimo comes in a selection of 48 colours. The colour Fimo I am talking about today is the Metallic Sapphire. Metallic sapphire is a fantastic metallic blue a gorgeous colour. All the Fimo colours are good.
This is a soft Fimo much softer than the classic Fimo. It is easier for younger modelers to use than the classic.

This Metallic Sapphire comes like all the other Fimo colour's in a block pack wrapped in a clear plastic. There are some instructions on the pack. Each block measures 55x55x15mm, weighs 58g, and is segmented into 8 pieces for ease of use.

This colour makes great jewelery or small metallic blue pots. You can also use this colour as part of another model with other fimo colours. Fimo colours blend easily together. If twisted together a lovely marbling effect can be made this Sapphire Blue looks great marbled with another colour.

Now what shall we make with this metallic sapphire Fimo. I fancy making some metallic sapphire blue beads for a necklace. This Fimo soft clay is not as good as the Fimo classic clay if you wish to make a doll.
This Fimo is lovely smooth and soft, it is ready to use once you take it out of the plastic wrapping. There is no need to knead it like clay.
Fimo can be put in oven proof moulds or modeled by hand, it is really good for detail and filigree work

To harden it put it in the oven at 130C/265F for 30 minutes. Once baked, it can be cut, drilled, painted, sanded, and sliced thinly. After Fimo has cooled down you can give it a great finish by varnishing. There is a Fimo varnish available.

Now I have inspired you , You can buy a block of this Sapphire Blue soft Fimo and other colour's too for as little as £1.28 at http://www.cakescookiesandcraftsshop.co.uk its £1.40 at http://www.craftyarts.co.uk or £1.89 from http://www.artifolk.co.uk

Summary: A Polymer clay