Wendy Cevola - New colors of the Frank mug by Frankoma now available. - Other Crafts

D danlovestikis Grand Member (8 years) Joined: Jun 17, 2002 Posts: 9082	D danlovestikis Posted posted on Tue, May 17, 2016 3:26 PM bobtiki that really pleases me. Those pages just sit there until someone has a desire to make a mug. I share everything because it was so hard to pry information out of artists. I think the more we all do the longer tiki will stay alive. Good for you and your desire to make a mug. You can start a thread here on "other crafts" and share your steps. We all would enjoy that. I post my mistakes too so you read those they won't happen for you. RVICTOR the Wish List is for anything. You think it up we'll get it done. That's the fun. Your first Wish Has been made four times and Dan has kept two of them. I like your ideas. Wish List 7 will start at the end of this year but anyone can send me their ideas at any time. I have a binder going already. ========================= SACRAMENTO CRAWL MUG. I WANTED TO MAKE A PINEAPPLE. I HAVE TO MAKE IT WORK WITH AN OPENING AT THE TOP. SO I WENT TO WORK USING SUPER HARD ROMO CLAY. I TOOK THE SCULPT THAT I HAD DONE FOR ALBERT'S TIKI VILLIAGE. I SMOOTHED IT OUT. ROMO CLAY IS HARD TO WORK WITH. I MELTED IT AND THEN TOOK THE SOFT CLAY AND ADDED IT TO THE SCULPT. I CUT SLABS AND ADDED THEM TO THE BASE. THE SCULPT NEEDS TO BE LARGER BECAUSE THE CAST MUGS SHRINK TWICE DURING PRODUCTION. I STARTED THE ADDITION OF LEAVES. I CHECKED IT AGAINST THE MODEL. WHAT SHOULD I DO? I DON'T WANT THE OPENING INTO THE MUG TO BE TOO SMALL. I KEPT GOING. I ADDED LEAVES. THEN I ADDED MORE LEAVES. DAYS ARE PASSING. I DECIDE TO TAKE A BREAK FROM THE TOP AND TO WORK ON THE BOTTOM. I WANT TO CARVE MY NAME ETC. HOWEVER THAT'S WHEN I REMEMBER THAT I HAD COVERED A BOWL. THAT'S A BIG PROBLEM. I COULD ADD MORE CLAY TO THE BOTTOM OR... SO I CUT IT IN HALF TO REMOVE THE BOWL AND JAR. I ADD A BRICK OF ROMO CLAY AND COVER IT WITH MORE MELTED ROMO CLAY. ONCE I GET TO THIS DONE THE PINEAPPLE LOOKS UPSIDE DOWN SO I CUT OFF THE TOP. I MADE A LOCK SO I COULD PUT IT FIRMLY ONTO THE OTHER END. I CALLED DAN INTO THE ROOM TO TELL ME WHAT HE THOUGHT. HE ASKED ME, "WHY ARE YOU PUTTING AN ARTICOKE ON THE TOP OF THE PINEAPPLE?" I LOVE THIS MAN. ===================================== My niece makes buttons. She made these for me. I plan to hand out the Hot Tub Hula Girl buttons at Tiki Oasis. You see me just ask for one. The white button I will hand out at the Sacramento Crawl. She can put a photo and lettering of whatever your heart desires on a button. Different sizes and quantities are available. I bought the largest size 1 and 1/2 inch and ordered 100 each. If you wanted that many and that large they cost for one hundred $40. There are many less expensive options. She can be reached at [email protected] +++++++++++++++++++ Cheers, Wendy

bobtiki that really pleases me. Those pages just sit there until someone has a desire to make a mug. I share everything because it was so hard to pry information out of artists. I think the more we all do the longer tiki will stay alive. Good for you and your desire to make a mug. You can start a thread here on "other crafts" and share your steps. We all would enjoy that. I post my mistakes too so you read those they won't happen for you.

RVICTOR the Wish List is for anything. You think it up we'll get it done. That's the fun. Your first Wish Has been made four times and Dan has kept two of them. I like your ideas. Wish List 7 will start at the end of this year but anyone can send me their ideas at any time. I have a binder going already.

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SACRAMENTO CRAWL MUG. I WANTED TO MAKE A PINEAPPLE. I HAVE TO MAKE IT WORK WITH AN OPENING AT THE TOP. SO I WENT TO WORK USING SUPER HARD ROMO CLAY.

I TOOK THE SCULPT THAT I HAD DONE FOR ALBERT'S TIKI VILLIAGE. I SMOOTHED IT OUT.

ROMO CLAY IS HARD TO WORK WITH. I MELTED IT AND

THEN TOOK THE SOFT CLAY AND ADDED IT TO THE SCULPT.

I CUT SLABS AND ADDED THEM TO THE BASE. THE SCULPT NEEDS TO BE LARGER BECAUSE THE CAST MUGS SHRINK TWICE DURING PRODUCTION.

I STARTED THE ADDITION OF LEAVES.

I CHECKED IT AGAINST THE MODEL. WHAT SHOULD I DO? I DON'T WANT THE OPENING INTO THE MUG TO BE TOO SMALL.

I KEPT GOING. I ADDED LEAVES.

THEN I ADDED MORE LEAVES. DAYS ARE PASSING.

I DECIDE TO TAKE A BREAK FROM THE TOP AND TO WORK ON THE BOTTOM.

I WANT TO CARVE MY NAME ETC. HOWEVER THAT'S WHEN I REMEMBER THAT I HAD COVERED A BOWL. THAT'S A BIG PROBLEM. I COULD ADD MORE CLAY TO THE BOTTOM OR...

SO I CUT IT IN HALF TO REMOVE THE BOWL AND JAR.

I ADD A BRICK OF ROMO CLAY AND

COVER IT WITH MORE MELTED ROMO CLAY.

ONCE I GET TO THIS DONE THE PINEAPPLE LOOKS UPSIDE DOWN SO

I CUT OFF THE TOP.

I MADE A LOCK SO I COULD

PUT IT FIRMLY ONTO THE OTHER END.

I CALLED DAN INTO THE ROOM TO TELL ME WHAT HE THOUGHT.

HE ASKED ME, "WHY ARE YOU PUTTING AN ARTICOKE ON THE TOP OF THE PINEAPPLE?" I LOVE THIS MAN.

=====================================

My niece makes buttons. She made these for me. I plan to hand out the Hot Tub Hula Girl buttons at Tiki Oasis. You see me just ask for one. The white button I will hand out at the Sacramento Crawl.

She can put a photo and lettering of whatever your heart desires on a button. Different sizes and quantities are available.
I bought the largest size 1 and 1/2 inch and ordered 100 each. If you wanted that many and that large they cost for one hundred $40.

There are many less expensive options. She can be reached at [email protected]

+++++++++++++++++++

Cheers, Wendy

Post #763913 by danlovestikis on Tue, May 17, 2016 3:26 PM