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Celli

  • Joined Jun 2016
  • Fife
Anyone know about making plaster imprints of flowers ?.
« on: August 03, 2016, 01:45:04 pm »
I happened to catch an item on CountryFile last Sunday where clay was used to take an imprint of various flowers and grasses, and then plaster of Paris used to make a very pretty plaque type thing ( you can see I know all the jargon..not lol  :innocent: )
What I'd like to find out is, what type of clay would I need ?.
I imagine it would need to be pretty soft to take the imprint and preferably not quick drying so I can reuse the clay.
Last time I did anything with clay was at school , which was a very long time ago !.
Jane

Fleecewife

  • Joined May 2010
  • South Lanarkshire
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Re: Anyone know about making plaster imprints of flowers ?.
« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2016, 01:58:09 pm »
I saw that too.  Weren't they wonderful  :trophy:.  I don't know any more about working with clay than you do, and I can't remember the lady's name to find out more.  Someone on here is sure to know  :)
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LouiseG

  • Joined Mar 2009
  • Appleby-in-Westmorland
Re: Anyone know about making plaster imprints of flowers ?.
« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2016, 02:55:10 pm »
I saw it and thought they were beautiful. I was going to try it just with some modelling clay and plaster of paris from the craft shop, you used to be able to buy plaster of paris from the chemists (i.e. Boots) but not sure if you still can.


Good luck, they made it look fairly easy  :innocent: :fc:

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Celli

  • Joined Jun 2016
  • Fife
Re: Anyone know about making plaster imprints of flowers ?.
« Reply #3 on: August 03, 2016, 07:37:15 pm »

Good luck, they made it look fairly easy  :innocent: :fc:

Lol, yes didn't they just, I'm sure it won't be quite as easy as they made it out to be.
I did find one artist who makes stunning ones from concrete, I was quite tempted to buy one.

Fleecewife

  • Joined May 2010
  • South Lanarkshire
    • ScotHebs
Re: Anyone know about making plaster imprints of flowers ?.
« Reply #4 on: August 03, 2016, 08:28:18 pm »
I was thinking that if you started off with robust plants like cow parsley, you could learn gradually how to make the more delicate ones.
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Celli

  • Joined Jun 2016
  • Fife
Re: Anyone know about making plaster imprints of flowers ?.
« Reply #5 on: August 03, 2016, 09:36:08 pm »
I was thinking that if you started off with robust plants like cow parsley, you could learn gradually how to make the more delicate ones.
Yes I was thinking the same thing walking the dog this evening, I also wondered about using a bit of barbed wire and making a fence line , and then I wondered if I found a dead moth or butterfly if I could use that, which got me thinking  about using a mouse next time one of the cats brings in a dead one , maybe taking things a bit far with that one lol.

Fleecewife

  • Joined May 2010
  • South Lanarkshire
    • ScotHebs
Re: Anyone know about making plaster imprints of flowers ?.
« Reply #6 on: August 03, 2016, 11:49:45 pm »
But you could use a mouse skeleton  8)
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