Cat Pendant - More Worbla Fun!

Made this for my best friend (and my favourite crazy cat lady). Here are some progress pics!

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I painted a pretty rock and drew a basic pattern on worbla. (The cat's my signature).

Melt the pieces together to make the back.

Melt a strip around the pretty rock.

Wrapped a piece of worbla around a crochet hook and melt onto the gem.

Heat up the back and attach to the back of the gem.

Added ears to the front.

Primed with gesso.

Primed with black paint.

Painted the worbla part and sealed with an acrylic sealant.

Add ribbons and we are done!

Eldritch Eye Bracer - Worbla and Pretty Rocks

Cold days and WoW servers down meant more arts and crafts! This bracer is made with a pretty rock I painted and Worbla (a kind of thermoplastic). Visit my facebook page for more Worbla fun!

I learned about thermoplastics and painting armor from books by a cosplayer named Kamui. She has many excellent tutorials and books so I will not explain it any further here. Instead, please enjoy the progress pictures!

I started with a basic pattern and a rock I painted to look like red eye (with GLITTERS)

Then I used my heat gun (the pink phallic thing in the background) to activate the worbla and molded it to my wrist.

Added a little bit of detail and drew on a basic design.

Added more details and molded the "eye" onto the bracer.

Covered the eye with painter's tape. Primed with 10-15 (who's really counting any way) layers of gesso to even out the small dents. This is the hardest part - apparently, watching paint dry is REALLY boring (rum helped).

Cover with black acrylic paint.

Paint with coloured acrylic paint.

Fix all the small nooks and crannies, then seal with an acrylic spray.

And we are done! No need to add claps or anything since it was molded to my wrist.