Ok, I won't Linda!! Thank you!!! I didn't make any fruit today....heck I didn't make anything! I will be burning the midnight oil ;-).
Cindy, you too? I think it's tryptophan overdose. I took a loooong nap late afternoon, after stuffing myself silly. Your latest offerings are delectible!! I am making a plump turkey right now. Or rather, trying to. What I really want to do is go to bed with a good book :-/. But ewww....ochre snot!! At least it's one of my favorite clay colors!
p.s. apricots are not that yummy. I like the dried ones, though. But I'm running out of fruit to make (the common ones, not the exotic)! I have a customer who keeps asking for more fuit! If you can think of any other ones, let me know.
Plus, I gotta tell ya. RANT!! I broke open a new pack of Fimo Classic Champagne....HATE IT!! I may as well be using Fimo Soft. I don't know what they were thinking. Seriously, I might have to stick exclusively with Kato, unless I can find a comparably firm clay with a wider range of colors :-/. This BLOWS!!
Yep...just because it says "classic" doesn't mean it is. I have some truly classic Fimo (possibly as old as my teenager :-]) and it "works" entirely different from the newly labeled classic stuff. Anyway, keep making the fruit..I love seeing it. And I don't mind the fern baskets either!
Thank you so much :-D!! It really has been awhile since I last made apricots (lots of nectarines and peaches, mostly).
Tabitha, I know!! There have been a couple times when I've been stumbled upon some REAL classic fimo! I thought, wow...is this vintage stock from the 70s?? Totally different packaging and hard as a rock, lol!! I felt the hardness and got excited!! Wait...that sounded weird. But I did flip out, seriously- I bought them all up :-D! I would rather have enormous blisters from kneading hard clay than use chewing gum! But my old stock is dwindling. I almost went into mourning when the last of my Rosewood was gone.
OMG I love your apricots! Apricots are good in jams and cobblers, but I don't know about just eating them. They really taste better jellied.
I am surprised that you don't try premo, although I have to admit the premo got softer too. Dang formula changes! I just leech mine until it is the consistency that I like (halfway between old fimo and a bit of soft chewy taffy feeling, kind of like jolly ranchers chewies before you eat them.) How is kato anyway? I never tired it but everyone said it is really good for caning.
Thanks Betty!! I have a few bars of Premo, but I don't use it unless I'm desperate, lol!! I wish I liked it more, because they have a nice selection of colors, don't they? Alas, it is still too soft for me...aaaargh!! But ALOT of makers love it- it's just a matter of preference. For me, the firmer the clay, the more definition I can get with it. Maybe I should switch to working with stone, lol!! Betty, you of all people would love Kato, you caning demon! It is EXCELLENT for that.
Oh Dale, are you mafioso? LOL!!! The critique- trust, there WILL be something(s) I can look at them and see things I might have done differently (or better), no doubt. Isn't that always the case, though? I cringe when I see certain things I've made only a few months ago :-/.
Susan, they are more orangey, and smaller. But Betty is right- they are better used in making other things, not really "straight up". I do like dried apricots, though...and I'm not even a fan of dried fruit, really.
No, don't stop!...they are all too beautiful!
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i et them up.
ReplyDeleteomnomnomnom.
kiss my puckered lips ;P
yea i'm feeling a little loony today too. frosted way too many donuts and cupcakes.
ReplyDeletei think my snot is ochre coloured.
Ok, I won't Linda!! Thank you!!! I didn't make any fruit today....heck I didn't make anything! I will be burning the midnight oil
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Cindy, you too? I think it's tryptophan overdose. I took a loooong nap late afternoon, after stuffing myself silly. Your latest offerings are delectible!! I am making a plump turkey right now. Or rather, trying to. What I really want to do is go to bed with a good book :-/. But ewww....ochre snot!! At least it's one of my favorite clay colors!
p.s. apricots are not that yummy. I like the dried ones, though. But I'm running out of fruit to make (the common ones, not the exotic)! I have a customer who keeps asking for more fuit! If you can think of any other ones, let me know.
Plus, I gotta tell ya. RANT!! I broke open a new pack of Fimo Classic Champagne....HATE IT!! I may as well be using Fimo Soft. I don't know what they were thinking. Seriously, I might have to stick exclusively with Kato, unless I can find a comparably firm clay with a wider range of colors :-/. This BLOWS!!
ReplyDeleteI celebrate you don't stop making fruits. They always look so fresh and delicious..!!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Paloma
Yep...just because it says "classic" doesn't mean it is. I have some truly classic Fimo (possibly as old as my teenager :-]) and it "works" entirely different from the newly labeled classic stuff. Anyway, keep making the fruit..I love seeing it. And I don't mind the fern baskets either!
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Todo ,todo,es maravilloso...mis felicitaciones.
ReplyDeleteKiva, you are just too funny! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm waiting to see what the critique says as well...
Thank you so much :-D!! It really has been awhile since I last made apricots (lots of nectarines and peaches, mostly).
ReplyDeleteTabitha, I know!! There have been a couple times when I've been stumbled upon some REAL classic fimo! I thought, wow...is this vintage stock from the 70s?? Totally different packaging and hard as a rock, lol!! I felt the hardness and got excited!! Wait...that sounded weird. But I did flip out, seriously- I bought them all up :-D! I would rather have enormous blisters from kneading hard clay than use chewing gum! But my old stock is dwindling. I almost went into mourning when the last of my Rosewood was gone.
Dale, I am waiting too! Where the hell is it???
Kiva, do I need to rough them up for you? lol ;)
ReplyDeleteYes, please do, Dale ;-)! Let them know that I have been dying to have my stuff ripped to shreds!! What's the hold up???
ReplyDeleteOMG I love your apricots! Apricots are good in jams and cobblers, but I don't know about just eating them. They really taste better jellied.
ReplyDeleteI am surprised that you don't try premo, although I have to admit the premo got softer too. Dang formula changes! I just leech mine until it is the consistency that I like (halfway between old fimo and a bit of soft chewy taffy feeling, kind of like jolly ranchers chewies before you eat them.) How is kato anyway? I never tired it but everyone said it is really good for caning.
Thanks Betty!! I have a few bars of Premo, but I don't use it unless I'm desperate, lol!! I wish I liked it more, because they have a nice selection of colors, don't they? Alas, it is still too soft for me...aaaargh!! But ALOT of makers love it- it's just a matter of preference. For me, the firmer the clay, the more definition I can get with it. Maybe I should switch to working with stone, lol!! Betty, you of all people would love Kato, you caning demon! It is EXCELLENT for that.
ReplyDeleteApricots are good dried, but, I won't say what they look like. ;)
ReplyDeleteKiva, I'm in Jersey, lemme get my bat! lol ;)
What?! It's not going to be filled with praise? ;)
(are they reading this blog?)
runs and hides....
Apricots, apricots, nope, I don't think I have ever tasted fresh apricots. Do they taste like peaches? Because they sure look similar.
ReplyDeleteOh Dale, are you mafioso? LOL!!!
ReplyDeleteThe critique- trust, there WILL be something(s)
I can look at them and see things I might have done differently (or better), no doubt. Isn't that always the case, though? I cringe when I see certain things I've made only a few months ago :-/.
Susan, they are more orangey, and smaller. But Betty is right- they are better used in making other things, not really "straight up". I do like dried apricots, though...and I'm not even a fan of dried fruit, really.
Oh no Kiva, there is no one who stopp you...lol... Your fruits are sooooo perfect and realistic, wonderful!!!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Karin
You are such a sweetie!!! Thanks, Karin!!
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