Comments on: How to make a tiny polymer clay orange http://boingboing.net/2009/01/21/how-to-make-a-tiny-p.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 22 May 2013 00:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Bob Doles Communist Doppelganger http://boingboing.net/2009/01/21/how-to-make-a-tiny-p.html#comment-385027 Bob Doles Communist Doppelganger Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-385027 @1: Really, though, the only reason you'd need to play the world's tiniest violin would be to lament your lack of tiny polymer clay oranges, a problem that is now solved. Now I just need a tiny "Polymer Clay Oranges" pennant to wave. @1:

Really, though, the only reason you’d need to play the world’s tiniest violin would be to lament your lack of tiny polymer clay oranges, a problem that is now solved.

Now I just need a tiny “Polymer Clay Oranges” pennant to wave.

]]> By: Lauren O http://boingboing.net/2009/01/21/how-to-make-a-tiny-p.html#comment-385320 Lauren O Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-385320 Tilt-shifted. (I can tell by the pixels.) Tilt-shifted.

(I can tell by the pixels.)

]]> By: oasisob1 http://boingboing.net/2009/01/21/how-to-make-a-tiny-p.html#comment-385090 oasisob1 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-385090 I'd like a tiny polymer clay violin to accompany this piano: http://www.xkcd.com/532/ I’d like a tiny polymer clay violin to accompany this piano: http://www.xkcd.com/532/

]]> By: Noelegy http://boingboing.net/2009/01/21/how-to-make-a-tiny-p.html#comment-386115 Noelegy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-386115 Last summer, during the time I was job-hunting, our 7-year-old niece came to stay with us for a couple of weeks. I had a shoebox-sized carryall filled with various colors of polymer clay, and sculpting tools (a well-meaning art project that never took off), and, running out of things to keep her occupied, I got out the clay and we started making dollhouse food. That stuff is addicting. I had a polymer clay technique book that had a woefully short section on making food, and she and I modeled food for three days, fired and varnished it, and I sent it all home with her except for the tiny, adorable plate of California roll (complete with convincing wasabi and pickled ginger) that I made and kept for myself. We didn't make any oranges, though. And I wonder why. My life seems incomplete without wee clay oranges. Last summer, during the time I was job-hunting, our 7-year-old niece came to stay with us for a couple of weeks. I had a shoebox-sized carryall filled with various colors of polymer clay, and sculpting tools (a well-meaning art project that never took off), and, running out of things to keep her occupied, I got out the clay and we started making dollhouse food. That stuff is addicting.

I had a polymer clay technique book that had a woefully short section on making food, and she and I modeled food for three days, fired and varnished it, and I sent it all home with her except for the tiny, adorable plate of California roll (complete with convincing wasabi and pickled ginger) that I made and kept for myself. We didn’t make any oranges, though. And I wonder why. My life seems incomplete without wee clay oranges.

]]> By: anaximander http://boingboing.net/2009/01/21/how-to-make-a-tiny-p.html#comment-385101 anaximander Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-385101 Looks to have originally come from here - she has loads of books covering food & other miniatures. http://www.angiescarr.co.uk/ Looks to have originally come from here – she has loads of books covering food & other miniatures.

http://www.angiescarr.co.uk/

]]> By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2009/01/21/how-to-make-a-tiny-p.html#comment-386129 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-386129 extruder gun http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=32811&cat=1,250,43298 extruder gun

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=32811&cat=1,250,43298

]]> By: Lars Haeh http://boingboing.net/2009/01/21/how-to-make-a-tiny-p.html#comment-385110 Lars Haeh Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-385110 This is the same extruding process used in making some types of hard candy. How It's Made did an excellent job of documenting the process in this video: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=uep6FKZWRsY The results are astounding. This is the same extruding process used in making some types of hard candy.

How It’s Made did an excellent job of documenting the process in this video:
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=uep6FKZWRsY

The results are astounding.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/01/21/how-to-make-a-tiny-p.html#comment-385623 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-385623 It doesn't look like there's any credit on the sites linked - the orange tutorial is by Angie Scarr. Here it is on her site: http://www.angiescarr.co.uk/UK_Oranges_Demonstration.html It doesn’t look like there’s any credit on the sites linked – the orange tutorial is by Angie Scarr. Here it is on her site: http://www.angiescarr.co.uk/UK_Oranges_Demonstration.html

]]> By: Ned613 http://boingboing.net/2009/01/21/how-to-make-a-tiny-p.html#comment-385118 Ned613 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-385118 But its not a navel orange! But its not a navel orange!

]]> By: Rezpect http://boingboing.net/2009/01/21/how-to-make-a-tiny-p.html#comment-385141 Rezpect Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-385141 Yep, that's exactly what it is. Yep, that’s exactly what it is.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/01/21/how-to-make-a-tiny-p.html#comment-385946 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-385946 @#10: What we really need is how to make a giant hand and razorblade. @#10: What we really need is how to make a giant hand and razorblade.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/01/21/how-to-make-a-tiny-p.html#comment-782234 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-782234 man, you English sure have a weird sense of what is funny man, you English sure have a weird sense of what is funny

]]> By: Gilbert Wham http://boingboing.net/2009/01/21/how-to-make-a-tiny-p.html#comment-385186 Gilbert Wham Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-385186 This was BB'ed a couple or so years ago if I remember correctly. They're still pretty cool little oranges though. This was BB’ed a couple or so years ago if I remember correctly. They’re still pretty cool little oranges though.

]]> By: LYNDON http://boingboing.net/2009/01/21/how-to-make-a-tiny-p.html#comment-385218 LYNDON Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-385218 <i>This is the same extruding process used in making some types of hard candy.</i> And, at least I assume, quite like how they make the lovely millefiore glass in Murano and places that copy Murano. Except colder. This is the same extruding process used in making some types of hard candy.

And, at least I assume, quite like how they make the lovely millefiore glass in Murano and places that copy Murano. Except colder.

]]> By: HaltingPoint http://boingboing.net/2009/01/21/how-to-make-a-tiny-p.html#comment-385518 HaltingPoint Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-385518 Looks like the person with the blog is now aware of their boost in incoming traffic and has put a stupid interstitial ad up. Yay for spammers. Looks like the person with the blog is now aware of their boost in incoming traffic and has put a stupid interstitial ad up. Yay for spammers.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/01/21/how-to-make-a-tiny-p.html#comment-385783 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-385783 @#3.. re: the tiny piano- do you think he asked for a tiny pianist? @#3.. re: the tiny piano- do you think he asked for a tiny pianist?

]]> By: guy_jin http://boingboing.net/2009/01/21/how-to-make-a-tiny-p.html#comment-385016 guy_jin Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-385016 Why aren't they making tiny violins? I NEED a tiny violin! Why aren’t they making tiny violins? I NEED a tiny violin!

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