This video runs just under 8 minutes, and talks about the following:

• Bottles of Hope history
• Suggestions for finding bottles to cover
• Bottle preparation
• Bottle covering
• Ideas for making your own Bottles of Hope

Not a big fan of videos? You might be more interested in this Bottle of Hope tutorial.

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If you love texture sheets & have ever wondered about creating your own, check out my latest video, How to Make Your Own Texture Molds.

• How to make a texture mold from a basket
• How to use extruded clay to make a texture sheet
• How to use your texture sheets along with clay in the pasta machine

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  Basket with Texture Mold
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  Hat Textured with Basket Mold
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  More Texture Mold Examples

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  Original Extruded Pattern
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  Mold of Extruded Pattern
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  ATC Made from Mold

Other posts in this series:

• Review: Amazing Mold Putty
• How to Make Your Own Molds with Amazing Mold Putty
• Video: How to Make Button Molds & Buttons
• Video: How to Make Your Own Texture Molds
• Mold Putty Wrap-Up

Start molding today with the Mold Putty Project Pack.

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Are you a visual learner? If so, check out my latest video for tips on making buttons and button molds. It runs just over 5 minutes, and includes the following:

• How to use Amazing Mold Putty to make molds from buttons
• How to use your button molds with polymer clay
• How to poke button holes
• How to add button shanks
• How to use Pearl Ex powders to add a little pizazz to your buttons

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  Button Molds
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  Original, Mold & Clay Buttons
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  Clay Nametag made with Buttons

Continue reading "Video: How to Make Button Molds & Buttons" »

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This video goes along with my bamboo skewer polymer clay pen tutorial. The video is 6.5 minutes long, and it shows how to cover a bamboo skewer to make a polymer clay pen.

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This video goes along with my pen kit tutorial. The video is 6.5 minutes long, and it shows how to cover the Amazing Twist Pen sold by Boston Clay Works. It also shows some alcohol ink basics.

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This video goes along with my pen kit tutorial. The video is 8 minutes long, and it shows how to cover the Mini Key Chain Kit sold by Penn State Industries. It also shows some basic gold leaf techniques.

Just a warning: I tried to keep the on-screen hammering to a minimum -- but don't turn your speakers up too loud!

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Here's another video that goes along with my basic pen covering instructions. The video is 4.5 minutes, and it shows how to cover a Bic Round Stic pen with polymer clay. Background "music" courtesy of my doggie. <g>

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Here's a video that goes along with my basic pen covering instructions. The video is 4.5 minutes, and it shows how to cover a PaperMate FlexGrip Elite pen with polymer clay. Aside from the one I won't get to see til next year, this is my first "talkie" -- so suggestions are welcome!

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While I was working on my latest hemp project, I thought it'd be fun to show my "mobile crafting station" in action. This is my first attempt at video, so let me know if you have suggestions.

Also, in case you need it for this project or any other, here's a print-quality ruler image [926K] from that measuring tape I scanned in.

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