I admire so much your work!!Your instructions are so accurate!!Your voice is so calming. Perfect instructor!!Though I consider my self a begginer after many years (I don't have a pasta machine) I have tried some of your pendants with success!!!Best wishes and thank you so much all the way from Greece!
These turtles are so cute. I think I am going to make some for my grandchildren. I think I will make some to put in my flower pot in the house. So much fun. Thanks for sharing with us. ❤️
Fiona, Thank you for your incredible tutorials! My first cane was your square dance cane. I played, paused, rewound, played, paused, etc... as I made the cane, it came out ok but I must have joined it wrong because I got no flower in the middle, just a diamond with some squiggly lines inside that didn't join up. Second try I got it right but my skirt ruffles are far more elongated than yours. Still, I was able to make pretty pendants and earrings and lots of beads from the scraps. So I have had a great start into caning thanks to you, confidence to continue on. I recently purchased some blown duck and goose eggs which I hope to get some done in time for Easter. Keep those tutorials coming, you are a great teacher!
thanks so much, I am so glad you enjoy the videos, and don't ever worry about things not looking the same as mine, I often get my best breaks and ideas from things that didn't go quite as planned ;)
I just love your accent! You my dear are a master! Love the tortoise, most happiest colors ever!!!!! Thank yolu for sharing the technique on manipulating the design of the cane, came out great!
Love the tortoise/turtle! Ordered the cutters so I can make some for Christmas gifts. Thank you so much for sharing. I have learned so much from your tutorials!
Thought I’d let you know how I am getting along. I’m about six weeks into making things. Having a few issues like making the long pieces of clay on 9 setting. It either tears (even going slowly and carefully!) or goes off to one side. I’ve managed to hold the clay in place and get a couple straight, however tearing remains an issue. I suppose practice makes perfect 😆 the main thing is I am really enjoying making things 😊 thank you so much for your advice and great videos 💜
I am so glad you are enjoying making things :) It is probably your machine on the thinnest setting that tears the clay, rather than you doing anything wrong. On some people's machines the thinnest setting is unusable in doing a long piece of clay, so just go up one setting, and that should help enormously. :)
Hi Fiona! Mega inspired by your work and I'm looking to get all I need to make a start learning how to create with polymer. I'm in the uk looking to get a pasta machine what would you recommend?
I am so glad you are enjoying the videos and starting to have fun with Polymer Clay 🙂 I get asked this question a lot, so here is the answer that I have saved to give to everyone😉 I hope it helps - good luck and have fun with the clay 🙂 The pasta machine I use is an Atlas machine, at home I use the 180 (a wider machine) and when travelling or on workshops, I use the 150. I have always used the Atlas machines and I find them very good for Polymer Clay. However, there are other very good makes, such as the Imperia machines, and of course those made specifically for use with Polymer Clay. Ginger Davis Allman, from The Blue Bottle Tree has a number of articles on Pasta Machines - thebluebottletree.com/?s=pasta+machines which may prove helpful in choosing a machine. Here is a link to an Atlas machine, (for reference only, as obviously there are many other places both online, and in stores where they can be found), and it is worth searching around till you can find a good deal on one. I hope that is of some help. www.amazon.com/Marcato-8320-Machine-Cutter-Instructions/dp/B0009U5OSO/ref=sr_1_3?crid=BPH5K7P26RQT&keywords=atlas+pasta+machine&qid=1556786279&s=gateway&sprefix=atlas+pasta+machine%2Caps%2C211&sr=8-3
I love your videos. You get straight to the point and make it look so easy. You have encouraged me to try these as they look lovely. Would love to see owls done too. You are wonderfully talented. Thank you for sharing your expertise with us.
Thank you so much Louise :) Owls ..... Mmmm now you have got me thinking, I make owl brooches already, which I sell, and was planning to do them as a tutorial to buy. Let me think if I can do 2 versions, one a freebie and a more complicated one people can purchase if they wish :) I hope you do give the tortoise a go, would love to see the results.
Thank you so much Fiona, for 2 years now I have been trying to make things out of clay. Struggling to make everything just so perfect, like the person in the video does. Thank you for showing us the little imperfections that won't matter in the end results. I now know I can actually make things and not keep starting over and over to make it perfect before I can move on to the next step. I got so discouraged that I quit last spring and now I'm ready to give it another go, following your videos. Hopefully you'll put polymer in your title, I would have found much faster. Bless you!
Thank you so much for your comments Theresa, you have made my day, and I am so glad you are going to give it another go. Imperfections juts show a piece is handmade, with love :) I have put polymer clay in my other video titles, but this was one of the first I ever posted, so as a newbie, I still had that sort of thing to learn ;) xx
Just stumbled on your video tonight. Love these turtles. You make it look so easy. I know it’s not. But.. you go sooo fast. Will watch it several more times before trying it. Thanks.
Thanks Mary, I know I go fast, people have often commented on it when I go to Polymer groups, but I discovered that if I slow down, I go wrong - I guess we all just have our own natural speed that works for us. At least, as you say, when you have a video you can pause or re-wind as many times as you need. Thank you for your kind comments :)
Mary Stoddard To slow the video playback down for instructional purposes simply click on the three vertical dots : on the top right hand side of the video box and it will bring up another box. On there you will find a playback video speed normal button. On there you can highlight the slower speed you wish to select to watch your video, select desire speed and hen go back to your video. Don't forget to return to normal speed when you have finished.
Fiona Abel-Smith PolyOriginals No need to slow down making your video. See my attached comments which I will put here for you in case someone else asks you to slow down. (To slow the video playback down for instructional purposes, simply click on the three vertical dots : on the top right hand side of the video box and it will bring up another box. On there you will find a playback video speed normal button. On there you can highlight the slower speed you wish to select to watch the video. Don't forget to return to normal speed when you have finished.)
The pasta machine I use is an Atlas machine, at home I use the 180 (a wider machine) and when travelling or on workshops, I use the 150. I have always used the Atlas machines and I find them very good for Polymer Clay. However, there are other very good makes, such as the Imperia machines, and of course those made specifically for use with Polymer Clay. Ginger Davis Allman, from The Blue Bottle Tree has a number of articles on Pasta Machines - thebluebottletree.com/?s=pasta+machines which may prove helpful in choosing a machine. Here is a link to an Atlas machine, (for reference only, as obviously there are many other places both online, and in stores where they can be found), and it is worth searching around till you can find a good deal on one. I hope that is of some help. www.amazon.com/Marcato-8320-Machine-Cutter-Instructions/dp/B0009U5OSO/ref=sr_1_3?crid=BPH5K7P26RQT&keywords=atlas+pasta+machine&qid=1556786279&s=gateway&sprefix=atlas+pasta+machine%2Caps%2C211&sr=8-3
Turtles spend most or all of their lives in the water, and tortoises are land based animals. In terms of classification they are in the same Order but different Families. Love this project, very cute!
Fantastic Fiona, you broke down each stage so that even I could follow how you made that cane look so much more complex than it actually was to put together. I had subscribed to your channel already, but forgot to tap on the bell so I was notified! Tut! Don't be like me folks, click on the bell to make sure you know when Fiona creates another video! xx
Thanks so much. I have now added a link in the video description. Here is one place who stocks it, to give you a head start, but you may well find it cheaper elsewhere :) www.amazon.co.uk/Makins-Clay-Butterflies-Cutters-Silver/dp/B0023T7HBQ/ref=sr_1_58?crid=2SER21RN0X6PQ&keywords=makins+clay+cutters&qid=1575477308&sprefix=makins%2Caps%2C149&sr=8-58
Until I came across your videos, I had never made anything out of clay. Your videos are very easy to follow, I have now made the polymer box and the tortoise brooch. I was just wandering where you got your cutters from ? I used a tortoise one but had to cut the shell out myself, it worked but I would like to use the cutters like you have. Thank you for the great videos, I will keep practicing and maybe gain enough courage to create my own cane patterns one day. 😊
Thank you, so glad you are enjoying the videos :) The cutter are from Makins, here is a link, but of course other online retailers are available ;) www.amazon.co.uk/Makins-Clay-Butterflies-Cutters-Silver/dp/B0023T7HBQ/ref=sr_1_106?hvadid=79920783559965&hvbmt=bp&hvdev=c&hvqmt=p&keywords=makin%27s+cutters&qid=1562446717&s=gateway&sr=8-106
Fiona Abel-Smith PolyOriginals I just went to the link you provide on Amazon. They don’t deliver to USA. I will try and see if I can find something similar here in Denver Colorado.
Have you tried adding a bit of small gauge wire to stabilize the neck area? Even will go under the clasp, the shell will hide any area that pokes through.
I got it from one of the big craft shows Margaret, but here it is on an online shop (other shops will also sell it) just for reference. Any similar sized glass cutting board will work as well, as will the laminated graph paper sheets I often use in my videos - I hope that helps :) www.amazon.co.uk/Xcut-13-inch-Tempered-Glass-Cutting/dp/B009W9BOGO
You probably already found your answer to this but just in case...Turtle vs. Tortoise. Tortoises and turtles are both reptiles from the order of Testudines, but in different classification families. The major difference between the two is that tortoises dwell on land, while turtles live in the water some or nearly all of the time. Sea Turtles have flippers or fins, fresh water turtles have fin shaped legs but the ends have feet, paws and claws far more suited to walking on land and rocks than sea turtles. All turtles can float and swim, tortoises can not, they would promptly sink and drown in water deeper than their head height. The larger of both live the longest. Sea Turtles live about 80 years, Giant Tortoises have been known to live up to 2 centuries. Whenever you want to know the differences between things or concepts, just put "vs" between the two on your internet search line. That's just what I did, I copied, pasted and paraphrased shamelessly for this...I am no expert on the topic. You turtle creations are precious!
Thanks, in the UK they are known as Tissue Blades, as their original function was in surgery, skin grafts I believe, but elsewhere they have several different names, but the term blade is generally used, due to them being so thin all the way through, unlike most knives that are thinner towards the cutting edge, and then get thicker further away from it. I hope that helps :)
Love your tutorials so clear and you are very talented Fiona I’m a new subscriber 👍🏻❤️do you have a patreon account I would certainly join you’re very good and your talents great
Thank you so much Janet. No, I have only just started doing videos, so don't have a patreon account as yet, but it may be an idea to think of in the future :)
Tortoises are land animals and turtles are more water animals but tortoises are considered turtles too...so, all tortoises are turtles but not all turtles are tortoises. You know, all thumbs are fingers but not all fingers are thumbs. Same with frogs and toads. All toads are frogs but not all frogs are toads. Sorry, I am rambling.
Box Turtles can"t swim, they are extremely similar to tortoises...makes me wonder why they aren't called tortoises...but then there you go, the more you know, the more questions you have.
I really enjoy your tutorials.
Thank you so much Joy :)
BEAUTIFUL!!!!love it
thanks so much Louisa :)
I admire so much your work!!Your instructions are so accurate!!Your voice is so calming. Perfect instructor!!Though I consider my self a begginer after many years (I don't have a pasta machine) I have tried some of your pendants with success!!!Best wishes and thank you so much all the way from Greece!
I am so glad you are enjoying them and by the sounds of it creating some beautiful pieces, thank you so much for your lovely comment :)
@@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals Thank you too Fiona!!!😘
Wonderful! Your soothing voice makes us think even we can do this!
That's because you can Jan ;) This is definitely one to have a go at, it's a lot of fun :) Thanks so much for your lovely comment ;)
Great tutorial 👍🏻
Thanks so much Dina :)
Another super video, Fiona! I’m going to make some of these!
Thanks so much, definitely go for it, they are so much fun to make :)
These turtles are so cute. I think I am going to make some for my grandchildren. I think I will make some to put in my flower pot in the house. So much fun. Thanks for sharing with us. ❤️
Thanks so much Artie, they both sound like great ideas :)
Fiona, Thank you for your incredible tutorials! My first cane was your square dance cane. I played, paused, rewound, played, paused, etc... as I made the cane, it came out ok but I must have joined it wrong because I got no flower in the middle, just a diamond with some squiggly lines inside that didn't join up. Second try I got it right but my skirt ruffles are far more elongated than yours. Still, I was able to make pretty pendants and earrings and lots of beads from the scraps. So I have had a great start into caning thanks to you, confidence to continue on. I recently purchased some blown duck and goose eggs which I hope to get some done in time for Easter. Keep those tutorials coming, you are a great teacher!
thanks so much, I am so glad you enjoy the videos, and don't ever worry about things not looking the same as mine, I often get my best breaks and ideas from things that didn't go quite as planned ;)
I never thought to actually TURN my square can while cutting. Brilliant ! :) xx
So glad it helps, thanks for the comment :)
I just love your accent! You my dear are a master! Love the tortoise, most happiest colors ever!!!!! Thank yolu for sharing the technique on manipulating the design of the cane, came out great!
Thank you :)
Love the tortoise/turtle! Ordered the cutters so I can make some for Christmas gifts. Thank you so much for sharing. I have learned so much from your tutorials!
fantastic, thanks so much, and I hope you get to make lots of lovely tortoise/turtles. :)
Brilliant video. Really enjoyed this Fiona !
Thank you Valerie :)
Thought I’d let you know how I am getting along. I’m about six weeks into making things. Having a few issues like making the long pieces of clay on 9 setting. It either tears (even going slowly and carefully!) or goes off to one side. I’ve managed to hold the clay in place and get a couple straight, however tearing remains an issue. I suppose practice makes perfect 😆 the main thing is I am really enjoying making things 😊 thank you so much for your advice and great videos 💜
I am so glad you are enjoying making things :) It is probably your machine on the thinnest setting that tears the clay, rather than you doing anything wrong. On some people's machines the thinnest setting is unusable in doing a long piece of clay, so just go up one setting, and that should help enormously. :)
Hi Fiona! Mega inspired by your work and I'm looking to get all I need to make a start learning how to create with polymer. I'm in the uk looking to get a pasta machine what would you recommend?
I am so glad you are enjoying the videos and starting to have fun with Polymer Clay 🙂 I get asked this question a lot, so here is the answer that I have saved to give to everyone😉 I hope it helps - good luck and have fun with the clay 🙂 The pasta machine I use is an Atlas machine, at home I use the 180 (a wider machine) and when travelling or on workshops, I use the 150. I have always used the Atlas machines and I find them very good for Polymer Clay. However, there are other very good makes, such as the Imperia machines, and of course those made specifically for use with Polymer Clay. Ginger Davis Allman, from The Blue Bottle Tree has a number of articles on Pasta Machines - thebluebottletree.com/?s=pasta+machines which may prove helpful in choosing a machine.
Here is a link to an Atlas machine, (for reference only, as obviously there are many other places both online, and in stores where they can be found), and it is worth searching around till you can find a good deal on one. I hope that is of some help. www.amazon.com/Marcato-8320-Machine-Cutter-Instructions/dp/B0009U5OSO/ref=sr_1_3?crid=BPH5K7P26RQT&keywords=atlas+pasta+machine&qid=1556786279&s=gateway&sprefix=atlas+pasta+machine%2Caps%2C211&sr=8-3
I love your videos. You get straight to the point and make it look so easy. You have encouraged me to try these as they look lovely. Would love to see owls done too. You are wonderfully talented. Thank you for sharing your expertise with us.
Thank you so much Louise :) Owls ..... Mmmm now you have got me thinking, I make owl brooches already, which I sell, and was planning to do them as a tutorial to buy. Let me think if I can do 2 versions, one a freebie and a more complicated one people can purchase if they wish :) I hope you do give the tortoise a go, would love to see the results.
I absolutely love your tutorial and the way you explain everything! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge, I truly appreciate it. Thank you
Thank you Sarah for such a lovely comment :)
So cute!!!!
Thank you Rose :)
Thank you so much Fiona, for 2 years now I have been trying to make things out of clay. Struggling to make everything just so perfect, like the person in the video does. Thank you for showing us the little imperfections that won't matter in the end results. I now know I can actually make things and not keep starting over and over to make it perfect before I can move on to the next step. I got so discouraged that I quit last spring and now I'm ready to give it another go, following your videos. Hopefully you'll put polymer in your title, I would have found much faster. Bless you!
Thank you so much for your comments Theresa, you have made my day, and I am so glad you are going to give it another go. Imperfections juts show a piece is handmade, with love :) I have put polymer clay in my other video titles, but this was one of the first I ever posted, so as a newbie, I still had that sort of thing to learn ;) xx
Just stumbled on your video tonight. Love these turtles. You make it look so easy. I know it’s not. But.. you go sooo fast. Will watch it several more times before trying it. Thanks.
Thanks Mary, I know I go fast, people have often commented on it when I go to Polymer groups, but I discovered that if I slow down, I go wrong - I guess we all just have our own natural speed that works for us. At least, as you say, when you have a video you can pause or re-wind as many times as you need. Thank you for your kind comments :)
Mary Stoddard To slow the video playback down for instructional purposes simply click on the three vertical dots : on the top right hand side of the video box and it will bring up another box. On there you will find a playback video speed normal button. On there you can highlight the slower speed you wish to select to watch your video, select desire speed and hen go back to your video. Don't forget to return to normal speed when you have finished.
Fiona Abel-Smith PolyOriginals No need to slow down making your video. See my attached comments which I will put here for you in case someone else asks you to slow down. (To slow the video playback down for instructional purposes, simply click on the three vertical dots : on the top right hand side of the video box and it will bring up another box. On there you will find a playback video speed normal button. On there you can highlight the slower speed you wish to select to watch the video. Don't forget to return to normal speed when you have finished.)
Thanks so much Lyn, very useful to know :)
I have got one of these lovely tortoise and I love it, great video again Fiona, thank you!
Thank you so much :)
Adorable and beautifully bright. Loved it!
Thank you Marion :)
What pasta machine do you use?
The pasta machine I use is an Atlas machine, at home I use the 180 (a wider machine) and when travelling or on workshops, I use the 150. I have always used the Atlas machines and I find them very good for Polymer Clay. However, there are other very good makes, such as the Imperia machines, and of course those made specifically for use with Polymer Clay. Ginger Davis Allman, from The Blue Bottle Tree has a number of articles on Pasta Machines - thebluebottletree.com/?s=pasta+machines which may prove helpful in choosing a machine.
Here is a link to an Atlas machine, (for reference only, as obviously there are many other places both online, and in stores where they can be found), and it is worth searching around till you can find a good deal on one. I hope that is of some help. www.amazon.com/Marcato-8320-Machine-Cutter-Instructions/dp/B0009U5OSO/ref=sr_1_3?crid=BPH5K7P26RQT&keywords=atlas+pasta+machine&qid=1556786279&s=gateway&sprefix=atlas+pasta+machine%2Caps%2C211&sr=8-3
Superb travail ,felicitation
Merci :)
Turtles spend most or all of their lives in the water, and tortoises are land based animals. In terms of classification they are in the same Order but different Families. Love this project, very cute!
Thanks Bees :)
Thank you once again for a wonderful tutorial!! ××
Thank you Krithika :)
Fantastic Fiona, you broke down each stage so that even I could follow how you made that cane look so much more complex than it actually was to put together. I had subscribed to your channel already, but forgot to tap on the bell so I was notified! Tut! Don't be like me folks, click on the bell to make sure you know when Fiona creates another video! xx
Thank you Anita :)
Loved the turtle! So cute! Where did you get the cutters from? I’d like to buy the set. Thanks for sharing,💜😊
Thanks so much. I have now added a link in the video description. Here is one place who stocks it, to give you a head start, but you may well find it cheaper elsewhere :) www.amazon.co.uk/Makins-Clay-Butterflies-Cutters-Silver/dp/B0023T7HBQ/ref=sr_1_58?crid=2SER21RN0X6PQ&keywords=makins+clay+cutters&qid=1575477308&sprefix=makins%2Caps%2C149&sr=8-58
Until I came across your videos, I had never made anything out of clay. Your videos are very easy to follow, I have now made the polymer box and the tortoise brooch. I was just wandering where you got your cutters from ? I used a tortoise one but had to cut the shell out myself, it worked but I would like to use the cutters like you have. Thank you for the great videos, I will keep practicing and maybe gain enough courage to create my own cane patterns one day. 😊
Thank you, so glad you are enjoying the videos :) The cutter are from Makins, here is a link, but of course other online retailers are available ;) www.amazon.co.uk/Makins-Clay-Butterflies-Cutters-Silver/dp/B0023T7HBQ/ref=sr_1_106?hvadid=79920783559965&hvbmt=bp&hvdev=c&hvqmt=p&keywords=makin%27s+cutters&qid=1562446717&s=gateway&sr=8-106
Fiona Abel-Smith PolyOriginals I have bought some, thank you for the link 😀
@@cleverclogsbecky brilliant :)
Fiona Abel-Smith PolyOriginals
I just went to the link you provide on Amazon. They don’t deliver to USA. I will try and see if I can find something similar here in Denver Colorado.
Thanks
Thank you :)
This is a GOOD tutorial! Love it!
Thank you so much Annemarie :)
Have you tried adding a bit of small gauge wire to stabilize the neck area? Even will go under the clasp, the shell will hide any area that pokes through.
That is a great tip Rosemary, thank you :)
Absolutely LOVE all your videos!!! If you put the word "Polymer " in your titles more people would find your fantastic videos . More please😄
Thank you so much. I am about to post another one tomorrow, and I have added Polymer Clay into the title of it - thanks for the tip :)
Where did you get your glass, gridded work surface?
I got it from one of the big craft shows Margaret, but here it is on an online shop (other shops will also sell it) just for reference. Any similar sized glass cutting board will work as well, as will the laminated graph paper sheets I often use in my videos - I hope that helps :) www.amazon.co.uk/Xcut-13-inch-Tempered-Glass-Cutting/dp/B009W9BOGO
Fiona Abel-Smith PolyOriginals Thanks! Was able to find it on the US Amazon site.
You probably already found your answer to this but just in case...Turtle vs. Tortoise. Tortoises and turtles are both reptiles from the order of Testudines, but in different classification families. The major difference between the two is that tortoises dwell on land, while turtles live in the water some or nearly all of the time. Sea Turtles have flippers or fins, fresh water turtles have fin shaped legs but the ends have feet, paws and claws far more suited to walking on land and rocks than sea turtles. All turtles can float and swim, tortoises can not, they would promptly sink and drown in water deeper than their head height. The larger of both live the longest. Sea Turtles live about 80 years, Giant Tortoises have been known to live up to 2 centuries. Whenever you want to know the differences between things or concepts, just put "vs" between the two on your internet search line. That's just what I did, I copied, pasted and paraphrased shamelessly for this...I am no expert on the topic.
You turtle creations are precious!
Thanks so much, really informative :)
Love love love 😍😇
Thank you Maneesha :)
is a "tissue blade" a thing? or is it just referred to like a regular cutter blade? by the way... adorable!
Thanks, in the UK they are known as Tissue Blades, as their original function was in surgery, skin grafts I believe, but elsewhere they have several different names, but the term blade is generally used, due to them being so thin all the way through, unlike most knives that are thinner towards the cutting edge, and then get thicker further away from it. I hope that helps :)
@@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals aha. ty for the answer. i just want to make sure i have everything i need to start :)
Love your tutorials so clear and you are very talented Fiona I’m a new subscriber 👍🏻❤️do you have a patreon account I would certainly join you’re very good and your talents great
Thank you so much Janet. No, I have only just started doing videos, so don't have a patreon account as yet, but it may be an idea to think of in the future :)
@@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals I hope you will do this, I love your tutorials and would love more advanced and involved projects.
thanks Bees :)
Tortoises are land animals and turtles are more water animals but tortoises are considered turtles too...so, all tortoises are turtles but not all turtles are tortoises. You know, all thumbs are fingers but not all fingers are thumbs. Same with frogs and toads. All toads are frogs but not all frogs are toads. Sorry, I am rambling.
No, not rambling :) Thanks for the info Yana :)
Box Turtles can"t swim, they are extremely similar to tortoises...makes me wonder why they aren't called tortoises...but then there you go, the more you know, the more questions you have.
Wow, thanks you, I know so much more now :)