Just a picture of some bonsai trimmings (Chinese Elm, I’ve grown a few of them from cuttings like these), which I’ve since dried for mini material. They’re great for nature scenes, autumny leaves, etc..
(See the first entry about this challenge, here)
Items made of the rubbish materials can be found in the end of this entry - to save loading time for everyone who is on slower connections, I am not posting ALL the pictures to appear while browsing entries. Just hit the link below the teaser, to see the rest of the entry.
Well, the rubbish challenge is long gone, but as I hadn’t updated my site for months, I’m only adding to this now! So, here’s what I sent to JJ:
The whole lot.. Now that the challenge is over, I can also mention my own ideas for these materials..
The rules: everyone taking part of the challenge, got a pair who was to send them five pieces of “rubbish” (excluding leftover food and other things icky, it could really be pretty much anything that might have some miniature potential). The recipient then has the summer of 2005 to come up with one or more miniatures using these pieces as materials - other materials could be added, too, but the original rubbish should somehow be visible in the project.
Clay test sponsored by Krizze
A little while ago, I received Super Sculpey and Sculpey III samples (above) from Krizze, who had looked for clay test volunteers in our group. I only had experience on FIMO soft and FIMO classic, and since they don’t sell Sculpey in our local craft shop, I was keen to have a go.