It's Not Coal 03/24/2011
Ack!, So I broke my three year streak and burnt $100 worth of goods in the oven the other day. The things were smoking so they had to be released on the patio while I aired the toxic fumes out of the house.  By the time I was ready to bring them back in i had to do a little hunting. They were covered in about a foot of snow but underneath they looked like the same, pissed off, burnt, puffy, little evil coals... minus the smoke. On the tray are two Peanut Butter and Jelly sets and one I Heart Brains BFF set (could have been much worse)  At first I thought I just pressed broil instead of bake on the digital oven but upon closer investigation I found out something a little different. My question now is... why in the eff would someone change their oven from fahrenheit to celsius before leaving on a trip without telling their clay cooking daughter who happens to be watching their house while they're goooone?!?! I'm now on day 3 of my new not burning anything streak CommentsMorgan 03/29/2011 20:16
I.understand. My craft room is upstairs, and I'm lazy and accident prone, so I decided to buy a toaster oven to have up there. I made a few charms that I spent quite a bit of time on and set it to 250 for 15 minutes. Yeah, apparently the toaster oven is a piece of crap because it completely turned my pieces into molten gunk. My fire alarms went off and I was very sad. I tested it again, and yep, same thing happened. I guess I'll take the stairs next time. 04/04/2011 14:53
Holy crapola, lady! That is the most awesome looking piece of burnt toast I have ever seeeeeen! Ultra realistic - how did you do it?!?! Leave a Reply |  Beat Black is a handmade jewelry (and other stuff) business created by myself, Sarah Norton, and run out of my apartment in downtown Toronto.
I've worked with a variety of different mediums over the years but during these last few its been all about polymer clay. I mostly try to use this blog to showcase the craft in a 'behind the scenes' kind of way. I also like to show off other artists original work that inspires as well as listing any giveaways and discounts. If there's anything in particular you'd like to see here I'm completely open to your suggestions and welcome the email       April 2012  |
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