Lindy L., Wow! Thank you so much for your lovely comment. 🙂

Liz Richardson, thank you I'm so glad you enjoyed the video and can use all those boxes you have too. I hate to throw anything away until I am 100% sure I can't use it in some way. :-)

Tracey Marshall, thank you, so glad you enjoyed it :-)

Thank you!

Jeanelle Newman, thank you for watching 😀

Madeline Whick, thank you very much for a really lovely comment and for subscribing, yes I am a believer too of promoting others and maybe one day I will hit the 1000 lol! In all honesty though I just enjoy sharing and knowing that hopefully it helps another.

Tammy Squire, thank you your comment means a lot to me, I have done other videos but this is really my first full on tutorial and I certainly hope to do more.

Aw bless you, yes I've watched all your videos I think, after Val the unruly housewife mentioned you a while back. I find you both very inspiring! Polymer clay is such a lovely medium to work with and I have tons of respect for you guys sharing your knowledge with us all xx

Amy's Claythings, thank you very much and glad you enjoyed the video.

Unruly Housewife, Thank you, silly I know but I was so happy when it arrived lol!

Barbara Smith, Thank you so much I really appreciate your comment and I'm glad that you got some tips from my video, yes I hope to do more real soon.

Rose Corrado, thank you for watching and the lovely comment, very much appreciated :-)

Trish Minor, thank you so much, yes little Rosie (west highland terrier) likes to sit under my work bench but she does get up and have the odd stretch now and then hehe! but at nearly thirteen she is doing well.

Theresa Daigle, thank you so much for your lovely comment, it is great what you can use polymer clay for and on. I will definitely be making more videos.

Teresa Pandora Salgado, thank you 💕

Sergent Guimauv, thank you so much and yes I couldn't wait for it to arrive!

Joannie Holdhusen, thank you very much, I will pass on this little bit of advice I heard from a wonderful lady, Teresa Salgado, just relay whatever it is you want to talk about and show as if to only one person like a friend, partner, brother, sister etc and that way you will feel more at ease. Good luck!

Thank you so very much! You are a sweetheart to share that with me!❤

GrannyJ Clay I miss your videos!!

SimplyCrafting, thank you very much 😊

Joni Wagner, thank you for watching and I’m glad you enjoyed the video. You know it was a while ago I made this tutorial and I don’t honestly know why I didn’t just put the mica in the lid, maybe I thought people would be able to see it better. No reason you can’t do it this way.🙂

Cindy DeGroot, thank you for watching. By tenting I mean covering the clay with a tin foil tray so as to protect it from scorching, it's not essential and to be honest I don't do it for everything but it can help as your oven may 'spike' in temperature and it can prevent a piece from burning.

d hud, sounds a great idea, thank you!

Thank you for watching and the lovely comment.

Christina Augustin, thank you, very kind, no I am pretty sure weldbond isn't the same as pva, i have never tried pva in the oven but maybe you could test a piece on scrap to see it it works, I think the crafters pick glue should be ok. Hope this helps please say if not and I will do my best to find out the info ok.

tjaysilver Thank you for replying.. I will try to find out more too ;-)

Sally Cooper, the glue is really just to make sure the clay does adhere properly but I wish it would eliminate air bubbles. Thank you for your question and I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

tjaysilver ah darn! I was hoping you'd found the magic solution to bubbles - Wellbond!

Lisa Jarvis, here is the link. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/idKRnrJpp7jTdIU.html

M Teri Davis, Yes you can use your regular oven I did for quite some time until I got a smaller toaster oven. If you are making something a similar size to what I have here then Bake it at 130/140 (275) for about 40 minutes, if I remember I baked it for 30 minutes then I just put a foil food container over it and Carrie on baking for another 15 minutes. Thank you for watching.

Pam Holloway, thank you for watching. I hadn't really thought about covering the bottom of the box but I may well do with the next one to see the difference, thank you. I tend to tip a bit of the mica powder out as I find it gets caught up my nail which I hate, I do pick the excess powder up and put it back so I don't waste too much.

tjaysilver Aah! I do a lot of gardening, much of it with wet hands. My fingernails have to be really short to stop the soil getting behind them, and to stop them from breaking, so I never considered the possibility of mica powder getting behind them!

Pam Holloway, yeah it's a bit like getting something stuck in your teeth, really annoying lol!

Yes I baked the clay on the box, you need to make sure it has adhered well to minimise/prevent any bubbles but if you do see any after baking try using something flat while still warm and gently apply pressure to the raised area and it should settle down and hopefully disappear. Thank you for watching ❤️

Angela Herremans, thank you for watching. Clever rescue of yours I will remember that.

Tracey Jones thanks 🤗 glad you liked

It is called 'Pearl Ex' it is a mica powder and it will heat set although I do like to seal my pieces when I use it too, either with a spray sealer like PYMII or the Baufix Clear Lacquer (europe only I believe) or a vanish like fimo or duraclear americana range.

Hi, firstly thank you for watching and your lovely comment. Yes you can cover a wood box, I would recommend you put the box in the oven at the same temp as you would the clay for about 15 minutes prior to covering, this helps any glue to totally dry and also lets you see if there are any cracks that may need filling with a wood glue. The cheaper boxes are ok but you can never be too sure. I tend to not cover the complete box so much now but decorate with paint and pretty paper and then add polymer clay that’s already baked to the flat surfaces as an embellishment. Also be sure to check and double check there are no air pockets, if you see any once baked and first out of the oven you a flat item like another piece of wood to press down on the air pocket to help the clay go flat, doesn’t always work but definitely reduces the bubble. Have fun!

Thank you so much for taking the trouble of answering my question and explaining everything at this length. I shall definitely try these very soon

@@chilkakanika1456 my pleasure, if you need anymore help please ask 😀

J Vogt, glad you enjoyed the video but very sorry you couldn't hear, I just took another look and the volume was fine, I turned it up and down a couple of times just to check but all seemed ok. I'm sorry I cannot answer why you couldn't hear very well. :-/

Firstly I am so sorry I haven’t replied to your question, I usually get an email but I must of missed it! Yes you most certainly can cover an Altoid Tin, I have and they work just fine. Thank you for watching 🙂