Baking Flat Polymer Pieces Perfectly Every Time

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9 жыл бұрын

Video #676: The trick to keeping those ugly bubbles and blemishes from showing up, is to sandwich in between two ceramic tiles... More Info: www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?... Polymer Clay Tutor.
Topics Covered In This Video:
* How to bake flat polymer clay in a tile sandwich.
* I received a question/request from another KZfaqr called SweetBioDesign, for a way to bake flat pieces so that they don't curl up after baking.
* I also had this issue way back when I baked directly on a ceramic tile, where I'd get little bubbles on the top and weird gaps and shiny spots on the back of all my flat pieces.
* So years and years ago, I started baking my clay pieces in between a ceramic tile sandwich.
* You need two smooth ceramic tiles with no embossed patterns or textured surfaces.
* The tile sandwich... place one tile smooth side up on the bottom. Then add a piece of plain office paper ontop of the tile. Then your flat polymer clay piece. Then another piece of paper. Then lastly, the other tile, smooth side down.
* Bake tile sandwich in the oven for one hour... at the correct temperature for the brand of polymer clay that you are using.
* The piece will come out perfectly flat and smooth on both sides.
Related Video: How To Keep Bubbles Out Of Your Polymer Clay... www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?...
Related Video: Fixing Bubbles in Your Flat Baked Polymer Pieces... www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?...
Related Article: Avoiding Common Problems With Baking Flat Polymer Clay... www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?...
Related Video: Baking Polymer Clay Pendants in a Ceramic Tile Sandwich... www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?...
And... more info about today's video is at my blog... www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?...
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@breannabanana18 2 жыл бұрын

This tip literally saved my interest in continuing with polymer clay I use it for every flat bake I swear by it and teach it to other people THANK YOU

@PolymerClayTutor 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Breanna for coming in here and saying that! Sometimes it is incredibly hard as a creator to soldier on when the workload gets heavy... but knowing that one simple video made the difference for one artist, between giving up or powering through the learning curve... makes all the hard work WORTH IT! ❤❤❤

@221b-Maker-Street Жыл бұрын

@@PolymerClayTutor Cindy, I'm almost certain that you help and inspire more people than you will ever know. Not everyone comments - some people aren't good at typing, or use a tiny screen, or maybe have autoplay switched on so YT advances them to the next video before they can comment, even if they intended to. Key thing to remind yourself is that your sterling work, commitment, and generosity has reached more people in the world than you can ever conceive of. I hope you get that, and remember it when some days/weeks are (inevitably) shitty. Thank you so much from a newbie in the UK! 🤍

@PolymerClayTutor Жыл бұрын

@@221b-Maker-Street Thank you so much! 🙏 For you to take the time to come in and say such loving, supportive words, when you could just let the video just slip on by, means more than you know. Thank you for being part of our beautiful clay world. ❤❤❤

@tahomyjo 3 жыл бұрын

This video has been posted several years ago so maybe some of you already know this but it would be selfish not to share what works better than anything...Take your flat piece and put it in your oven and dont go over 175 F and bake for 20 minutes then turn up your oven to 275 F or the suggested time for your clay and bake 45 minutes and it comes out beautiful, flat and no bubbles. Do not take your clay out of the oven after the first low bake, just turn it up while its still hot..Works like a charm and to compare it you can pop in another flat piece when your temp reaches the suggested time at the normal bake and compare when your done :)

@esmeraldadominguez6899 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏼

@CinnabunLoves 2 жыл бұрын

I will try this tomorrow thanks in advance , I am a beginner ❤️❤️❤️

@deekshasaini4261 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. I don't have tiles. I will try this. ❤️

@TiffanyLeClair Жыл бұрын

I’ve used this once and it worked perfectly! Thank you! I’m bummed my countertop oven thing (sorry… I’m baked 😜 and drawing a blank on the proper name… lol!) won’t go below 250, but at 175 in the kitchen oven during an AZ winter: entirely doable! In a few months I might get away with the low bake temperatures during the day in AZ. 😩🥺

@TiffanyLeClair Жыл бұрын

Your tip is especially helpful in my case where I’m trying to customize a miniature house kit with textured type wall appliqués, so to speak. I don’t want faux brick from a printed piece of paper, so I made my own based on the specs of the cutout out of polymer clay, bake it, then glue it to the wood structure. I just need it to be flat and keep the elaborate nuances it took to make a brick-looking wall from clay. I made the same concept with “wall tile” with your method and it came out awesome! Thank you!!

@kirbysnortfarts9819 5 ай бұрын

Perfect answer (as always). THANKS!!!

@SweetBioDesign 9 жыл бұрын

Hi Cindy! Thank you so much to show me the technique you suggest me, in this video! I'm so happy, thanx again! Kiss!

@PolymerClayTutor 9 жыл бұрын

SweetBioDesign My pleasure, any time!

@lyndeda 7 жыл бұрын

Genius! I`ve had this problem with curling edges on otherwise perfect pieces, thank you for sharing x

@leisapmericle9932 9 жыл бұрын

Fabulous.!!!!! Thank you. .. I had my question answered. .. because of the back of my pieces, having that funky Shiney, flat, and bubbled back. .. I will be using paper. !!

@ericamanda01 9 жыл бұрын

What a simple solution. Thank you so much!

@lindydiddle6253 9 жыл бұрын

Ohh, I've had the bubble issue before, & last week I tried baking some cookie charms that curled up on the edges. I was wondering how to fix it, and here's the answer! It's so simple I can't believe I didn't think of it, because I always bake my pieces on a tile topped with paper anyway. I just didn't think to make a sandwich! Thanks so much!

@gimmeachance7059 4 жыл бұрын

What a channel ! You are so simple and honnest! It is a pleasure to follow you on KZfaq. We learn a lot from you.

@PolymerClayTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for coming in here to say that! It means a lot! 💖💖💖

@katyprecious 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip! I've always wondered how to get rid of the bubbles I sometimes get in my clay.

@julierochforte7174 Жыл бұрын

Thanks again for another brilliant solution!

@carolannmacarthur759 Жыл бұрын

Perfect! Thanks for this amazing tip. I will try tomorrow.

@natalynapaea2711 9 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU!! this is the solution to my life!

@PolymerClayTutor 5 жыл бұрын

Happy to see something so simple can solve all of your life's problems! 😉 💖

@gingerweasel2 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this tip! For anyone else wondering, it should work just as well with most flat, weighted, oven-safe objects, if you don't happen to use tiles. I just made my sandwich with two clean, flat baking sheets, and they came out beautifully! :)

@PolymerClayTutor 5 жыл бұрын

Perfect! Thanks for passing along that tip!

@darlingl929 3 жыл бұрын

What do you use? Can I use wooden chopping board instead?

@arianas9204 3 жыл бұрын

@@darlingl929 Wood usually isn’t over safe. I would stick with Ceramic tiles, level/flat back sheets, etc. Or anything that’s safe for the oven, flat, level, and smooth and stays that way when put in the oven (so no buckling, warping, etc.). Two pieces of glass from picture frames for example would probably work. You’ll just have to be more careful to avoid breaking the glass or cutting yourself on the edges. Also with glass I think it’s best to place it in the oven as it warms and wait to remove it from the oven until it cools. Glass can crack or shatter if exposed to rapid temperature changes. Hope you don’t mind me answering.

@Adjum84 Жыл бұрын

Can you put curled earring pieces back into the oven in the sandwich to flatten them out or are they forever curled?

@221b-Maker-Street Жыл бұрын

@@Adjum84 Hi Adam. If they're still softish then you _might_ be able to - if they're already solidly baked then I doubt it. I imagine they'd be too brittle by that point. It's worth a try with a test piece, though - you've nothing to lose. Cindy has video/s on baking times and brittleness etc that are worth your time. I think many of us are so itching to create stuff, we don't spend anywhere near enough time split-testing (I'm looking at myself here - I'm far too eager/impatient to Get Going!). It's the same reason successful artists and makers keep a sketchbook with trials, test-runs, and samples as a reference guide.

@cissikiki4172 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your explanations ,good job for all of us users 🤩🙏👏

@PolymerClayTutor 3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome 😊

@justjobean 2 жыл бұрын

Just went to Lowes and picked up 4 tiles to bake on and one to use at my work bench! Thanks so much!

@montrealstars60 9 жыл бұрын

Great tip, as always Cindy!

@katieluu3177 9 жыл бұрын

These videos are very helpful!

@LuiseCisnerosArt 9 жыл бұрын

This is a really useful tip! Thank you so much!!!

@TheThrillofTheThrift 9 жыл бұрын

Very very helpful Cindy! Thanks so much!!

@sathyas803 9 жыл бұрын

luv all ur videos... u r my inspiration.... thanks for ur fabulous ideas....

@vedlatajohn 4 жыл бұрын

Wow!!! It was super helpful! 🙏🏼 Thank you!

@katherinelane299 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I am glad to have that information. Wish I had had it sooner.

@deyodie 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for that tip.You do not know how much you helped

@PolymerClayTutor 5 жыл бұрын

Happy to help! Thanks for commenting. It means a lot! 💖💖💖

@staceypeak199 7 ай бұрын

This is what I've been trying to figure out!! Thank you!!

@TheWiseMagpie1 9 жыл бұрын

This is very helpful! Thank you so much!

@rosiehutchinson9333 9 жыл бұрын

So much to learn. Thanx Cinty for your insights :)

@gp8699 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for another awesome tutorial!

@PolymerClayTutor 4 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome! 💖

@bjbusick 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this information, I am working on some pieces now.

@egyptkiss07 3 жыл бұрын

thank you so much for sharing your insight on this!!!

@petradavis4251 3 жыл бұрын

Very helpful. Thank you!😊

@joyceparkes2678 5 жыл бұрын

Just what I needed to know.. I’m going through your menu of vids.. thanks😘

@PistolPat 4 жыл бұрын

This was just what I was looking for, ty!

@G.G.8GG 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! This was my problem. All that adding, sanding & cutting.

@PolymerClayTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped! 💖

@glorialockwood-moret4856 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you this is one of the issues I've been having

@LostMittens 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant ‼️

@gloriajaorasdr5938 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the tip 🙏🤗🌷

@indianajones5717 3 жыл бұрын

merci beaucoup pour l'astuce très utile !

@janicedonahue1122 9 жыл бұрын

Good idea! Thanks

@georginakamalakerr9324 4 жыл бұрын

What a great tip. Thanks.

@PolymerClayTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you like that one! 💖

@evawalker9492 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you this was great!

@wayoutsidestudios641 4 жыл бұрын

This is so smart!!

@greatvarda8688 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this tipp, it's really helpfull :-)

@danie4819 3 жыл бұрын

This works so well thank you

@PolymerClayTutor 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@katarguello5572 5 жыл бұрын

I so needed this thank you so much! New subscriber ❤️ and loving your videos. Im a stay at home mom with some time in my hands and i want to start making earrings to sell. This video helped me a lot great tip 👍!

@PolymerClayTutor 5 жыл бұрын

I am so happy to have helped! Thank you for your kind words and good luck with your future business!

@caro4art 9 жыл бұрын

fabulous! thanks

@dennismann1523 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'am doing a project where I will be using thin pieces to display a drawing, your great !!!

@dianevasvary1532 9 жыл бұрын

Very Clever....as always :)

@peace2624 5 ай бұрын

Thank you❤

@DianasCraftyCastle Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! 👏🏻

@barbarasteele3833 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@thelastwin 9 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU!

@MrSonnenspatzen 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for sharing that thank you very very much

@heatherorr2116 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Cindy! Can you advise on using polymer clay in bezel blanks please? Thank you!

@azucenadelarosa2493 4 жыл бұрын

thank you!!!!

@lilithmarleen 9 жыл бұрын

Great tip :)

@AmberMcNemar 4 жыл бұрын

I feel so silly for not thinking of this! How simple. Perfect thank you for sharing!

@PolymerClayTutor 4 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome!

@kelliehutzley5021 7 жыл бұрын

love it sooo 😊

@AnaCrisisBlu 9 жыл бұрын

all your tips are always super clever! :D

@msbohosoul 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@PolymerClayTutor 4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! 💖

@melanieliston4034 3 жыл бұрын

Very helpful. Been having this problem. And how do you get smooth edges all the time. Hate sanding lol

@birgitledl9168 9 жыл бұрын

thanks a lot, great!!!

@nickathytoronto 9 жыл бұрын

Hi I love your videos

@ineedmaps 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so muchhhh. I love youuu!

@PolymerClayTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Love you too! 💖💖💖

@rikdog5000 5 жыл бұрын

super helpful tip! where did you get just two tiles...does home depot sell them individually?

@Eli-oh4ng 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!!!

@PolymerClayTutor 4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! 💖

@countryannescreations1005 4 жыл бұрын

I love your channel and I love this video but I would love to know how to get the bubbles out if you plan to emboss on it, the black premo has terrible bubbles and I can't get a flat surface to emboss on? Thanks so much :)

@Bella-gv1hc 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your insight! I tried it with Craft Smart Polymer Clay. The instructions say bake it at 275 for 15 mins. I took it out and it was easily breakable. I put it in for 18 mins, but it’s pretty much the same. I did put wax paper instead of printer paper maybe that has some effect on it. I’ll keep trying, till I find what works best with this clay.

@user-no8kv3mk2h 5 ай бұрын

she said in the video that increased the time to 1 hour

@irdnalxicliw5534 9 жыл бұрын

This video was only a couple days late! I had just made a journal cover and I had problems with the pieces bending and getting bubbles.

@venusiandesigns 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you, did not know that.

@rachelabrams9209 4 жыл бұрын

I've got pieces where I've put plastic under the cutter so I have slightly domed/rounded pieces. I don't want that glassy back as you showed in the video. Can I sandwich these? I sometimes bake in corn starch and then I got a tip to put a tile on top right as I take it out of the corn flour after baked. What do you think? Thank you. I am grateful for your videos.

@MonaLisa-gh6uq Жыл бұрын

MERCI !!

@simplychicbybri8503 2 жыл бұрын

How do you bake pieces that have paint or texture on them to keep them from bubbling and curling up?

@darlingl929 3 жыл бұрын

By doing that, will it retain the perfect round shape?thank you..

@sarahm1502 2 жыл бұрын

Hello, I’m sorry if this was answered earlier. But I’ve tried this with some of my pieces, I generally have multiple pieces on one tile and I still get the funky back on some of them even with the tile sandwich. Should I bake each piece individually? Do you have any tips or recommendations that I should try? I’ve been using kato clay… not sure if I should make a switch to sculpy which seems like what most artists use…

@karenmccabe2371 Жыл бұрын

Question for you.....if I want to silkscreen on the top of the flat circle do I do it before or after baking?

@mswendyramos5116 3 жыл бұрын

I love youuuu! Thank you so muchhh!

@PolymerClayTutor 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!!

@tarynestcourt7104 2 жыл бұрын

OMG thank you! I have been doing a colour wheel for my clays and this has been doing my head in, I've just put my first tile sammich in the oven 🤗😁. Have you by chance tried Du-Kit Polymer Clay made in New Zealand? I know alot of the big brands are running out and there's is on par with Premo IMO I'd be interested in your thoughts if you'd tried it. (Its also cheaper for the 250g blocks)

@selrosehogarth7588 2 жыл бұрын

I love the du kit range just wish they had more colors but so easy to add pearls ect

@boplinh4528 Жыл бұрын

I sometimes have trouble with bubbles after baked, and if i use the sandwich technique, the clay surface’s texture will be the print paper texture. What should i do to avoid bubbles ? Thank you ❤

@haseenakhan4962 2 жыл бұрын

@PolymerclayTutor which tile we can use for baking and is it safe to bake on tile

@gigicolada 2 жыл бұрын

I usually bake my clay at 275 for 30 minutes which works great in my oven. If I use the tile do I need to up it to one hour or is that just your personal preference?

@dingdongs210 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this tip! I just tried it and it seems that the tiles may stop some of the heat from making it to the clay? All of my test pieces snapped when I tried bending them. I know this video is old but has this happened to you??

@merilynd8040 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Amanda, I recently started sandwiching my clay between tiles and had a similar problem. The clay heats up way slower between tiles and I almost ended up baking my pieces for over an hour with pretty good results.

@maryclark3792 8 жыл бұрын

I want/ need to know....Please...What type of tile is that? where does one buy them? Thank You

@chrisw3192 6 жыл бұрын

RAH RAH ! Love you so much.

@yesenialopezgomez745 3 жыл бұрын

Woooooowza!! Ok can this also be done with two glass pieces or is it only tile we can use?😬

@PolymerClayTutor 3 жыл бұрын

Glass can sometimes break if it goes from hot to cold too quickly, tiles are better for this job... or better yet Pizza Stones! My new favorite baking tool. Plus you don even need the paper because the pizza stones are matte finish already!

@dagmarmiller423 6 жыл бұрын

how thick should your finished projects be?

@eilamariaworship 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, thank you for this video. What kind of papper is it that youre using?

@eilamariaworship 3 жыл бұрын

*paper

@lifeisgood7740 3 жыл бұрын

How about if your baking a bowl. How do you avoid bubbles. Thank you.

@blobface5746 9 жыл бұрын

Cindy, Have you heard of the brand "Cernit"? Could you do a review on it?

@PolymerClayTutor 9 жыл бұрын

blobface Yes I have heard of it, but haven't tried it yet. It is not available around here and I just haven't ordered it yet. When I do, I will do a review. Thanks for the suggestion!

@BlackCat_2 9 жыл бұрын

That looks neat. I haven't had much issue with bubbles though really. My concern is that the tile sandwich would reduce the thickness of the clay I started with. - Heidi

@PolymerClayTutor 9 жыл бұрын

BlackCat2 No the tile is actually pretty light. Look at my two sampled, one baked in the tile sandwich and one baked on top of a tile. There is no visible difference between the two thicknesses.

@TealCheetah 9 жыл бұрын

So helpful. o.o

@triciaanderson6655 Жыл бұрын

Can you use cookie cutters that have been used for polymer clay for food?

@lidiaplartus 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Cindy, I have baked my pieces on ceramic tiles for the first time but they started to break. I am not sure if they were brittle or humid because I just washed the tile before putting it on the oven. I only bake my pieces at 130C for 15 minutes as my pasta machine doesn’t do such thick sheets. And I have always baked this way. Only when I used the tile for baking did my pieces started to break. What am I doing wrong?? Should I bake for longer? Shorter? Lower temp? Higher temp??? I work with fimo though, premo is more expensive in UK. many thanks for your help. L

@PolymerClayTutor 4 жыл бұрын

The brittleness isn't from humidity but from not being baked long enough or hot enough. 15 minutes is just not long enough... especially on a tile because it will take a little bit of time for the tile to heat up, so the heat is going into the tile rather than the piece. Make sure you're using an oven thermometer so you know the temp is correct. Cover your piece with a tinfoil pan and hen bake your piece for 1 hour. You will have much stronger pieces if you bake this way. I have several baking videos on my channel that will help. Good luck!

@rebekahsenglishroom954 4 жыл бұрын

Hi! I was wondering if sandwiching the polymer clay pieces with the ceramic tiles would flatten out the clay because of the weight? Thank you!

@PolymerClayTutor 4 жыл бұрын

I don't think it is the weight so much but just the fact that a warm air bubble has nowhere to go when there is a tile on top so, it doesn't pop out from the surface.

@maryvanderhoven4267 9 жыл бұрын

Very helpful thank you! I'm assuming you don't have to bake it any longer then normal correct?

@PolymerClayTutor 9 жыл бұрын

Mary Vanderhoven On a thin piece like this, the one hour is fine. If you found that the pieces weren't strong enough though, you could bake it a little longer.

@maryvanderhoven4267 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for you prompt reply. your tutorials are very helpful and informative. :)

@cinderasteria4894 6 жыл бұрын

hello mam, i wanna ask on how should i make my bake polymer clay, unbreakable? because my charms broke ,one monthe after i baked it.

@phildemetriou440 Жыл бұрын

What paper is best to use ? Some must burn in the oven.

@bubbles_addiction2660 9 жыл бұрын

This video came just on time, I had thinked about the double tile but without the paper! Also can you make a video of "How to flaten an already baked but curved piece of polymer clay!" I thinked about putting 'bake & bond' liquid on the back side of the already baked piece, attache the unbaked piece and put it in between two tiles to bake! I think it will be flatened! What is your opinion? Can you do a video on this issue? :-) Thank you!!! :)

@PolymerClayTutor 9 жыл бұрын

Konstantina Koutsoulianou I think that should work fine. Why don't you test it out and let us know how i goes?

@bubbles_addiction2660 9 жыл бұрын

PolymerClayTutor Sure why not :) I was planning to do it anyways because I have a cute piece I don't want to through away because of its shape! :-) I will do it and I'll let you know the results :-)

@territruss8869 8 жыл бұрын

Can you use polymer clay as shower floor and walls. If so which clear waterproof material is needed? sorry if I asked a stupid question just curious :-)

@PolymerClayTutor 8 жыл бұрын

I really don't know Terri. Maybe if you embedded it in resin, but I don't know what the durability that would have.