recipe for polymer clay
Materials
- 3/4 cup white glue
- 1 cup cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons mineral oil (I used baby oil but reportedly even vaseline will work)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Non-stick pot
- Wooden spoon
Steps
Add cornstarch to glue in a nonstick pot. Mix together and then add mineral
oil and lemon juice. Blend well.
Cook over low flame stirring pretty much constantly (you can take a quick
break or two if your arm gets tired, which it will) until the mixture resembles
mashed potatoes.
Remove from heat! Squirt a little additional mineral oil around the top of
your mashed potato mass and with your hands, remove it from the pot. Knead until
smooth. It's best to do this while it's still as hot as you can handle.
Pull off a bit to work with and put the rest in a re-sealable plastic bag
with the top about half-way open until it's cooled down a bit. Then seal the bag
(with as little air in it as you can) and store in the fridge.
Let dry about 2-3 days, then paint, or not.