Cold porcelain by hand at home: simple and clear recipes for beginners

Cold porcelain is a very convenient and easy to use material, if you have the desire to create something original.

And it can be done independently and involving children, who in the process of work can comprehend the first skills of creativity and develop the motility of the fingers at the same time. To make an exclusive gift or decoration does not need special skills or training.

Making cold porcelain at home is an absolutely harmless procedure. There are basic ingredients that go into absolutely all methods of making cold porcelain:

• PVA glue or construction glue;
• Starch, possibly potato starch;
• glycerin;
• Vaseline or any unnecessary cheap cream;

What exactly can be made from this material, if you are a fan of original jewelry? It can be earrings, pendants, beads, rings, bracelets or hairpins.

If you want to decorate their space, then, for example, for the New Year, make of cold porcelain unique Christmas decorations or make a gift of an original candlestick.

It is appropriate to use cold porcelain, if you want to decorate your favorite thing - a cup or an antique shelf.

Yes a lot of ideas - unique trinkets, flower pots, decorate photo frames, create an exclusive plafond for a lamp.

If you are fond of creating dolls, apply this material to make the head and face. You will have a unique and original doll face.

Make a statuette in the form of an animal or flower as a gift, use your imagination - there is room to develop your creative ideas.

Features of cold porcelain

When making cold porcelain, formalin is often added. This helps to prevent cracking during the drying process. Be sure to consider the toxicity of formalin and work with all safety precautions.

• Add formalin to the mass at room temperature, and be sure to wear medical gloves on your hands;
• the mass must not be stored at extremely low temperatures;
• It is sufficient to change the bag to remove moisture from the mass;
• To prevent the mass from cracking, it is very important to knead it thoroughly until it is a homogeneous dough;
• To prevent the formation of fungus during storage, the mass is smeared with cream, vaseline or oil;
• When working with cold porcelain is recommended to use a variety of molds, knives, scissors for manicure, will need a rolling pin to give an even and flat shape, prepare prints with a pattern or pattern, toothpicks, wire of different diameters, wire cutters, brushes;

Cold porcelain with their own hands: recipes

Each master is free to choose independently which recipe to use for the work. In total, there are two main recipes.

The first recipe is performed without boiling.

He is the easiest and will be suitable for those who only begin to master this technique.

We will need:

• glue (preferably PVA) - 2 teaspoons;
• starch - 2 tablespoons;
• cream (the cheapest or unnecessary) - 1 tablespoon;
• soda - 0,5 teaspoon;
• A container in which to mix the ingredients;

First mix the cream and the starch, then carefully pour in the baking soda. Add a couple of teaspoons of glue, and once again mix everything thoroughly. Knead the ready mass to a dough-like form and smear it with cream again to avoid sticking to your hands and better storage.

Recipe for making cold porcelain by boiling

Prepare in advance glass or teflon cookware, it is not recommended to use cookware made of aluminum.

We will also need:

• starch - a medium sized cup;
• cream - 1 tablespoon;
• glycerin - 1 tablespoon;
• Glue (preferably PVA) - a medium-sized cup;

Pour the glue into a container and set it on the stove, turning on the fire of medium strength. Add the cream and glycerin as quickly as possible, constantly stirring the mass. Gradually pour the starch.

At this stage, the mixture will resemble cottage cheese. Then a lump will form from the mass. It should be kneaded by hand until it is a dough and then a homogeneous plasticine.

The mass will be hot, let it cool slightly. Excessively thick dough can be diluted with water.

Recipe for flexible cold porcelain

It often happens that the result is not fully satisfied - the object made of cold porcelain turned out brittle and quickly covered with cracks. In fact, flexible porcelain is an improved and refined method of the first two recipes.

Here you will need to increase the amount of glue and refine it. You need to make a boil of glue. You need to slightly evaporate moisture from the glue. This explains that the glue for this method will need a third or half as much as in the standard recipe:

• By boiling, bring the amount of glue to the usual proportions.
• An acceptable ratio can only be found experimentally - the type of glue and starch will make a big difference. Remember that potato starch requires more liquid.
• You can evaporate the excess water from the glue in the microwave oven on 700 W. The container should have high walls, because the glue foams when heated.
• At the same time, the room must be ventilated - open a window or turn on the hood, as there will be a caustic smell of the sting.
• Be careful - some types of glue will form a film or lumps in the process of cooking.
• Very important - you can't pour glycerin into the boiling glue!
• Wait until the glue has cooled a little, and then add the rest of the ingredients as in normal recipes, but remember to stir everything thoroughly.

Dyeing and drying cold porcelain at home

To make the product has a more realistic and saturated color, you need to observe a few conditions:

• Apply the paint with a brush and hold over steam, this helps the porcelain to better absorb the dye;
• Acrylics are the best way to get the most saturated color;
• If you are going to use food coloring, you should add it at the stage of kneading the dough mass;
• Keep in mind that a colored mass hardens faster, so prepare it in an amount that you can use at a time;

It is worth to think in advance where the finished product will dry, because the drying time is determined by its thickness and mass and can take up to five days.

You have spent a considerable amount of time and effort on this fascinating, but still time-consuming activity, and you would like to keep the result as long as possible. Our tips will help you to please yourself and your loved ones with an exclusive product for a long time:

• protect the product from mechanical pressure;
• Avoid interaction of the product of cold porcelain with moisture;
• the finished product does not tolerate sub-zero temperatures;
• Wipe off dust and dirt stains with a soft, dry cloth only;
• If you varnish the finished product, this will not only improve its appearance, but also give additional reliability;

We sincerely wish you success in this creative hobby!

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