Made by Stephanie Nasshahn
Hello everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day. Here is what I have accomplished so far. I used the original clay recipe for the lid and raised the cat a bit. The recipe came out a little lumpy, my error, but I ended up loving the texture. Next is re-creating the holes around the cat for the lights. A couple of you have commented on the hinge issue I may be faced with. I had a thought of using bolt with nuts to attach the hinges, would this work? Or using a screw that goes all the way through the clay and cork the back a side of the screw? Any thoughts?
Thanks again in advance
Stephanie
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The cat turned out marvelous! Love the texture too! Your cork idea just might work but maybe a thin piece of wood for the screw to bite into? I’m thinking of putting a corkscrew through a cork and how often they might break or crack. I would stay away from the nut and bolt as that might scratch your granddaughter, or was it niece?
This is quite the project, I can’t wait to see the finished product!
Eileen, thanks so much. I was thinking of capping off the screw with a pretty bead, as I will be “blinging it up” quite a lot. I do love the idea of a wood, that would work.
Thanks so much for hanging out to see progress and offer help.
One of my walls did warp, i even took precautions! But she’ll love it anyway ! 🙂
That is spectacular. The clay is great and everything.
I hope someone has the perfect solution for the hinge. Thanks.
Thank you Rex, I’m going to be trying screws that go all the through the cardboard and using cork or a decorative bead the hold the screw in place. My mind can see this working, I’ll keep you posted. Thanks again!
Stephanie
You’ve come so far already, I’m amazed. Good luck, and I hope it works. I love the creative mind! Think outside the box! lol