Polymer Clay Canes and Fimo Nail Art

I have recently been introduced to the world of Nail Art, oh my gosh you men and women do such beautiful work.

The photo above are some examples of my canes after they have been baked, sliced and applied to a very inexpensive artificial nails. I used a polymer clay products that cures under UV light. As you can see if you slice the canes thin enough the translucent background will pretty much disappear. Now I don't pretend to be a nail artist, I am a Polymer Clay artist I just wanted to show you that the backgrounds do fade out and the scale. Some slices are a little bigger then others but they are all less the 1/4".

The beautiful nails above were done by Laurie Ivins Profiles Hair Design Sandpoint, ID, she used my cane slices in her design. Thank you Laurie for allowing me to use your phots to show off our work!

These nails were done by G, in Las Vegas! Click on photo to enlarge.

The canes will be less then 1/4" wide, closer to 3/16th, but no bigger. They are all 2.5"-3" long and they cost $5 each. You can get approx 175 slices from a cane this length. I tried slicing the with a single edge razor vs the tissue blade that I sell, there is NO comparison, the blade I sell is 100% better. If you order a blade from me I will send you both just so you can see for yourself.

Warming the polymer clay cane before slicing helps to make slicing baked canes easier. The cane should be warm to the touch but not hot. A toaster oven set to 150 degrees will work fine, put the canes on a terra cotta saucer with several layers of paper towels for even heat distribution, the paper will not catch on fire or burn! You can also use a heating pad set to low, check every couple of minutes as different heating pads heat differently, also wrap the canes in paper towels to help protect the cane from over heating. Low heat is the key; you can easily burn the clay. Other possible heat sources include a jar candle warmer which can be found at craft or home stores and beverage warmers, it both cases put a terra cotta saucer on the heating surface to spread the heat and lay down several layers of paper towel to protect the cane from burning. You can also place cane slices on the paper towel to make them more flexible for easier application to the curve of the nail.

If you order full canes I will send you a pay-pal invoice, once you have paid I will bake the canes. I have no use for baked canes so I have to be paid before I reduce and bake them. In the special instructions section please tell me that you want baked canes!

I also have baked cane slices ready for you to use 20 slices per bag in most cases, please see fill description, they are in the nail art category here.

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