NOW, IT'S TIME FOR THE TRICKIEST PART OF OUR PROJECT... MAKING THE EMBELLISHMENTS!
YOU' D BETTER WORK WITH FIMO WEARING DISPOSABLE GLOVES AND ON A CLEAN SURFACE. AS FIMO NEEDS TO BE BAKED TO TAKE ITS FINAL FORM (110oC for 30 minutes) IT WOULD BE MORE CONVENIENT TO CREATE YOUR EMBELLISHMENTS ON A LARGE BAKING PAN COVERED WITH BAKING PAPER.
### BELOW ARE DIFFERENT SECTIONS FOR EACH PIECE, IN EACH SECTION THERE IS ONE SLIDESHOW AND ADDED INFORMATION CONCERNING THAT VERY PIECE
THE BRAID
YOU HAVE TO ALREADY HAVE MADE YOUR PAGES BECAUSE THE LENGTH OF THE BRAID HAS TO DO WITH THE NUBER AND THE THICKNESS OF THE PAGES (AS SHOWN IN THE SECOND PICTURE).
THE CLAW (INSTEAD OF THE HUMAN HAND)
THE CORNER SNAKES
THE EYE CIRCLET
### I HAVE MADE TWO EDITIONS OF THE EYE CLASP. THIS ONE IS A QUICK AND MESSY TRY. BUT THE FOLLOWING ONE IS AWSOMELY PERFECT AND VERY CLOSE TO THE MOVIE'S ONE
1ST TRY
2ND TRY
MAKE AN OVAL SHAPE WITH SOME FIMO AS SHOWN ABOVE (SORRY FOR THE PICS' QUALITY)..
THEN DIVIDE IT USING A KNIFE AS SHOWN IN THE THIRD PICTURE AND MAKE THE TINY HOLES..
WRAP AROUND THE PLACE THAT THE GEM WOULD BE, ANOTHER STRIP OF FIMO TO MAKE IT THICKER AND PRESS THE GEM ON IT TO IMPRINT ITS SHAPE. BAKE IT (WE WILL SEE HOW THAT IS DONE LATER) AND THEN GLUE THE GEM WHEN IT'S TOTALLY COOLED OFF.
THEN DIVIDE IT USING A KNIFE AS SHOWN IN THE THIRD PICTURE AND MAKE THE TINY HOLES..
WRAP AROUND THE PLACE THAT THE GEM WOULD BE, ANOTHER STRIP OF FIMO TO MAKE IT THICKER AND PRESS THE GEM ON IT TO IMPRINT ITS SHAPE. BAKE IT (WE WILL SEE HOW THAT IS DONE LATER) AND THEN GLUE THE GEM WHEN IT'S TOTALLY COOLED OFF.
REMEMBER: BAKE THE CLASP WITHOUT THE GEM ON IT!!! AFTER IT IS BAKED GLUE IT TO ITS PLACE
THE SPINE SNAKE
THE LENGTH OF THE SPINE SNAKE IS NOT EQUAL WITH THE LENGTH OF THE BOOK'S SPINE. YOU WILL ADJUST ITS LENGTH BY DETRACTING 5-6 cm FROM THE BOOK'S SPINE.
BAKING TIME!!! 110oC for half an hour (30 minutes)
then...
CONNECT WITH THE HINGES THE CLAW, THE BRAID AND THE EYE CIRCLET TOGETHER AS SHOWN BELOW...