Think Crafts Blog – Craft Ideas and Projects – CreateForLess

I’m pleased to introduce our guest blogger for the week: Jana Ewy!  She’s a top art and craft designer, who happens to be a leading expert for Friendly Plastic, a fun craft medium that creates some amazing results.  You can see more of Jana’s work at her website: www.justbananas.com.

My love for the Plastic 

I began working with Friendly Plastic in the late 1980′s. I was fascinated by the vibrant metallic colors and by the process of heating it in hot water into a soft pliable medium that could be manipulated into beautiful free form designs. Big and bold they were… and the embellishments, well enough was never enough.

Working with Friendly Plastic NOW, is more creative than ever before. With new techniques and new heating methods comes a unique new style. Gone but not forgotten is the hot water method. Although it still can be used for certain applications, using a heat tool and a griddle offer infinite opportunities to create exciting works of art. 

Every day I discover something new or find a way to update one of the techniques from the past. Here are a few photos from my technique Collections.

Fracture and Fusion

 

Marbled

 

Inlay

 

Cylinder

Look for Jana’s tool tips on September 18!