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All these plates are moulded in air dry clay.
 
1 - Moulded by the bottom on a flexible mould (transparent suction cup).
The central hollow is printed with a round object, then they are decorated and varnished.
       
making of plates     making of plates
        
air dry clay plates   Those plates are moulded on a stopper (slightly hollow) and are decorated with brushes.
     
2 - Moulded over on a stopper of small water bottle, they are slightly hollow (Ø22 mm).   miniature plates
 
3 - Mould in (cooked) Fimo made on a bought plate.
     
making of plate   mould for plates
     
.... it is use for the moulding in dry clay.    
moulding plate
  air dry clay plates
The plates are then painted with white acrylic paint.    
air dry clay plates   air dry clay plate
     
4 - I tryed the method seen on Sudene' site : printable stuck with varnish in the interior of a water stopper : the plates are pretty, but still too flexible and my printables of plates are not very good.
Perhaps i need to use another glu to have a harder result, and I did not find the good stopper in the French Coke.
making of plates    
     
5 - Painted buttons    
    plates from buttons
     
6 - Fèves (charm hidden in cake for twelfth night)
There are beautiful series of them, but a little large for 1/12, or then for a dish.   Here real size, Ø 30 mm.
    plates feves
     
7 - Moulded between 2 metal plates    
     
8 - Made from Fimo    
     
assiettes Fimo   Fimo plates
     
    Fimo plates
     
Fimo bowls, made on a small glass marble.   bols Fimo
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
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