I’ve been playing with Powertex which is a fabric hardener. You can also mix it into a clay. After “curing” for 3 weeks it becomes weatherproof. I decided to make a fairy house inspired by those I’d seen online. I started with an old jar and modelled a roof for the house out of tinfoil. I then wrapped it in masking tape to help the powertex stick to it. You can just see to the left the lace I was going to use for the roof.
I also added some foil and tape to the jar to alter the shape.
I totally forgot to take a picture of the next step, but I dunked the lace in the powertex and added it to the roof. Despite the whole thing only being about 10 inches tall, it used up almost 2 metres of lace! I made some clay and used silicone moulds to make the door and window frames and some tiny leaves. I covered the base in gauze swabs soaked in the powertex and stuck it all together using the powertex. My basic form was brown, so I dry brushed the roof with red powertex and the base with ivory Powertex. I mixed some pearlescent pigment powders with varnish to finish off the house.
I also added some foil and tape to the jar to alter the shape.
I totally forgot to take a picture of the next step, but I dunked the lace in the powertex and added it to the roof. Despite the whole thing only being about 10 inches tall, it used up almost 2 metres of lace! I made some clay and used silicone moulds to make the door and window frames and some tiny leaves. I covered the base in gauze swabs soaked in the powertex and stuck it all together using the powertex. My basic form was brown, so I dry brushed the roof with red powertex and the base with ivory Powertex. I mixed some pearlescent pigment powders with varnish to finish off the house.