Remember Fimo?

[hmpf]

If you were a child in the 80s in Germany, you probably encountered Fimo. It was - still is, I suppose - a devilishly hard type of coloured clay that you can turn into solid plastic by baking. I experimented with it a bit as a teenager, but found it fairly useless. I found it nearly impossible to actually shape it into anything very detailed; the colours wouldn't mix properly; and it was very difficult to connect different parts into a whole - the parts would often fall off again after baking. So, all in all, my Fimo experience was mostly frustrating.

Turns out that it's quite possible to make amazing things from Fimo. Like this frame:

http://www.canespinnerdesigns.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=9&pos=2

(Just one example of many. Though there's a lot of really ugly stuff around, too. Sturgeon's Law applies...)

Makes me wish I had persevered. Or had some proper instruction.

Comments

[jazzymegster.livejournal.com]

I remember Fimo - we had it in the UK too (and still do, as far as I know). I'd love to try it out again now I'm older, but I don't know as I could make anything decent from it. I've seen some amazing stuff made from it on dA, too (again, though, Sturgeon's Law is most definitely in operation).