Magic Tools of the Trade
With all my talk about Cottage Witchery and Magic, you may think that I hatch dragons with the wave of a magic wand. Though I do keep my wand handy, it’s a handful of muggle tools that help me bring each beeb to life. Here’s my go to “magical implements” and where to find them.
My number one tool is one that I broke last month, which you may have seen on my Instagram stories, a simple dental pick. I call this magic little wand my "smoother". If nothing else, I am well known for my smooth surfaces and well blended seams in my work. THIS is the tool that does all that heavy lifting for me. You can see that mine is repaired with magical tape. You can click the photo to get yourself a shiny new one and I'll get a small percentage of your purchase to buy dragon cookies.
Another tool I can’t live without is the “bean tool” which is actually a wooden knife that comes in a sculpting set. This is the tool that helps me turn feets into peets, separating those adorable dragon toes. If you want to check out the set, click the picture of that adorable little beeb and she'll take you straight to it!
Without my favorite ball tool, or, the "eyeballer", none of the dragons would have eyes! This is my magic eye socket tool and it comes in a variety of sizes. I use the ball tool to create little cavities to insert my beads, er, um…the dragon’s eyes, into their itty heads. The size you'll need is based on the size of your dragons. I linked the one in the picture just in case you want that exact one. I use it for eyes that are 4mm to 8mm in size just by expanding the eye socket with a little wiggle of the tool.
There are a variety of other tools that I will happily talk about later, but these are my absolute essentials. I could, quite possibly sculpt every dragon in the history of ever with just these three tools. Add a pack of quality q-tips, baby wipes, and a bottle of alcohol (all for cleaning fingerprints and lint off the clay) and I’m good to go! I linked the baby wipes I buy in the description. The softer, more gentle wipes are great, but some will leave fibers on your clay. I suggest you buy small packs to test out if buying in bulk isn't in your game plan right now. You can use any "Q-tip, but I prefer the actual Q-tip brand because they don't leave lint or marks. Make sure your alcohol is 70%, anything higher will dissolve the clay!
