Year: 2011

Heatproof a Pot with Sugru


Sugru is very soft, like a cross between Play-Doh and cookie dough. It comes in a range of colors, so you can mix them together if you like, or create interesting marbled effects.

First, I rolled some out and smooshed it over the lid handle… If I’d been thinking, I’d have pressed something flat over the whole thing once it was covered.

Then, I made some covers for the side handles. And then, I let the whole thing sit. It takes about 24 hours for the clay to fully cure. There are some fumes while you’re working with it, so use a well-ventilated area. But they dissipate pretty quickly and didn’t bother me at all during the dry time. OK, then it was time to put this bad-boy to the test… So I boiled some water. I let it boil for fifteen minutes or so, letting the pot get good and hot.

And you know what? Those Sugru-ed handles are now nice and heatproof! I can grab right onto them and they aren’t even warm.

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3D Pebble Magnets

Here is what you need:

  • glass pebbles (find at craft store) – the ones you see in the bottom of a beta fish plant bowl.
  • glue – clear paper glue not Elmers glue it doesn’t dry well.
  • construction paper or scrapbook paper
  • Scissors
  • magazines or stickers or your own drawings.. (I’ve used stamps too and other things.)
  • magnet strips or tiny magnets

Instructions:

1. Take the magazines or whatever you want to use and cut out the picture.

2. Glue it to the paper of your choice.

3. Cut out the picture after it dries a little.

4. Put glue on the back side of the clear pebble and add your cut out picture to it.

5. After it dries cut around the pebble.

6. Apply the magnet.

Now it’s done. Pretty neat. Make about 5 or more and give as a gift.

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