Super Blue Pinwheel Flowers
- Details
- Last Updated: Wednesday, 22 May 2019 16:49
Products Used
Bisque- MB-1458 Super Pinwheel or CD-1458 for mold
- MB-1457 Pinwheel or CD-1457 for mold
- CG-718 Blue Caprice
- SC-11 Blue Yonder
- SC-75 Orange-A-Peel
- SG-201 Black Cobblestone
- CG-753 Sassy Orange
- PC-602 White Cascade
- PC-601 Clear Cascade
- CB-604 #$ Soft Fan
- AC-220 Detailer Bottles
- 16 Gauge Wire
- Beads
- 1/2" Copper Tube
- 3/4" Copper Tube
- Construction Adhesive
Instructions
Super Pinwheel
1. Begin with a properly fired shelf cone 04 Bisque. Drill in holes for the wire in the center section of the pinwheel, four holes. Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove dust.
2. Use the Soft Fan to brush on one heavy coat of PC-601 Clear Cascade to the entire pinwheel.
3. Use the same brush to apply two liberal coats of SC-11 Blue Yonder to the flat section of the pinwheel and two heavy coats of CG-718 Blue Caprice to the remaining sections.
4. Fill AC-220 Detailer bottles one with SG-201 Black Cobblestone and the other with SC-75 Orange-A-Peel. While the glaze is wet, squirt the colors in the bottles around the pinwheel.
5. Fire to cone 05/06.
6. Use epoxy to glue in the wire to the holes in the center, use epoxy to glue on the beads. Use construction adhesive to secure the copper 1/2" tube to the back, cut the 3/4" tube around 9" long this tube should be put into the ground for installation of the pinwheel.
Small Pinwheel
1. Begin with a properly fired shelf cone 04 Bisque. Drill in holes for the wire in the center section of the pinwheel, four holes. Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove dust.
2. Use the Soft Fan to apply a liberal coat of PC-601 Clear Cascade to the entire pinwheel.
3. Use the same brush to apply two liberal coats of CG-718 Blue Caprice to the flat section of the pinwheel. Apply two heavy coats of CG-753 Sassy Orange to the remaining sections.
4. Fill AC-220 Detailer Bottles with SG-201 Black Cobblestone, and SC-75 Orange-A-Peel.
5. While the crystal glazes are wet, pat with PC-602 White Cascade, pat over the white cascade with the opposing crystal glaze, leave some of the white cascade showing.
6. Squirt in a circular direction with the Black Cobblestone and SC-75 Orange-a-Peel from the detailer bottles.
7. Fire cone 05/06.
8. Use epoxy to glue in the wire to the center holes, glue on the beads. Use the construction adhesive to secure the 3/8" copper tubing. Cut the 1/2" copper about 7" to insert into the ground. The pinwheel will fit into this tube.