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Nandan
Virar
India
August 28, 2009
10:06 PM Post #6999879
| I have been making such table-top landscapes out of styrofoam, which is used for packing electronic goods in India. This material, which is useless otherwise, can be converted in to beautiful artefacts. Pieces of styrofoam are stuck with an adhesive. The structure thus created is etched with hot soldering iron, to give it the texture of stone. After this it is painted with acrylic colours. 
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the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
August 28, 2009
10:09 PM Post #6999888
| Wow! I never would have thought of that. That looks wonderful. :) |
nanaka
Webster, WI
August 28, 2009
10:17 PM Post #6999927
| That is beautiful! It's hard to believe that its made from styrofoam! |
lindawin58
Ewing, NE
August 28, 2009
10:27 PM Post #6999962
| Really like what you did!!! Where I work we get lots of styofoam. Will have to put this on my to do list. What kind of glue do you use? Linda |
sammut
western sydney nsw
Australia
August 29, 2009
03:36 AM Post #7000513
| Hi Nandan,
Beautiful work I have tried before to make things had trouble sticking the Styofoam tried Craft glue but it melted the styofoam whate adhesive do you use. Here is the styoam I used.
-----------Elaine.
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Nandan
Virar
India
August 29, 2009
10:50 AM Post #7001110
| Thanks all for appreciating my work. Hi Sammut, I am using 'Synthetic Resin Adhesive'. In India, it is available in brand name of "FEVICOL". Adhesive containing nitrocelulose will make the styrofoam dissolve. I shall try & find more technical details about this adhesive & then write back. I am adding another tray landscape of Tree machaan (raised platform for observing wildlife.). The tree trunk too is made of styrofoam. 
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HelloMissMary
Memphis, TN
August 29, 2009
11:30 AM Post #7001282
| You must have the patience of Job -- and it sure pays off! It is the work of a gifted artist! |
bugme
Barnesville, GA
(Zone 7b)
August 29, 2009
02:45 PM Post #7001843
| What you have one is truly amazing!!! Did you even carve the tiny deer from styrofoam? Beautiful. |
J2222
Northridge, CA
August 29, 2009
03:43 PM Post #7002015
| Wonderful! |
the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
August 29, 2009
04:19 PM Post #7002095
| Wow- that second one is even more incredible than the first! Beautiful work! |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
August 29, 2009
05:30 PM Post #7002293
| Beautiful, and to think of all that styrofoam I have been throwing away. I don't think I have that much patience. You do great work. |
dixiegril
Jesup, GA
August 29, 2009
05:50 PM Post #7002369
| I think thats one of the cutest things that I have ever seen. Love them both. Realy love 2nd. one. You have talent!!. |
dahtzu
(Faye) Henderson, NC
(Zone 7b)
August 29, 2009
06:55 PM Post #7002542
| Wow, what imagination, you have to be an artist to do that. They are awesome! |
sammut
western sydney nsw
Australia
August 29, 2009
07:06 PM Post #7002567
| Hi Nandan,
Thank you for your help dont think we have thate brand here but will check and read the ingredients carefuly .--------Elaine. |
Nandan
Virar
India
August 29, 2009
10:14 PM Post #7003190
| Hi Bugme,
No. The deer are the ones I bought. They are of plastic.
Nandan |
taters55
(Linda Kay) Del Rio, TX
(Zone 9a)
August 31, 2009
06:52 PM Post #7009982
| Nandan, your work is wonderful. All the detail is amazing! Looking forward to seeing more of your work. Have you thought of using a dremel tool. I would think the hot soldering iron on styrofoam would smell!
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Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
September 02, 2009
12:49 AM Post #7016116
| Wow very beautiful work.. My daughter was in a Childrens Mardi Gras parade and we had to turn her wagon into a float.. The idea of using styrofoam came to mind.. So we used it to build her float.. BUT her float was much MUCH bigger than your little table top landscapes, so Im pretty sure her float was much easier than your landscapes.. . You did such a great job.. I can't imagine trying to do something so tiny with stryofoam and with so much detail.. wow.. OH and it looked like it had been snowing in my living room while we were cutting the styrofoam.. lol. I said never again.. lol
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Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
September 02, 2009
01:12 AM Post #7016180
| LOL.. I had to go search for the pictures from the parade.. Our strawberry was nothing compared to what you can do with stryfoam.. lol..
Here is a couple of her pictures from that day.. Wow If I would have had you carving the strawberry it would have looked like a real strawberry.. lol.. but this was 5 years ago.. and I think we did pretty for that time.. and she loved it.. it was only for a day thing.. after it was all over she wanted her wagon back.. lol..
Oh and even the little snail that follwed along behind her float was made from Stryofoam.. we Hotglued a kids skate on him and it looked like he was just floating down the road behind her.. :-)
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Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
September 02, 2009
01:14 AM Post #7016187
| Here is another picture.. wish I could post more than one picture at a time.. :-(
Stryofoam is fun and messy.. lol.. NanDan you have a wonderful talent..
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Nandan
Virar
India
September 02, 2009
10:32 PM Post #7019434
| Hi Taters55,
What is dremel tool? Could you give me the details? it is not available in India. Yes,using soldering iron gives offensive fumes. Thanks,
Nandan |
the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
September 02, 2009
11:12 PM Post #7019601
| Dremel is a small, multi-purpose power tool. You can cut, drill, grind, etch, all kinds of things. I couldn't live without mine. :)
http://www.dremel.com/en-us/Pages/default.aspx |
flowerjen
central, NJ
(Zone 6b)
September 02, 2009
11:17 PM Post #7019622
| Nandan, absolutely amazing work. |
taters55
(Linda Kay) Del Rio, TX
(Zone 9a)
September 03, 2009
08:13 AM Post #7020385
| Once you find a dremel tool, you will ask yourself how you did with out it!
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LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 04, 2009
05:22 PM Post #7026190
| Styrofoam is one thing that will never ever disolve and will be in the landfills for eternity. If only you had some way to develop a business using your skills.
What a beautiful craft. Where there is a will, there is a way. Bless you. |
