How To Make A Dragon Scales Texture Tool For Polymer Clay

Check out this cheap and easy way to make a customised "scales" texture tool, for polymer clay. I used it in my "Dragon's Eye Pencil Sharpener" tutorial and people asked how I made it. Do watch that tutorial too - the sharpeners are so cute!

[@siaranmorgan-lloyd5619]

I've just sprayed my mouthful of tea when you made the talking scissors!!! I love your videos; educational, inspiring, easy to follow and downright humorous!

[@virrethegreat]

Honestly, i just love your whimsy videos! The fact that you dont try to pretend being perfect is so awsome! Keep it up!

[@UnrulyHousewife]

Aw, I was just trying to invent a new idea and it failed horribly, so your comment has cheered me up!

[@virrethegreat]

Just keep doing funny videos and inspire us! Thank you!

[@TheMoziere]

So tell the lady that doesn't want you to say snake to get lost! Love your videos, this one was very useful for me. Love your voice and your laughter throughout your videos. Makes me want to watch more. Again, love the tool!!

[@andreawilliams236]

After trying to find a mini dragon scale punch and not having success, I decided to see what others were doing to get dragon scales. Viola! Your video! Thank you ever-so-much! I am making my very tiny scale tool! I'm using a folded over aluminum can so I can keep the width. It's in the oven right now! Can't wait to see how it works! Thank you so much!!!!

[@allisonchavez9113]

Admiration from me😁 This is the third tutorial I've watched and I love how real you are, I'm glad you instruct as you go, and go as you instruct. We're learning together

[@UnrulyHousewife]

Thanks for the encouraging words! I like to share what I know but it's meant to be fun and honestly, even if I wanted to be "perfect" I couldn't. 😉

[@galady8632]

I believe it was around 8:12 of so but trust me - all admiration, zero pity. You are awesome and deserve much admiration. From the comments I believe it is unanimous.The word nor actual snakes bother me. Years ago I would actually snake-sit for friends. Sausage does not bother me but I cannot consume the nitrates. Noodles of clay appeals to my quirky humorous side, I have always called it making noodles but sometimes that makes me hungry. Seems there are times we cannot win. But your humor makes everything you say totally enjoyable. Keep up the good work.

[@bonniefaltz9505]

So glad you shared this. I was using a straw, but my cat kept chewing on it and I'd have to get a new one, and so on. Now I will have a permanent scale maker. And snake is okay with me, well so is sausage! LOL!

[@elisendapelonegro9117]

1: Your channel name alone made me want to subscribe, but your personality made me actually click it. 2: Because I am a super geeky woman (especially where wordplay is involved) the most common word used in reference to fear of sausages, because as far as I could find it doesn't have a defined word, is cibophobia which is a fear of foods. 3: You're just lovely to watch and so very CLEVER!

[@wandaadams1772]

I always wondered how eyes were made. Thanks for sharing your talents. Don’t be nervous we love you!

[@UnrulyHousewife]

Aw thanks! ❤️

[@paulapower8505]

Another great little tutorial, and I love your sense of fun 😀

[@bethhamm3596]

Love Love Love your videos. They are so helpful and down to earth. I am going to make dragon eye pencil sharpeners with my grandsons after school next week, and I will make this tool to help make this project awesome! Thank you for sharing!

[@ILoveMontana]

I just discovered your tutorials. They are lovely to watch and I absolutely love your accent and attitude as much as I love your projects.

[@UnrulyHousewife]

Thank you so much! xx

[@allilav1265]

great! thank you so much for this! and it is a snake a little crazy to be scared of a word about a peice of clay.

[@lindafriend9392]

Neat idea! It's always great when you see a new tool, think 'I want one of those' and you can make it out of stuff you already have to hand 😄

[@lyndathomason8265]

this is a great idea i never guessed it was made out of a foil tray

[@UnrulyHousewife]

Thanks! xx

[@muzzebus]

Thank you! I Will sure do that tool forne myself. 😃

[@normawhetzel8052]

I just wanted to thank you soooo much for this video I have not only made a scale tool in 2 different sizes but feather and leaf tools in two sizes as well. I also got a bit adventurous with this procedure and made a perfect replica of my initials in cursive to stamp and sign my pieces. I would like to add that i found it was much sturdier if you use an old aluminum baking sheet to make the tools its much stronger. Thank you again for a very helpful tutorial!!!

[@normawhetzel8052]

sorry when I commented it had been a while since I watched the video. I watched it again after I posted and saw that you used the same aluminum that I was mentioning.

[@UnrulyHousewife]

Thank you! I'm glad you have been having so much fun with it. xx

[@SergentGuimauve]

Great video Valerie ! For doing my dragon/mermaid scales I use a plastic straw, cutted in half if necessary at the edge to make deeper texture ;) Super easy and cheap such as yours ! ♥

[@UnrulyHousewife]

Hey that's a great idea! I think I should delete it LOL. xx

[@SergentGuimauve]

LOL xD No no that's a great tutorial for who wants a more durable tool ^^' but if you forget your super unruly housewify tool you can use a straw ;)

[@UnrulyHousewife]

Haha! I'm kidding. I love your channel, anyone who reads this should check you out. xx

[@SergentGuimauve]

owww you're too cute

[@PolymerClayTutor]

You guys are funny! I too have used a straw with a notch cut out to make my Mermaid Scales. But there need to be replaces quite regularily because they get bent. Your use of foil is much more durable!

[@blabarsris6012]

Love this idea! I'm going to try to apply this method to a variety of different handmade tools

[@UnrulyHousewife]

Oh cool! xx

[@puckizzy]

Genius!! I'll be making one soon. Thanks!!!

[@UnrulyHousewife]

Yay! xx

[@winstonchaychel]

Oh my gawsh all the Hello Kitty in the background!!! 😍💕💖 I think I'll use a small stir straw for coffee, possibly. Thank you!

[@janicesungoddesslove]

I love you accent, thank you for you tutorials.

[@FranOnTheEdge]

I loved this video. I love to see how other people solve similar problems. Very inventive of you to use a take away tin. I used hollow metal tubes from a local railway model shop.

[@UnrulyHousewife]

That's a great idea! xx

[@Telenaus]

i use soda cans sometimes,,cant do really small stuff but this i can try!!

[@pattiturner3531]

What a great idea!!

[@christinastarink7143]

Love this tutorial! Thank you 😊

[@kimberlyleon2147]

Thank you. Great tutorial ❤️😍

[@TheMichiQuinn]

This is so useful! Thank you

[@EnlightenedFlamingo]

Now I'm hungry for sausage! haha Another great idea, you're brilliant! Thanks for sharing!

[@UnrulyHousewife]

Thank you! I seem to have missed some comments.

[@deanablythe9394]

Great idea 👍 maybe there are other tools that can be made using this technique. 😁

[@rubygreeff6470]

I love your videos find it very helpful

[@rainbowmagick7094]

I'm so happy about coming across Your channel. Best GoT t-shirt I've seen!

[@eilisomuireadhaigh8243]

Your nails are ridiculously clean.. seriously....you should see mine after today's mischief.

[@UnrulyHousewife]

I just want to know what was going on with my hair in this vid. LOL

[@jacquelinevandermeer]

Thank you so much for your videos! I love them!! You inspire me!

[@kimberlyleon2147]

Love your shirt

[@sandrag1481]

Greetings from Germany. Thank you so much for your video! It's just absolutely perfect for my plans (a dragon-fairy house) and I was desperately looking for something to make the scales. You are awesome! And funny - snakes are beautiful creatures, though I do like sausages, too. Anyway - thank you a thousand times!

[@nibblercute]

Thankyou!! I was just thinking of the different shaped scale tools I’d like to have when this gem came up, now I can do my own! 💛 also I realise it’s been years, but maybe worm instead of snake?

[@SuseyPhoenixx]

now have the term *playing hide the sausage* .. which is probably more rude than snake .. hahahaha .. love this .. thank you .. xxx

[@aflick12]

Genius! Thank you so much for this and I enjoyed watching, you're hilarious :).

[@mayrakopjansen2814]

Thanks for sharing

[@shadowslove29]

super easy

[@whiskeyblack806]

THANK YOU!!!

[@traceyjones4375]

Thank you, I had no idea it was basically tin foil and I have some of these trays as I use them for tenting my pieces in the oven.😊

[@UnrulyHousewife]

[@EliseWongCreations]

wow. This is sooooo helpful! Thank you so much for sharing this tip! ^^ Just Subscribed to your channel!!! And love your personality ^^

[@UnrulyHousewife]

Thanks sweetie! xx

[@suzyq8850]

Oh this came in so handy for my T-Rex ornament! Thanks sweetie! P.S. Technically it is called a snake in the polymer clay community so she needs to just get over it.

[@nadinegirouard7497]

Maybe,.. um, long tube? Or,... round skinny stick,... lol 😉 Just a bit of fun.

[@StonewallArabians]

I love your videos and wish you lived close. you keep me laughing.

[@UnrulyHousewife]

[@kallidunnam7956]

Thank you so much!!! Im making a dragon eye for art class and i had NO IDEA how to make scales 😂

[@melchris1301]

When you used the term "sausage" instead of "snake" I could hear the scene from the movie Shrek. It's where the fairy godmother says to shrek, "don't you point those dirty sausages to me". 🤣 Sausages as in his fingers which were pointing toward her face.

[@kathiehoskins813]

I really enjoy your videos. I think your are so funny. If you don't like saying sausage you could say rope of clay. I don't know what being afraid of snakes has to do with polymer clay. You are very talented.

[@UnrulyHousewife]

It was just some poor lady who fairly light-heartedly said she didn't like snakes, when I kept saying "roll a snake of clay". She wasn't being off about it but I used to be a stand-up, so I seized on it and I keep joking about it. "Rope" is a good idea - look out for that getting added into future videos! It's just a bit of fun. Thanks for the kind encouragement. xx

[@johannacanas7766]

que ingeniosa eres me encantó tu vídeo saludos desde colombia😉

[@UnrulyHousewife]

¡Gracias! Me alegra que lo disfrutaras. (Google translated. :D xx

[@donnabennett5656]

Love your video ...thanks for sharing ! Also, love your Tshirt ....where did you find it

[@UnrulyHousewife]

Thanks! It was on Amazon UK. I feel like everything I own comes from there LOL. xx

[@sweetpeastationnz6598]

Thank you Valerie for that great tutorial. If I want a larger scale, would the principal of this still work? i am enjoying your channel very much. Hugs Sandra from New Zealand

[@UnrulyHousewife]

I suppose it might but I guess there would be a limit. someone mentioned that the metal from Coke cans is useful for larger things but be careful! xx

[@bethkapustka8886]

How about spaghetti noodle? Also on Amazon they sell an odds and ends package of small tubes and such. K&S engineering is the company name Sizes and shapes assortment. The pieces are also awesome for making hinges or adding movement to mixed media pieces.

[@UnrulyHousewife]

Ooh, will check them out! Sorry I didn't see this earlier. xx

[@josieber8032]

My creatures are small do u have any suggestions for making a smaller one

[@UnrulyHousewife]

Not at the moment, sorry. xx

[@elizabethphillips7838]

It's admiration, I bought mine in Etsy. By the way what is translation of the last word on you T-Shirt?

[@UnrulyHousewife]

Elizabeth Phillips The woman with 3 dragons, on Game of Thrones, married a leader called the Khal. She is therefore the Khaleesi.

[@josieber8032]

I used a cocktail straw

[@mayrakopjansen2814]

Nice idea but I always use a straw

[@tinagoetz3551]

You’re funny 😄

[@sharonasynek4059]

you can say log

[@UnrulyHousewife]

Good idea! xx

[@sharonasynek4059]

Thanx:))

[@PrepossessingLiz]

"I was hoping for admiration but it's definitely pity..."

[@Upper_echelon_exotics]

Seriously, a snake of clay bothers someone. People are so weird. 🤷🏻‍♀️ If the word snake bothers them they probably shouldn't watch anything I post😂

[@cddragon99]

People who have no control over their fears and emotions, have no right to try to control the behavior of others.

[@Upper_echelon_exotics]

Maybe you could call it a clay noodle🤷🏻‍♀️