Making a Camera Ornament?

Cyinda
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December 17, 20080 found this helpful

If I were you, I would go to the dollar store & buy a child's toy camera... If it's light enough you can just make an ornament out of it, If not, here's what you can do:

To make a mold out of the toy camera,

1) Spray the toy camera with "Pam" non-stick spray
2) Lay the camera on it's back on top of a piece of tinfoil or wax paper that's sitting on a cookie sheet or a piece of cardboard.
3) Take a caulk gun that's loaded with a tube of 100% silicone caulk (indoor or outdoor) from the hardware store & cover ONLY THE FRONT of the camera with the silicone until it's about 3/4 to 1 inch thick.

* You could also use fimo instead of paper-clay if the camera is tiny... I suggested paper-clay because it's lighter than the fimo. Your molded camera will be 10 - 20% smaller than the original one due to shrinkage.

** If you know some who can sculpt, just give them a picture of the camera, the paper clay or black fimo & let them do their thing! ...

---> Don't forget to add a piece of wire, fishline, dental floss, yarn or string in a loop on the top to hold the ornament on the tree

~gloria
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December 17, 20080 found this helpful

Thanks Cyinda,
I hadn't thought about paper clay and fimo, I was thinking more along the lines of a soft sculpture, maybe out of felt. But I will definitely give the fimo some serious consideration. I have a pretty good supply of that. I think I would have to mold it around something like tin foil, though, or it would be too heavy for the tree and would take forever to dry in the oven.

~gloria

A very easy camera is to take a small block of wood, paint it and nail a pill or film cover to the front for the lense. Add a little piece of foam or a bead to the top for the button. For a digital camer, a large photo sticker can be stuck to the back. For the other type of camera a small sticker to represent the view finder. I have a photo, but can't find it on my pc right now.