Here is yet another interesting product, one that I hope to try very soon, possibly this weekend if the stars align correctly! It's a two-part epoxy resin adhesive product, called
Ferido Formula x1, that can be used for jewelry such as creating faux stones. It looks kind of like clay that comes in two different packages and you kneed them together. According to the instructions, once you mix them together completely, you can shape them (such as create a cab shaped faux stone) and/or you can insert crystals or stones into the resin before it cures. It is supposed to stick to materials such as metal, glass, wood, plastic, cement, and even brick.
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I’ve been totally curious about this product. I almost ordered a pack the other day and decided against it. I can’t wait to see what people start doing with it.
Aw, Tressa. I wish you’d ordered some! It sounds fun and I wanna play with it. =)
I’d like to try it too, but I wish they had a little ’starter’ variety pack with a little bit of a couple or 3 colors. I hate to be limited to just one color and have to pay so much for each one just to try it.
I bought 4 colours and get to play all weekend!!
how do you cure it?
It just dries. The cool thing is, it gives you lots of flexibility…you have 72 hours for it to cure.
I want to give this a go, I’ve never tried making my own beads before just making things with them.
I’m wondering if you could use this much in the same way you would metal clay or polymer with the added bonus of longer ‘wet’ times and the ability to include stones etc since there is no heat needed to cure. What do you think?
I echo the suggestion by Blissful beader that a trial of several different colors would be nice to start with instead of investing $20 in one color.
MY LAST NAME IS FERIDO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I HAVE USED “FEMO CLAY” BEFORE TRYING “FERIDO”. I FIND THE ONE PART “FERIDO CLAYS” TO BE TOO STIFF TO MOLD PROPERLY. WHAT CAN YOU SUGEST TO SOFTEN YOUR PRODUCT SO THAT IT IS EASIER TO WORK AND MOLD. I WOULD LIKE TO USE YOUR PRODUCT, BUT I CAN’T SOFTEN IT SUFFICIENTLY FOR MY USE. PLEASE ADVISE
This reminds me of plumber’s putty of the two-part variety. You can purchase a stainless color (silver), a standard (brown), and a marine quality (blue). The working time on most of the plumber’s putties are around 20 minutes. All dry hard without requiring heat and will stick to almost any surface and can be painted or drilled after dry.
Fire Mountain Gems is no longer selling this product due to vendor issues.
atlanticgems.com is carrying this now. I got some from them at a show and it works great. I think it is a newer version of the original.