I'm trying to make some lentil faces - bt I'm no good at mouths!!!
Snowmen are fine - and santa is sussed - bead covers all - LOL but I'm stunped for others! Any suggestions appreciated!
I use a curved dental pick. Works a treat.
or add a red dot and plunge it so they look all surprised
Beadysams pointy proddy tool thingies are brill ;D
Red dot and cut in half with a knife - good for fish lips! :D
I've sometimes used a kitchen teaspoon for a smiley mouth and turned the spoon upside down for a grumpy one. See if you like the effect and best of all, it won't cost you anything. Depending on which spoon you use, you get a different mouth.
Ohh lots of cool tips - thanks!
I bought a pack of miniture wood carving tools that has was shaped like a smiley mouth
I use woodworking tools too.
But for lips, that's another story. One of my favorite mouths, is to make two tiny dots with a bit a space between them for the upper lip and one larger one for the bottom in between the two. After you partially melt them in, then take a teeny tiny stringer and pull the edges out to make the smile. I think often we use too bright of a color for lips, because of the rod color limitations or what reacts against ivory, but if you color mix a bit and you want it a bit muted, it isn't quite as glaring as our typical bright red.
Marcy
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Thanks for that idea Marcy.... I must give it a go :)
xx
Thanks for the tip!