I fixed my Highlander since my last post: Trimmed down his ankles. Fixed the gillie cords. Got rid of the worst of the paunch belly. Added all the other items to complete his outfit. And then I baked him. Which, unfortunately, left him with burnt socks.
WTF?
I blame it on an article I read somewhere that under cooking Sculpey can lead to breakage. I was left with the impression that I needed to be cooking my ornaments for longer than I had been. Even though the package of Sculpey has in bold letters: Do NOT overbake. I have learned my lesson - from now on, I trust what I've been doing!
But why just the socks? And only the top of his socks. His shirt was white, too? I'd have figured they'd discolor in the same way? The only thing I can think of is that because the socks were thin layers of white over the legs, something with the layering caused them to crisp before the solid white shirt did.
The photo doesn't do him justice. He's got tassels on his socks and a ribbon in his hat and a big fat gold pin you can barely see on the cloth over his shoulder (the pin is near his hip). He had lots of fun details to do. We've brainstormed over how to fix the socks, but in the end, I'm going to say that my bad Highlander went stomping in mud-puddles before I got a chance to give him to my godson. :-)
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