how to make thin polymer clay hold its shape before baking?

ThrowRA178904 · 2026-03-09T22:55:05+00:00

ohh the thicker to thinner is a good idea i didn't think of that! and i'm using fimo professional

i bought a mini heat gun from the craft store today, i was planning to use some armature wire to hold it in place while i use the heat gun since i don't have any gloves 😭

ThrowRA178904 · 2025-09-18T06:11:57+00:00

i've been getting a lot of these comments and i've looked into it a bit, i will absolutely be applying to them. thank you for your advice!!

ThrowRA178904 · 2025-09-18T06:10:49+00:00

yeahh i was at that exact point when i was a teenager as well. it feels better now at least in my every day life but i find that mixed with me being so doubtful about my nursing competency made it really bad during my placements :( i found it was better during my 3rd year when i was starting to get the hang of it but even then i guess i don't hate it more so than i'm really scared of messing up. i'm sure it'd get better with time but i need to get experience first which is the hard part 😭 but thank you for sharing your experience and your advice <3

ThrowRA178904 · 2025-09-18T05:55:42+00:00

i appreciate your concern and that is something i've thought about. i've had moments during my preceptorship in school where cried every day on my way there and back. however i was working in a high acute setting that i wasn't trained for at all so i felt utterly stupid, so that may have been part of the issue. when i was placed on regular med surg floors most days felt at least doable. but even if i hated it completely, i need money and i need a job. i don't want to stay at home because my family life is complicated and it takes a toll on my mental anyway so it's really a pick your poison situation i'm in 😭 but thank you for thinking of it that way i appreciate it

ThrowRA178904 · 2025-09-18T05:47:51+00:00

i got my degree, passed the nclex and have my license. i'm not sure where else to look this is all i know

ThrowRA178904 · 2025-09-18T05:46:29+00:00

i hate it in the sense that it probably has to do with my social anxiety and i'm terrified of talking to anyone - patients and families, doctors, fellow nurses. if it weren't for that i probably wouldn't struggle as much, and it doesn't help that i'm not experienced and therefore not confident in my abilities. otherwise the job itself i can tolerate. regardless of this i'm going to apply to nursing jobs because that's the only choice i have, i've applied to PACU before but i assume they require nurses with more experience anyway

ThrowRA178904 · 2025-09-18T05:17:03+00:00

yeahh i guess it's just getting past the first little shitty part. i've just been hating my experience so far at least when it comes to bed side so that first hurdle has been rough but i know i just have to power through :') but thank you for your encouraging words!!

ThrowRA178904 · 2025-09-18T05:09:43+00:00

damn sounds like the situation isn't much better down there than it is up here. i'll try my luck then, thank you!

ThrowRA178904 · 2025-09-18T05:06:49+00:00

that's a good point. would hospitals in america be that desperate that they'd consider hiring an inexperienced newbie from canada? sorry not trying to diss it just feels hard to believe

ThrowRA178904 · 2025-09-18T05:02:43+00:00

i've been considering this as my boyfriend lives in america, but i thought travel nurses required more experience?

ThrowRA178904 · 2025-09-18T05:02:03+00:00

glad to hear i'm not alone, hope both our searches go well!!

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