I did it!

I ran a marathon yesterday, all 26.2 miles. It was incredible. I cannot believe all of the people who come out to support the runners. It was an incredible journey and I would highly suggest doing one if you ever, ever have the chance. And I still can't believe it did it! Now to get all this marathon paraphernalia organized and into my running scrapbook box. I must admit, my scrapbook area has, well, been neglected for the past two months and its a mess. So I have now earned 2 weeks of no running rest, so hopefully can get this area cleaned up. By then, my marathon pics should be in, and I can start working on getting them scrapped. I mean, I'm only a year and a half behind on that scrapbook. (3 races and some journaling.)

I do want to add a HUGE thank you to everyone who posted words of encouragement when I've talked about working on this goal. For someone who only started running 4 years ago now (and couldn't run a block when I did), I'm feeling like I've come a looooong way. Something I sort of want to capture in that running scrapbook. Also a huge thank you to people who have posted where to find good running related scrapbook supplies (i.e. scrapyour trip.com). My book certainly would not be as far along as it is without your help.

Now, one other question: if you make a color photocopy of say, a medal or other 3-dimensional item, i.e. at kinkos, does that work? I want my medal on the wall, but also would love to somehow incorporate it into my scrapbook. Ideas? Kathy

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anji

Congratulations!!!!! What an awesome accomplishment!

I would definitely scan or color photo copy the medal to include in your scrapbook!

--Tammy in TX

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Tammy in TX

Scan? Like, I'm sitting at my desk, with my scanner literally 4 inches from me, and I NEVER even thought of that. Thanks, I'll give it a try. Kathy

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K2

Congratulations! What an awesome accomplishment. As long as the printout of the medal is on acid free paper, it should work.

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Deb in AR

Way to go Kathy!!! You could take a picture of medal.

M-C

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M-C

Great accomplishment! I see a handmade medal made by paper piecing and maybe a ribbon. Maybe some mulberry paper pulled out around a picture of the medal. hmmm

Lynne

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King's Crown

Another duh moment. I could take a PICTURE of it. I think I need an outside the box class. I'm missing the easy ones today. Kathy

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K2

You have an excuse - I'm sure half your neurons still think you're running! Congratulations on your marathon achievement... :)

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Karen AKA Kajikit

WTG Kathy!! That's great! If the co;or copy doesn't work, you could either scan it or take a photo of it for your book.

Teresa in MD

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Michellebell

Way to go Kathy. Your running scrapbook will be a great way to document your journey to the marathon. Congrats.

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Cathy

That's interesting. The kids have some sculpey around here somewhere. I'll try it out on a less important medal and see if it works. This one has a center piece that rotates (its pretty cool, actually), so a photocopy might be the best way to go. Kathy

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Tabitha

Congrats and WTG!!!!!! I'm very proud of you!! You have come a long why if you couldn't run a block when you started!...

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kenda

Kathy, I work with clay all the time and you can take a mold of it. I would suggest using cornstarch as a release agent so the clay doesn't stick to your medal.

Here are a couple of suggestions to making a mold of your medal: Condition your clay, conditioning can be achieved by rolling, folding it in half, twisting it and rolling some more. Roll this lump into a ball and flatten slightly. Powder up the face of your medal and press it into the now flattened clay lump firmly and evenly. Remove the medal from the clay and wipe off or rinse the cornstarch off your medal. Bake this mold in your oven at the recommended temperature on the package of your clay, usually 275 degrees. I would bake this mold for approximately one hour. After this mold is cooled you can use it to create many medals out of clay.

To make your new clay medal: Condition your clay again, this time using maybe a gold or silver metallic clay. Roll this into a ball and then into cornstarch. Press this gold clay which is covered in cornstarch into the mold you made previously. Take a sharp knife or blade and slice off the excess clay that overflows the mold to give your medal a flat back. Remove your new gold medal from the mold and clean up your edges to your liking. If you would like a hole in the medal for stringing, this would be a good time to use a straw and poke a hole into your unbaked medal. Bake this for at least 30 minutes at the recommended temperature for the clay you purchased, usually around 275 degrees.

Now you can make as many medals as you would like from your mold. Use this mold over and over again. You could make many clay medals and glue them to thank you cards.

If you have any questions, I would be happy to help you with your clay creation.

Good luck! Helen Helen's Clay Art

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Kathy, I just read your message again, and realized that your medal rotates. Oh...it is still possible to do the mold out of clay. Just cut apart your gold or silver pieces after they come out of your mold. Then slide a piece of wire from top to bottom through the two pieces before baking your gold or silver clay medal. I hope this makes sense to you. It is usually easier to pierce your pieces with a needle tool before sliding the wire through. This makes a path for the wire to travel through.

Of course there are some other ways to achieve a great medal as well, this is not the only way.

Helen

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Helen, Thank you for your very detailed instructions. I've saved the messages, and when I get a little bit of time, I'm definately going to try this. I like the idea of putting them on thank you cards . . .

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