Fish Craft: Scales of Fish

Scales of fish can be processed become craft project material with some ways. The fish craft project that can be made is vary such as brooch, frame, wall decoration and so on. The scales of fish that have been processed with this method will have various color and we can glue the scales of fish to each other become various shapes or use it as additional accessories to other craft project.

 

How to washing the scales of fish

  • Soak the scales of fish in detergent solution. After 1-2 hours mix the solution and throw away the water. Rinse with clean water about 2-3 times.

  • To loose the odor of fish, soak the scales of fish once more for a hour using clean water that mixed with orange water.

  • Filter it and rinse with clean water then filter again. During filtering process, avoid the direct sunshine to prevent the scales of fish become hollow.

 

Give color to the scales of fish

  • Enter 1 tablespoon of benzoat into 1 l of clean water. Mix until dissolve.

  • Boil the water that contain benzoat until warm. Don’t make the water become too hot to avoid the scales of fish become sticky.

  • Enter the dye ingredient (like wantex) into the water. Mix it slowly about 5-10 minutes.

  • Lift the pan from the stove. Let it there for 4-5 minutes.

  • Filter it.

  • Rinse it.

  • Aerate it and avoid the direct sunshine.

 

Now your scales of fish is ready to arrange in your craft project. Next time we will learn to arrange the scales of fish become some craft projects. Don’t forget to choose the proper kind of scales of fish. Choose the quite big ones of scales of fish like the scales of tuna fish and so on.

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One Response to “Fish Craft: Scales of Fish”

  1. a very unique idea, which i had never thought of. i shall try & use as a craft material

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