I needed a way to organize the USB cables that connected my Ipod, Kindle and other devices to my computer. I definitely had cable management issues; they are usually tangled and often hard to find, not to mention that I've seen bite marks on the ends from where my cat had been chewing on them. I wanted to make something that was functional and also looked nice since it would be sitting in a conspicuous spot on my computer desk.
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To make the three characters, I used four packs of Sugru, one of each of the following colours; red, green, white and black. I probably had enough white left over to make another bird, but I needed it for something else. If you want to make this for larger cables such as power cords you may need to use more.
- Sugru -you can get it here at Instructables
- Soapy water and cling wrap (Sugru doesn't stick to either of these, soapy water is also good for smoothing it out)
- Scissors
- A permanent marker
- The cables you want to hold
- Food colouring
- Corn starch
- Spoon
- Shallow dish
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FIMO might become too rigid to accommodate the variation of cable diameters. Also, because you have to bake FIMO, maybe it shrinks a little in this process.
I was surprised too that it was accepted into the green contest. Though I think that they are probably easier in accepting instructables to get a higher number of entries but will be more stringent when it comes to judging, so I think mine would be highly unlikely to win.