If you read this entry on my blog you know I've been playing/experimenting with some Fimo I found at my local charity shop. I've also been having a look at some great sites/blogs trying to learn a few modelling techniques although without much success as I just don't have the skill, so I endend up making very simple buttons and pendants which I plan to use in future projects.
One of the things I learnt is that the best way to obtain an even "sheet" of Fimo is by using a pasta machine which I don't own so after thinking about it for a while the only thing I could think of was my Sizzix BigShot and you know what? It actually worked 
If you too would like to give this a try when working with Fimo what you need to do is a "sandwich" like the one shown in the photo mosaic below.
1 - Use your multipurpose platform without the tabs.
2 - Place a cutting pad on the multipurpose platform.
3 - Place a piece of Fimo between 2 pieces of grease paper
4 - Place the other cutting pad on the grease paper with the Fimo in between and feed it through the machine.
5 - This is what you should get, a thin, even sheet of Fimo.
6 - Carefully peel the grease paper.
The grease paper prevents the Fimo from sticking to your cutting pads and it will peel off easily if you do it slowly and carefully. You can also vary the thickness of your Fimo "sheet" by not using the bottom cutting pad.
Also, when using this method you shouldn't try to flatten too big a lump of Fimo as the grease paper will rip and you'll get Fimo all over your cutting pads!
Here are some of the buttons and pendants I made.
