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Friday 25 September 2020

Oops! It Happens!


 Me bad!   I forgot my sister-in-law's birthday!    Thank goodness for Craft Artist.   

Thursday 24 September 2020

A Little More Resin - a bit of a catastrophic day!



I decided to try Uncle Bob Christmas again using white resin as a background, as opposed to clear resin with a little liquid white pigment in it.    It was all a bit catastrophic from the start.   I didn't have my glasses with me in the Den - (too lazy to go back down to the house to get them as I thought I could manage! - wrong)   So I didn't realise that I had got some stray red pigment in the wrong place on Uncle Bob.

I then started tomix the resin - the first part went into the plastic cup ok, but when I started to pour part B in - the scales seemed not to be registering properly .... erm yes, well ........ it helps if you don't have a crack in the cup!   Heck there was resin everywhere - all over the scales (yes they are a right off) all over my work table - fortunately covered in plastic.   Mad panic to mop up most of it before it set - the resin I was using was very quick setting - the resin that was still in the cup got chucked out, still in the cup on the garden! (Anybody want a cup shaped block of resin - lol!)  Oh what a mess - although I managed to get most of it mopped u, as I said apart from my little jewellery scales -just as well I had ordered a new larger set on my next Sains order already!


Undeterred, I started again and mae another mix - I don't like the effect of the white resin - regardless of the fact that not having my specs on I couldn't see the dodgy dusting until after it was set.   So you win some you lose some - at least I hadn't lost my expensive clear JenArt resin.



 You can see more clearly on the separate pictures the mess I made of brushing the mica onto uncle bob, and the butterfly wasn't that much better - albeit looks like a piece of old porcelain!  Good job I am not afraid to post my mishaps on my blog !!!!!!

Wednesday 23 September 2020

Resin

 



After a week of resin no playing nicely, I managed some good pours the other day.    The one above is a dried gazania flower in a clear resin coaster


This was an experiment to turn the Uncle Bob mould into Father Christmas.  
I think it has worked quite well. He has such a jolly face.



This is another view of Uncle Bob Christmas, taken on a black background.



I also made this ickle butterfly - which is pendant size for a necklace.

Tuesday 22 September 2020

More Paint Pouring

 

Another try - but still can't get those elusive cells - but I like them anyway!


Monday 21 September 2020

Paint Pouring

 


I have been trying a new technique with paint pouring, with a product from the Glass Hut.   I haven't quite mastered the technique yet, as I am not getting the cells - I think itis to do with the black paint I am using - I need a thicker paint.   This one wasn't too bad, but the ones around the edge weren't so good



This one was quite pleasing - but still no cells.


This one seemed to go completely wrong - so I ended up drawing a kebab stick through it - quite like the effect, even if it wasn't what I was aiming for.



Sunday 20 September 2020

More Experimenting with Modelling Paste

 


Another quick experiment with an even finer mould.  I have compared it with the first one Really pleased with the result.


... and to prove how flexible it is here is the top one rolled up a little - I could make it even tighter

Saturday 19 September 2020

Experimenting with Modelling Paste


 

I have experimented with silicon moulds/texture mats before with little success, so I was really pleased that this one turn out ok.   I used Pentart light modelling paste.    The lace peeled out of the mould with easy.   It is also very flexible.  It would look great around a bottle or jar.

I have a few other moulds to try now!

Friday 18 September 2020

Birthday Card




I changed my mind so many times making this card - I started by attempting to do something with a dreamcatcher stamp, but ended up scanning the page I doodled a while ago, and resizing it and putting it into Craft Artist.  Hope the recipient realises it is an original drawing by me!

 

Thursday 17 September 2020

Large Green Man



Having had a catastrophe with the nose of the green man the other day - I did another pour - and thankfully no problems - it set with 24 hours .  I did breathe a sigh of relief as it was the resin from the same batch as the items I poured over previous days!

Another view:


 

Wednesday 16 September 2020

A few bits of resin


I had a mega pouring session over a couple of days last week.   It didn't all go to plan, as the resin decided it wasn't going to play nicely .... I don't know why and probably shall never know.    The first batch was still sticky on the top after 24 hours, and had to be left for another 24 hours- and I still wasn't quite happy with it.   I did a second pour and left that for 48 hours - most of the items were ok, but the green man still ha a stick nose - which of course my finger caught!  It still wasn't dry after a further 12 hours.

The coaster was part of the first pour and when I moved it, because it wasn't set - the resin wrinkled!

The body of the large bee was an experiment using a different resin, which was black.  I blocked the wings with some special clay.   However, when I went to add the resin for the wings, it managed to creep under the black resin - it made for a different effect.   (I will probably apply gilding wax eventually, so it won't notice quite so much!.


Close ups of the different items:  large green man (with his dodgy nose) , ickle bee, ickle owl, sunflower, the "iffy" coaster with a dried anemone in it, and the large bee with the double cast of resin.











Thursday 10 September 2020

New Baby Card



A more cheerful card today for my great nephew and his partner.  Created in Craft Artist,and a little random glitter added

 

Monday 7 September 2020

Sympathy Card



Firstly apologies for the dodgy photo - obviously a touch of the shakes when I took it.  We all hate doing these cards, so I kept it very simple.   Just a Clarity die in black card mounted onto white, and a sentiment created in Craft Artist.

 

Wednesday 2 September 2020

Fairy House

 


I suddenly realised I hadn't shared this little make - a mushroom/fairy house.   Another moul dusted with various pigments and then resin added.

I shall make this again as I can now see a lot more detail and will brush with some different colours.

Tuesday 1 September 2020

Gift Card for New Baby


My hairdresser is expecting a new baby soon, and I shan't be seeing her for some time, as she has arranged for me to have somebody else come and visit.   So I made this little card to go with a gift for the new baby when it arrives.