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.
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