Monday 17 September 2012

Resin-Obsessed Part 2


Finished resin pendants
Well, I'm quite annoyed at myself today.  I made a large batch of resin, and managed to spill most of it. Bad day for butter-fingers...grrr...

Look at all the mess!!!!!

It doesn't take long for a mess to form, despite best efforts to try and organise myself properly before I begin!

Freezer paper, rubber gloves, wooden sticks, plastic cups, scales, wipes...





some nice bottle tops taking shape




However, that said, I do love how they turn out in the end!

Marie x


Tuesday 11 September 2012

Resin-Obsessed



Various resined items
Summer holidays are finally over and life slowly getting back to normal.  Not had much opportunity to get on with any art work, as such.

However, I have become a tad obsessed with resin.  I first saw a lady demonstrating its uses at Brighton Stitch and Hobbycraft show earlier in the year.  Since then I have been hooked.

Everywhere I look, I'm thinking "I could embed that!"
It does get a bit messy though
It takes 24 hours (ish) to cure and I am not a very patient person! So if you are doing multiple layers, it can take days to finish off a project.
embedded with an old poster


sequins and silver leaf

a bottle top with an image I really liked




But that aside, Ive also discovered how great it is when you use it to cover a canvas of work!  It looks amazing. 
Look at that gorgeous glass-like finish!
The only drawbacks really, are the time it takes, that the fumes could eventually kill you and it costs a fortune.  But hey, I'm too addicted to care!

Marie x