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

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

Works in progress...

I seem to have unfinished bits and pieces everywhere...

The dressmaking course I started is going very well, and the skirt itself is almost finished.  I am quite proud that I have learned to top sew - IN A STRAIGHT LINE! And finished a hem with some bias tape *proud moment*!

My quilted throw has stalled, the free motion embroidery is taking aaaaaages, plus not helped by the fact I had to unpick a load of it, as I had sewn part of the backing that had folded back on itself.. grrrr...

But on the PLUS side, I have been working on some lovely mirrors I found at a car boot fair.  They looked a bit sad, to say the least, so they have been given a make-over, and I love them!

1930s style make over

Vintage notions make over

1950s style make over

Homage to Singer make over! (some of the clipart featured here is courtesy of the Graphics Fairy)

My next post is going to include the pictures of my FINISHED items.  (Always helps to give yourself a deadline!)

Loverly-loverly plates

I love the art work of Gil Elvgren, so I have decided to incorporate his art work in to my plate decoration.

(NOT Gil Elvgren)

I think they look bloomin' lovely!