FO Friday: Resin Medallion

 Posted by on June 22, 2012 at 3:31 pm
Jun 222012
 

My sometimes awesome sister Maritza, gifted me a resin making kit for my birthday. Yesterday I spent some time basically inhaling fumes! Whee!

This medallion came from the Jar o’ Whimsy I purchased ages ago from Tiny Things are Cute. I also made a bracelet filled with small beads, buttons and whatnots but that’s still curing so no photos yet. I might leave that for next week, actually.

Anyway, I’m not sure what I’m going to do with this little guy. I might drill a hole (I get to use my Dremel! YAY!) in the top, stick a jump ring through it and then put it on a necklace. I did learn a few things since this was my first try.

  1.  Have a pair of tweezers handy. It’s really hard to pick up super tiny beads with gloved hands.
  2. If the directions say to wear a respirator, WEAR ONE. I had the low fume kind of resin but it still was kinda smelly and made me a wee woozy.
  3. Think about where you’re putting things. Once the resin and hardener are mixed, it’s a race against the clock. I should have put that medallion in a differently shaped mold.
  4. If the mold says to spray mold release, DO IT. I was able to pop her out of her mold but it would have been much easier if I had everything done correctly.

This was a lot of fun and I’m going to do it again but with a respirator and mold release handy. I’m also going to pick up some pigments to dye the resin. Thanks, sister! You can find more details about this project on my Craftsy page.

For more FOs, check out Tami’s blog.

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FO Friday: Birthday Edition!

 Posted by on June 17, 2011 at 10:10 am
Jun 172011
 

IT’S MY BIRTHDAY!!!

Rejoice, one and all for today marks the 26th anniversary of my birth! It’s an extra special birthday on a few levels; I’m officially in my “late 20s” and I almost didn’t live to see this birthday. Around this time last year, I started showing some of the signs of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, mostly a hacking cough, tightness in my chest and night sweats. But all of that is now over! Yay!

I woke up this morning and opened up my present from my husband. I love that he listens to me when I talk! And this is what he got me:

A cordless Dremel tool! Which means I can make some embroidered Easter Eggs or learn how to engrave. Or I don’t know what else but I’m sure I can come up with a reason. It also seems like it would be just a handy tool to have around the house to do minor repairs.  I’m all out of eggs or I would scramble some up and then stitch away on the shells. If you have a Dremel tool, what do you use with it?

That’s about it for me. We’re having dinner at home but may do lunch out. We’ll see what the weekend holds but it will probably be low key.

And to make this a real FO post here’s a bracelet I made the other day:

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An early birthday present to myself

 Posted by on June 11, 2011 at 5:26 pm
Jun 112011
 

My birthday is next week on the 17th. I have poor impulse control and I dislike surprises (my inner child wants things NAO!) I bought myself an early birthday present.

I love Martha and her stuff. The book is very simply written and her instructions/recipes have yet to steer me wrong. When she finally passes, I think I’m going to push for her to be nominated as the Patron Saint of Crafts.  The illustrations included are also very crisp and clear. As a newbie sewer, this is exactly what I need. The book doesn’t necessarily assume that you have zero sewing experience but it is written out in a way that a newb can follow along and understand what to do and why. There’s also a section about different types of fabric, how to care for them and what to look for when buying a new sewing machine. She also includes great tips about setting up a sewing area and essential tools one needs. I also love that Martha is into having multi-taskers in ones tool box.

If any of my fair readers would like to gift me with a present, I would not turn down a copy of her  Encyclopedia of Crafts. Not that I’m hinting. I would never be that gauche.

 

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