#Cre8time Christmas at the Cabin... by Lyn Gill

Hello everyone! Lyn Gill here again with another fun project... a Christmas Cabin! It's a little electric tea light holder that I created for the Holidays!

I created the main pieces from Super Sculpey, just simple

shapes kind of like those from a paper doll house.

Then I molded them with Amazing Mold Putty... at this point I was super excited about the outcome!

I mixed Amazing Casting Resin with some Alumilite Dye in Native American Fleshtone – since I wanted a more reddish brown color, and let it cure in the molds. After de-molding, I brushed on a little more of the dye to give it the true look of wood. I then lined the back of the window with painters tape and poured a little bit of Amazing Clear Cast Resin tinted with yellow Alumilite Dye and let it set up overnight. For the roof pieces,  I left the white color of the Amazing Casting Resin. 

   

I added some of the details – a tree, shrub, wreath, door and window shutters using the Super Sculpey. The snow texture on the base is created from Super Sculpey and acrylic paint as well.

So fun and festive! It truly shines a little light on the Holidays!

What holiday decor will you create 

using Amazing Casting Products?

Well thank you so much for stopping by... Till Next Time! ~ Lyn

As usual, you can find more of my work on my blog LynzCraftz, 

or on YouTube LynzCraftz, or my Facebook page LynzCraftz.

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#Cre8time Transformations... from Resin Castoffs to Amazing Adornments by Aimée Wheaton

Is it a jar topper or a funky little tree?!! Who knows? The options are endless when you keep your castoffs and use them in unconventional ways. I started rummaging through my box of castoffs and had to think outside the box for something to create and came up with this little idea.

I will say first off I created all these pieces over time, they were made from mixing equal parts of Amazing Casting Resin that I mixed too much of. Some were dyed with Alumilite Dyes and others were just left white.

The only non-resin piece is the wooden tree shaped item. I took my hot glue gun and glued them all together with the wood piece being on top.

Here it is all glued. Next I took some gold acrylic and painted the whole thing. I added silver glitter while it was wet.

  

I had this fleur-de-lis that wasn't in the best shape, so I added some glue and then sprinkled it with purple glitter, then glued it to the front of the stacked golden tree.

So pretty!! Makes a perfect topper for my stash of vintage buttons!

Here's another idea for you!

I took another castoff that I had created... drilled a hole in the top to loop wire through and started painting! Again this was created with a dyed resin castoff.

Where this piece started from – a violet dyed resin heart.

To this I added different colors of acrylic paint.

  

I added some glitter and this little amazing pendant I created with Amazing Clear Cast Resin and glitter. I also hot glued an antique button in the center of the heart.

I'm glad I kept all of these castoffs and trinkets.

I really liked how they turned out!!

Do you keep your resin 
castoffs for future use?

Feel free to stop by my FB page to see the latest with me.

To see more of my work please visit my new blog "Life Glitter Makeup"

and also at the Aimée Wheaton Art and Design website.

Till next time! Xoxo Aimée

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Spellbinding #Cre8time Jewels... by Kristie Taylor

Hi resin lovers! Kristie Taylor here with a bohemian inspired necklace using Amazing Casting Products. I have in my stash, some oldies but goodies from Spellbinders Paper Arts. These awesome metal bezels are solid and beautiful and have lots of room for inclusions.

I bought some bohemian beads from a local craft store... added some chunky glitter and put this all together – the pendant topped off with Amazing Clear Cast Resin. 

I've ended up with this gorgeous necklace... 

What would you embed in resin

for your statement jewelry?

Thanks so much for dropping by! ~ Kristie

To see more of my work, please visit my blog, "The Scrapinater", 

over on my YouTube Channel or on Instagram.

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#Cre8time Resin Play... Quick and Easy Melted Snowman Gift Tags by Tanya Ruffin

Spruce up your gift wrapping with an adorable melted snowman gift tag!

I wanted to make some cute, kid friendly, name tags for my Christmas gifts and thought a melted snowman would be quick and flat enough that I would be able to write the "to" and "from" on... and be oh-so-adorable. In south Louisiana, the only snowmen we have are melted ones anyway! 

In my stash I have a small bag of mini top hats. No idea why I bought them, clearance I assume. I have had them for several years and darn it – it is time to use them!!

Supplies:

• Amazing Casting Resin
• Alumidust - Pearl
• Silicone Mat 
• Small black and orange beads 
• Small top hat 

  

Mix up some Amazing Casting Resin (follow directions based on how many snowmen you want to make). I made two the first time so I mixed 15 ML of each part ( using the measuring cup in the box) and scooped up some pearl Alumidust on the end of a craft stick and mixed them all together.

On a silicone mat, pour out 3 puddles of resin for each snowman – each one getting larger than the last. On the smallest one, set the top hat and the beads into the resin. Let cure {this is at about 20 minutes}.

Some of mine ran together, so I picked up the resin before it completely cured and simply cut them apart with scissors. You can reshape your pieces at this point. 

  

I used Allene's Tacky Glue to secure all the pieces together.

Tada!

If you made these tiny enough you could make them into pins or even earrings!

How do you embellish your gifts?

You can Craft Your Own Way!

Please visit my site to see more of my inspiring
creations at www.tanyaRuffin.com

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#Cre8time Traditions... AMAZING Handmade Pins by Lyn Gill

Hi everyone it's Lyn Gill here again. This time to share my Christmas pins for this year. As I did with a similar project last year with my Santa hats – I am continuing a tradition my Grandfather started many years ago... Christmas Pins! Now my Grandfather was a wood carver and made beautiful pins, so I thought I would continue the tradition with my own hand-sculpted trees.

First I started with an original sculpt of a Christmas Tree made of Super Sculpey Polymer Clay. Then I created a mold with Amazing Mold Putty. It is just a simple sculpt but that's part of the tradition.

  

Then I add various glitters, Alumidust and Alumilite Dyes to small batches of Amazing Clear Cast Resin and pour into the mold. I finish off the resin trees with a touch of glitter glue to add ornaments for the final results... fancy festive tree pins!

I always enjoy creating these little gifts for family and friends at this joyous time of year. I hope you'll give it a try and create a new tradition by making your own little handmade gifts.

Thank you so much for joining me today in sharing one of my families traditions. I hope you have a very Merry Christmas...  Till Next Time! ~ Lyn

What new family traditions will you

add to the holidays this year?

As usual, you can find more of my work on my blog LynzCraftz, 

or on YouTube LynzCraftz, or my Facebook page LynzCraftz.

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#Cre8time for Home with Make it Artsy Episode 111

Hello Amazing Crafters!! Have you heard about Make It Artsy?? It's a brand new TV show for makers and crafters – featuring tips, techniques and projects for makers, crafters and artists.

It's time for a new episode of Make It Artsy!

CLICK HERE to view this week's episode

Series 100, Episode 111 - Home Decor

Your home is a gallery for your art. Artist Dina Wakley makes a wall hanging with tissue stamping. Tool expert Joe Rotella uses computer design and cutting technology to create an apron. Using watercolors, calligrapher Janet Takahashi creates simple brush lettering. Author Rebekah Meier has a tip for adding a splash of color to any home.

Bookmark or PIN the Make It Artsy Website http://makeitartsy.com

Make It Artsy launched on September 29th on Public Television stations across the country! Look for it on your local PBS channel. If you can't find it on your local programming, you can view this episode, Series 100, Episode 111 - Home Decor online from December 23rd to December 30th.

Make It Artsy is a new series that celebrates that maker spirit in everyone. From mixed-media to metalsmithing, using tools from saws to sewing machines, today's most creative "makers" join host Julie Fei Fan Balzer to unleash a new look for crafting with a touch of industrial style.

Amazing Casting Products by Alumilite Corp. is proud to be one of these fabulous group of companies partnering with Make it Artsy. Stay tuned for episodes with projects featuring some of our AMAZING products! Don't worry... we'll be posting here when each new episode is available so you can tune in.

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A #Cre8time Rain Dance... AMAZING DIY Light Sculpture by Lara Hjorthoy

Hi Friends! It's Lara here to share my latest creation. Well this little how-to project has proven to be quite the undertaking!

I'm so thrilled to get to share with you what all the fuss has been! If you've been following me on Instagram and/or Facebook, you know I've had a project in the works for a few weeks... and I'm finally able to unveil it!!!

So without further ado...

a Rain Dance!

So I've been inspired as of late, by our nearly apocalyptic amount of rain that Vancouver has treated us to since the beginning of October! On last count, I think we had three days of sun... and every other day has been rain! 

But unlike a lot of people, I don't mind the rain... and with Amazing Casting Products, I made the rain even MORE beautiful! 

Using Super Sculpey, I first sculpted four orginal "raindrop" shapes in different sizes! Then using Amazing Mold Putty, I molded the raindrops twice – to get a series of eight "drops" that could be cast at once! The Mold Putty is so easy to use and it sets up so quickly... I was able to get all the molds made within a couple of hours! 

Next with Amazing Clear Cast Resin, I mixed a batch of resin, using Alumilite Blue Dye and made my first set of blue raindrops! These took up to 2 days to cure, as it became suddenly very cold here in Vancouver. So I let them set to cure fully for 2 days – then over the next few days, made two more batches of raindrops, using smaller and smaller amounts of Alumilite Blue Dye in the resin mixture. That way, there is a variety of shades to play with when I constructing my project!

After all the drops were completed, Hubby and I spent an evening drilling holes into the top of each drop with a Dremel tool. We wet sanded the heck out of them too... to make them suuuuuper smooth to the touch!

Once they were smooth, I let them dry overnight. I took them outside on a cold winter day and sprayed the heck out of them with Krylon Triple Thick Clear Coat. That gave them this beautiful wet-like look! It was love!

Then began the slow and long construction process. For this, I gathered a foam wreath form from a dollar store and a set of LED lights (that were supposed to flicker), then wrapped the wreath with the lights and some wire – so that I had a "skeleton" of sorts to use for tying later. Then I formed some fluffy cotton stuffing around the wreath, to make my CLOUD! 

Then I began stringing the drops with silver elastic cord and added small beads for decoration. This took a couple of days to complete... a bit hard on the back! LOL!

But finally, I used an old frilly ribbon to hang

the cloud from... and presto! It's COMPLETED!

Think how pretty something like this would be... GLOWING in YOUR home! Sure makes the rain something I actually want to being into my home! 

What light feature could 

you make for your home?

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial as much as I enjoyed making it for you! 

Stay Inspired Friends! ~ Lara

Check out my website at www.larahjorthoy.com and YourToyCreation.etsy.com. You can follow my day to day creations on Facebook and Instagram, look for YourToy Creations!

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