Address your Home Digits... 12 Days of Home Decor #ACPthrowback

Hello Amazing Crafters! For day two of our 12 Days of Amazing Home Decor we revisit a project by creative Lonnie Sexton. We are always thinking about how to improve things inside the home... and Lonnie has come up with a creative way to customize and light up the numbers on his home.

Lightbulb moment!!! With Amazing Casting Products Lonnie had an idea to address the outside of his home and make a plaque for his house that lights up at night. Since he only needs to cast one finished project, creating a permanent rubber mold really isn't necessary. Enter Amazing Remelt – a one step, easy-to-use molding product that's reusable... and a great option for one-off casting projects! CLICK HERE to view how it works.

Using Amazing Clear Cast Resin and Amazing Remelt, Lonnie created this custom address plaque that he backed with a solar yard light. This is so lovely in clear, but think of the possibilities by adding color with Alumilite Dyes or Metallic Powders!

What would you cast in Amazing Remelt

for updating your home decor?

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Share your creations using Amazing Casting Products for
our next #ACPthrowback Third Thursday on December 17.

Post them to our Facebook page, or tag us on Instagram, Pinterest, and on Twitter to be featured here on our blog. We'll be looking for your projects with the hashtag #AmazingCastingProducts.

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#Cre8time to Play with Animals and Kiss a Dog's Nose... #ACPthrowback #MakeThings #TBT

Hello Amazing Crafters! It's a new month and we have reached week five of the Make Things! Craft Challenge. Our AMAZING creative friend Katie Smith of Punk Projects is hosting this fun craft challenge this summer and Amazing Casting Products is proud to be one of the sponsors. Play along for your chance to win weekly prizes and a super amazing grand prize at the end!

This week's "Make Things!" theme is... INSPIRED by a MOVIE! So to give you some inspiration we are sharing some AMAZING #ACPthrowback ANIMAL projects using Amazing Casting Products... you can even a mold a Dog's nose {photo above by Amazing Creative Tanya Ruffin}!

We hope you are inspired to go make someTHING and link-up :)

Remembering a Special Friend...

Lonnie Sexton created this keychain as a memorial to his fur baby Cassidy. He made a master shape that he cast in Amazing Mold Rubber and Amazing Clear Cast Resin; then created versions in different colors using Alumidust and Alumilite Metallic Powders to give to other family members.

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Lonnie's heartwarming post.

Want to see more of what Lonnie is up to?

Follow him on his blog HERE!

Ode to the Giraffe...

Isabel Villarreal created this fun and whimsical magnetic calendar using Amazing Mold Putty, Amazing Casting Resin and Alumilite Dyes.

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Isabel's full how-to.

Want to see more of what Isabel is up to?

Follow her on her blog Ruff Stuff HERE!

Leaping Leopards...

Sandra Strait created a shadow-box scene to give a home to her paper origami animals. But before she embedded them in layers of Amazing Clear Cast Resin, she made of mold of the shape with Amazing Mold Putty and cast them in Amazing Casting Resin to transform them into her own illustrated critters.

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Sandra's full how-to.

Want to see more of what Sandra is up to?

Follow her on her blog Life Imitates Doodles HERE!

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Share Your Creations with us

on Social Media to be Featured on

#ACPthrowback Third Thursday

June 18 is our next THIRD THURSDAY... THIS WEEK and this is your chance to be featured. Post your creations to our Facebook page, Pinterest, and on Twitter! We'll be on the hunt for your projects with the hashtag #ACPThrowBack, (you can even go back into your past pins and add this pin to help us find you!) and share ALL your projects using the hashtag #AmazingCastingProducts!!

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Can I Slice an Orange??? Pocket Knife REDUX by Lonnie Sexton

Hello Makers! Lonnie here to share another project using Amazing Casting Products. Somehow, I've ended up with a small collection of knives over the years. One in particular came with handles I didn't like so I broke out some Amazing Mold Putty and some Amazing Casting Resin to I make some colorful custom handles.

Parts List:

• Amazing Mold Putty
• Amazing Casting Resin
• Alumilite Orange Dye
• Mixing cups
• Stir stick

I started by removing the handles from each side. Then mixed equal amounts of Amazing Mold Putty and pressed the handles into the putty and let cure. After the mold cured, I mixed Amazing Casting Resin and Alumilite Orange Dye, then filled the molds. When cured, I removed and I drilled a countersink large enough for the screw head to sink below the surface of the handle. I finished it off with a 200 grit sandpaper for a matte finish.

What tools would you customize

with Amazing Casting Products?

Thanks for joining in! Come back soon for more projects

from the Amazing Casting Products Creative Team.

~ Lonnie 

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#Cre8time Makes for Extreme #GEEK (dom)... Flux Capacitor LED Night Light by Lonnie Sexton

Today I'm sharing how to create a customized LED Night Light.

Parts/Tools:

• Amazing Mold Rubber
• Amazing Clear Cast Resin
• Alumilite Black Dye
• Mixing Cup
• Mixing Stick
• Mold Release
• Poster Board
• Hot Glue Gun
• Quick Set Putty
• Box Knife (razor for cutting poster board)
• Xacto Knife
• Sanding Block
• Saw
• Ruler
• Sharpie
• 1/2" Wood Dowel
• 1/4" Plastic Dowel
• 1/8" Plastic Dowel
• 5/16" x 1/8" Plastic Bar
• Yellow Wire
• Wood Glue
• CA Glue
• 1/4"x3" Basswood Plank
• 1 -  GE LED Night Light  - PN-
• 6" in. 14 awg Yellow Insulation Wire.
• 3 - #8 Ring Terminals

Steps:

1. Create Primary Object – Flux Cap
2. Prepare the Primary for molding
3. Mold the Primary
4. De-mold
5. Casting Clear Cast
6. Prep
7. Casting Cover layer
8. Final Assembly

PRIMARY

Cut a piece of the wood plank 2.3" x 2.7". Sand the edges and surface.

Cut 3 pieces of .500" (1/2") dowel .300" (5/16") long.

Glue the dowels to the plank shown below.

Cut 3 pieces of 5/16" x 1/8" Plastic Bar .75" (3/4") long, 

and cut the corner edges off one side.

Glue the pieces with the cut edges inward.

Cut 3 pieces of 1/4" Plastic Dowel .250" (1/4") long. Drill 1/8" holes in 1 side.

Cut 3 pieces of 1/8" plastic dowel .500" (1/2") long.

Glue the 1/8" dowel inside the 1/8" hole that was drilled

in the 1/4 tube. Glue to the center of the 1/2 dowels.

Fill the tube with quick set putty.

Clear Coat. Let dry 24 hours.

PREPARE THE PRIMARY

Using double sided tape, attach the primary to the LED Night light.

Make a mold box to hold the primary out of poster board.

MOLD THE PRIMARY

Apply mold release to the primary in prepped in the mold box. Mix Amazing Mold Rubber per instructions and cover the part completely {CLICK HERE to view mixing/preparation}. Let cure.

DE-MOLD THE PRIMARY

Remove the primary part from the mold. Cut off any run off rubber.

Detach the primary from the LED Light.

Clean the clay residue from the light.

CLEAR CASTING

Place the light inside the mold. Mix Amazing Clear Cast Resin per instructions and fill the mold to the lip of the light {CLICK HERE to view mixing/preparation}. Let cure 24 hours.

Remove the casting from the mold.

CASTING COVER

Place the mold box wall or wide tape around the clear cast. Mix another batch of Amazing Clear Cast Resin per instructions. Add Alumilite Black Dye. Pour a thin layer to cover the backing. Careful not to get any on the protruding clear cast. Let Cure.

FINAL ASSEMBLY

Drill three 1/8" holes next to the posts as shown in the picture.

Cut three pieces of 1.5" 14 awg yellow wire.

Cut the Rings of the terminal crimp ends.

Strip 1/4" of the insulation off and attach the red terminal crimp to the end of the yellow wire.  Glue to the top of the flux conductor.... I mean, up right clear cast post.

How would you spend your Cre8time?

Thanks for joining in! Come back soon for more projects

from the Amazing Casting Products Creative Team.

WARNING: Do Not change the Space Time Continuum.

~ Lonnie 

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AMAZING #Cre8time Home Decor Plaques... by Lonnie Sexton

I have been wanting to experiment with resin plaques. One of the reasons was to make an address plaque for my house that lights up at night. Creating a permanent rubber mold really wasn't necessary because I am only going to cast one finished project. Amazing Remelt is great for these one off casting projects. Enter the newest molding product from Amazing Casting Products – Amazing Remelt! Amazing Remelt is a gelatin-like molding product that is heat activated and reusable. It's liquefied by heating to above 120º F and solidifies by cooling off.

I have learned through a bit of a learning curve that some typical molding methods don't work with Amazing Remelt. Due to the heat of the liquefied Remelt, materials like modeling clay, hot glue, cell foam, foam and polystyrene are not good candidates for creating a master to then mold with Amazing Remelt. Nevertheless - this product is one step and easy to use. CLICK HERE to view preparation.

Using a solar yard light, Amazing Clear Cast Resin and Amazing Remelt, I created this custom address plaque. Hope it inspires you to make your own plaques.

What would you cast in Amazing Remelt

to update an area of your home decor?

Thank you for joining in and come back soon for more exciting projects

from the Amazing Casting Products Creative Team. ~ Lonnie S.

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#Cre8time FAUX Film... AMAZING #DIY Colored Casting Layers by Lonnie Sexton

It preparation for another project I needed some thin colored layers to insert in and on clear cast. I found some transfer filter film but the cost per sheet doesn't really justify cutting it into pieces and it's flimsy. I remembered pouring left over Amazing Clear Cast Resin on wax paper. It ran out thin and created a thin layer of casting 'film' when cured. This film can be used in other casting projects to created the desired effect, shape, design, lettering, etc. 

Parts/Tools:

• Amazing Clear Cast Resin
• Alumilite Dyes - used Red, Yellow and Blue
• Mixing Cups
• Mixing Sticks
• Xacto or Clay Knife
• Ruler
• Wax Paper
• Bubble Level
• Modeling Clay

Steps: 

• Create a Clay Barrier 
• Prep a level work area 
• Mix, Pour and Leveling 
• Cutting, shaping, etc. 
• Uses 

Clay Barrier

Roll the modeling clay to aproximately 1/8" inch thick.

Cut the clay into strips.

  

Place the strips on wax paper and press lightly together at the seams.

Prep a Level Work Area

Using a bubble level straight edge, make sure you have a sturdy level surface to work on. I'm using a 24 inch x 24 inch painted board. Make sure its level in both directions near perfect to ensure the film is uniform thickness.

 

Mix, Pour, Leveling

Apply mold release to the clay edges. Pour and separate parts each of "A" and "B" for preparing three (3) batches of Amazing Clear Cast Resin. To view mixing and preparation please CLICK HERE.

Add to each part "A" the desired amount of Alumilite Dye. Mix the color darker as spreading it thin with lighten the cured product.

Pour out approximately half of the Amazing Clear Cast Resin batch into each section. Tilt the work surface in all directions to cover the entire surface. Add more resin as needed. Be careful not to over tilt and/or over fill. The layers should be from 1/32" in to 1/16" thick. Let Cure.

Cutting and Shaping

After the casting is cured the thin layers can be cut into shapes using medium duty scissors or craft knife. It will also be pliable depending on how thick is was poured. 

Uses

These thin colored film layers can be used in other casting projects or crafting experience. Unlike plastic film, colored casting layers will adhere perfectly inside other casting projects. They are a little more ridged so the weight of the fresh Amazing Clear Cast Resin will not wrinkle or distort the patterns/shapes you are casting.

Colored Casting Layer Project

 

In revisiting an ongoing project, I created some shapes from the 3 casting layers.

How awesome will this look lit up???

Thank you for joining in. Come back for more exciting projects

from the Amazing Casting Products Creative Team. ~ Lonnie S.

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Keep a lookout for our AMAZING CREATIVES this weekend at  CHA Winter 2015. A variation on this project will be demonstrated at the Amazing Crafting Products/Alumilite Corp. Booth #1427 – come by and meet the artists and try out these amazing products!

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