Project Chandelier Crystals... by Lynne Suprock

Lynne here to bring you a bit of bling today to place upon your chandelier. :-)

Gosh, I love chandeliers with lots of crystals... and I do have a few of those here at the ole homestead. They were once plain, old, light fixtures that were rescued from local discard piles. 

Spider webs removed, and white spray paint in hand, anyone can bring new life to thrown away light fixtures. Additionally, adding a bit of crystal bling to any refurbished luminere, creates... m-o-o-d.

Okay. Here are pictures of one of my pieces, that is

seriously in need of more bling, of course. ;-)

Let's get started on... Project Crystals.

What you will need:

• crystals
• Amazing Clear Cast Resin
• Amazing Mold Rubber
• small gauge wire
• skewer
• razor knife
• plastic container
• stir stick
• small medicine or measuring cup

Choose a few nice glass crystals that you want to replicate.

Place some 24 gauge wire through each crystal and suspend over a recycled plastic container on a wooden stick or skewer.

If you have any unwanted mold rubber pieces around,

cut them up and throw them into the container first. 

Then fill the remaining space with Amazing Mold Rubber. CLICK HERE to view tutorial on how to mix/prepare Amazing Mold Rubber.

Once the Amazing Mold Rubber hardens, remove the crystals. If yours are too long or too wide at the bottom, make a slit with a razor knife, vertically along the piece. Use an elastic band to secure the mold back together, before pouring the Amazing Clear Cast Resin.

Since the opening for the pour will be small diameter, bubbles in the Amazing Clear Cast Resin will not easily surface and release {CLICK HERE to view mixing/preparation}. I decided to let the resin sit for 10 or 12 minutes to allow the bubbles to break before pouring into the crystal molds.

When first mixed there are lots of bubbles.

Less bubbles after letting resin sit and rest. 

The Amazing Clear Cast Resin will only be poured to the top of the mold. This will mean slightly shorter crystals than the originals which had been above the Amazing Mold Rubber, suspended with wires, in the previous step.

In 24 hours this is what the crystals looked like. They were shiny for sure, just like the originals. However, they were not glass clear. The ones I made with the Amazing Clear Cast Resin were also shorter. You could still see some of the bubbles in the resin. I was still pretty AMAZED! ;-)

Here is my Chandelier project before the extra bling and after....

 

Try making crystals to add to your jewelry or mixed media designs.

I cannot wait till you all give this a try!!

What would you bling up with crystals
cast in Amazing Mold Rubber?

Please share what you make with Amazing Crafting Products

on our website in the User Gallery.

Please visit my blog "Simply Pretty Stuff" to see more of my creations. ~ Lynne

CLICK HERE to view my upcoming workshop schedule where you can join me in person.

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get you in the mood to try some new things!? 

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So Many Ways, So Many Ideas, it's Amazing!!! AMAZING Inspiration from Maria Soto

Hi there, it's me... Maria Soto sharing with you some other ways to use the Amazing Clear Cast Resin. I have to say I enjoy using the Amazing Casting Resin a bit more when casting items from molds, because it cures faster and lets face it – it's hard to wait hours to see the casted piece. However, I love using the Amazing Clear Cast Resin for other things besides casting objects.

I love to use the Amazing Clear Cast Resin as a sealer, and also as a type of permanent glue in many projects. Below I share a few projects showing examples. We know that if clear cast resin cures with a dull finish, another layer can be applied and used as a sealer to brings out an amazing shiny finish.

I was so inspired by several CHA designers that created some incredible Banners of Hope that were displayed at the 2014 winter CHA a few days ago. I was not able to create and submit a banner, but felt the need to create something, and so I did, I created a HOPE frame. I made this as our family has endured the pain of losing a family member to cancer as well as cancer survivors. I made this in their honor and with HOPE that a cure is found to end all types of cancer.

In the middle of the frame, I used Amazing Casting Resin colored with Blue and Violet Alumilite Dyes; and I also used it as a glue to hold together the duck tape flower and the Rowlux partial flower. The Amazing Clear Cast Resin was applied on the entire frame, including the center, to seal and bring a shiny finish to the entire frame. I added all the other embellishments to the center of the frame after pouring the clear cast resin so it was too used as a glue.

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As I worked to finish this mask, I noticed it needed a lot more shine, so I used the Amazing Clear Cast Resin to cover the entire mask. The Rowlux flowers were easy to remove since I used Maya Road brads to keep in place, but the vellum flowers on the other side were glued – so I just brushed some resin on the vellum flowers. Below, you will find two comparison photos and a photo of the finished mask. You can see I added some crystals after the resin was applied; allowing me to use the clear cast resin as a sealer and glue at the same time. 

At this point the Amazing Clear Cast Resin was just applied to the left side of the mask to show the difference with and without the resin application.

Another view, you can see how the left side of the mask looks all shiny. I will say that the Viva Decor Inka Gold paints used on this mask give it a shiny look, however, I was looking for a stronger shine and protection. I feel that the Amazing Clear Cast Resin was the best product to get these results. 

Here is the finished mask, ready to wear!!!

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Amazing Clear Cast Resin can also be used to add shine and "POP"

to paper embellishments like this dimensional flower.

I had a lot of Amazing Clear Cast Resin left so I poured some on my Amazing Mold Rubber mold from my button frame {click here to jump to see post}– to cast pieces that I would be able to use later on. I found out that when you use the Amazing Clear Cast Resin on the new Amazing Mold Rubber molds... it comes out with a beautiful shine; unlike when you use the mold putty molds. These pieces look so transparent and shiny – I can't wait to used them later on future projects.

I hope that this post will inspire you to use these amazing products in other ways, play around. Take chances... sometimes accidents lead to new creative ways to use them and this I find very exciting!

Please share your creations using

Amazing Crafting Products with us

by posting photos in our User Gallery. 

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Thank you for stopping by. I invite you to stop over to my blog "What is Creativity"

at http://chuy-creativity.blogspot.com to see more of my creations. ~ Maria Soto

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Altering Embellishments for a Perfect Match... AMAZING Inspiration from Maria Soto

Hi, this is Maria Soto with an inspiration post for you today. Amazing Mold Putty is convenient and easy to use – so I like to mold and cast different items, just to have on hand. I'm currently moving my craft rooms into just one room – bigger and better. As I was sorting materials I found projects I had started but never really finished. I found this cute papier-mâché box that I had painted in red acrylic and covered the lid with polymer clay.

Well I figure it just had to be finished, and would make a perfect addition to my gift for my Secret Santa. Once I did some more painting on the box, I found the right embellishment among all my resin casts. A blue resin cameo, dry brushed some different colors, a bit of glitter, some lace and flowers... well once all were glued on the box lid, I was done.

Above is the casting of the cameo from when I made it –

using Amazing Casting Resin and Alumilite Blue Dye.

Here is a photo of the box, it's a three piece, as you can see there is an insert on the lid – so you can add photos/images and change them whenever you want.

Here is a close up of the cameo showing the gold/silver paints I used and the glitter. I love the emerald crystals. Underneath the cameo I glued a piece of lace. Then after adding the cameo, I thought a few tiny flowers would make a perfect addition and bring in more color to the box.

I can't wait to finish organizing my new craft room so I can go ahead and finish all these projects I started some time ago. I have created so many embellishments is just a matter of matching the right embellishment to complete each project.

Working with Amazing Crafting Products has been fun, creative and made crafting so much easier. I hope I have inspired you to give these products a try – trust me you will find yourself casting just about anything you see and altering items to match what ever project you feel like creating.

Please share your creations using

Amazing Crafting Products with us

by posting photos in our User Gallery. 

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Thank you for stopping by. I invite you to stop over to my blog "What is Creativity"

at http://chuy-creativity.blogspot.com to see more of my creations. ~ Maria Soto

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