#Cre8time Fun Fusion... DIY Sacred Heart Miser by Tanya Ruffin

While in the middle of creating another project, I had an idea. Isn't that how it always works? I had a small back heart frame sitting on my work space and thought... wouldn't it be cool to make a sacred heart out of this? A sacred heart is the heart with flames coming from the top.

So I grabbed my polymer clay... Ok I didn't "grab" it, it took about an hour of extensive searching to find that it was standing sideways against the back of my desk about 3 feet from me – But I digress...

I "grabbed" my polymer clay and made flames and attached it to the top of the frame.

Now get this.... since I was going to pour the Amazing Mold Rubber on top of the sacred heart creation, I didn't even fire the clay. I just glued the frame part to a plastic tray and poured the rubber mold on top. Sorry I don't have a photo.

When the mold was fully cured, I pulled it out and was even able to salvage the clay. Win, win!

I mixed Alumilite Red Dye with Amazing Casting Resin and made a cast. 

Awesome!!! Now what to make with it?

I added some gold Rub 'n Buff® and I LOVE it even more!

The Red reminded me of the Heat Miser soooooo... I printed out a picture of Heat Miser*, and coated with with some Amazing Clear Cast Resin then glued that to the back of the frame.

"...He's Too Much!"

*Keep in mind that you can not just go to google something print it out and sell it. There are copyright issues. This was a project just for fun and for personal use. :)

Now go out there and Craft Your Own Way!

~ Tanya

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

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AMAZING Retro Home Decor... by Tracy Alden

Hello! My name is Tracy Alden and I am proud new member of the Creative Team for Amazing Crafting Products! I have been working with Amazing Crafting Products supplies for many years and I am always looking for new ways to use their products. Though this time I used something old to make something new! 

I have a collection of vintage polyurethane molds. Many of them were part of my mother's collection who was a resin artist for many years. So many of the molds have awesome shapes and lovely patterns, but recently one really caught my eye, a 70s trivet mold! It got me thinking about the resin art of the 70s, with lots of glitter, mica and sparkle, so I went searching through my supplies to help me recreate this retro look. 

Supplies:

• Amazing Clear Cast Resin
• Dried flowers (I used dried Scabiosa flowers with the petals missing)
• Polyurethane Trivet resin mold 
• Art Glitter Microfine Transparent Faun Glitter
• Stampendous Gilded Mica Fragments
• Stampendous Tea Stained Mica Fragments
• Martha Stewart Crafts Satin Acrylic Craft Paint in Chestnut Brown
• Wire
• Round nose pliers
• Scissors
• Heat Gun
• Cosmetic sponge

I started by cleaning and thoroughly drying the mold, making sure there was no dirt particles. I gathered up my dried flowers and cut them to size, using the mold as my guide.

I mixed up a batch of Amazing Clear Cast Resin following the easy to follow instructions. I poured a thin layer of Amazing Clear Cast Resin just enough to coat the bottom of the mold and fill the outer edge. Any air bubbles I saw in the mold I was able to remove with a tooth pick or using a heat gun to warm up the resin to pop the bubbles. 

Carefully I sprinkled Stampendous Gilded Mica Fragments into the resin around the edges and used a popsicle stick to push the mica flakes into the outer edges of the mold. I let this cure for two hours before adding the flowers. This creates a soft set of the resin but allows for quicker layering of embellishments. If you live in a humid area you will have to let the resin sit a bit longer for a soft but tacky firm set up of the resin.

I then poured another layer of Amazing Clear Cast Resin into the mold, filling it about halfway up the side of the mold. Then I saturated each flower with resin before placing them in the mold. I do this by placing the flowers in a small cup and pouring resin on top of them, waiting for the flower to soak up just enough resin to look wet. This trick this helps reduce air bubbles from forming in the mold. I then placed them face down into the pool of resin in the mold.

After placing all of the flowers in the mold I sprinkled more Stampendous Gilded Mica Fragments and Art Glitter Microfine Transparent Faun Glitter on top of the flowers and resin. I let this sit for 2 hours.

I then poured another thin layer of Amazing Clear Cast Resin and sprinkled Stampendous Tea Stained Mica Fragments on top of the resin and let it sit for 2 hours.

Using the round nose pliers I curled the edges of the wire; the curled edges will add an extra grip when placed in rest. I poured my last layer of Amazing Clear Cast Resin into the mold filling it to the edge and and placed the curved wire into the resin. I let the resin set in the mold the full cure time.

Once the piece is fully cured and removed from the mold, I used a cosmetic sponge to apply a thin coat of Martha Stewart Crafts Satin Acrylic Craft Paint in Chestnut Brown to the back of the piece. This warm color helps make the dried flowers visually pop, but you can always skip this step if you like the more see through look.

What AMAZING arts and crafts can you create???

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Until next time, safe travels! ~ Tracy

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Pink "Joie de Vivre" Resin Banner Necklace

I love the elegance of flowing banners and retro-ness of old school tattoo banner designs.

This necklace was created using Pasta Alphabet (thanks for Michelle Frae Cummings for the tip!), polymer clay and Amazing Mold Putty and Amazing Casting Resin.

Supplies:

Polymer Clay
DaVinci Pasta Alphabet -- 12 oz (found at a gourmet grocery store)
Craft knife
Silver Rub-n-Buff
Ranger Alcohol inks
Jump rings
Pliers
Amazing Mold Putty
Amazing Casting Resin
Craft stick
Mixing cups

The First thing I did was condition the polymer clay by rolling it in my hands. The heat from your hands makes the clay more pliable. I then rolled out the clay on my non-stick craft pad and used a spare bottle as a rolling pin. I cut out a thin, long piece of clay and then curled it like a banner. After it was laid out in the banner shape; I dove tailed the ends. In this image I ended up trimming it more for the desired look. Don't forget to add the holes for hanging!

Next add the alphabet letters to spell out your saying. I chose Joie de Vivre...which means "joy of living" and perfectly describes life in south Louisiana!

Press the letters into the clay and bake the clay as instructed on the clay package.

Once clay is baked make sure the letters are still stuck in clay. If not, glue them in place. The next step is casting a mold so you want to make sure the letters are securely in place.

Next cast the mold following the directions on the Amazing Mold Putty box - OR - CLICK HERE for step-by-step instructions. A how to video is available HERE.

After about 20 minutes, pull the clay item out of the mold. One of mine broke, but that's ok, it still cast a good mold.

Mix your resin. I added a few drops of Alcohol ink. The first batch came out fine. When I tried for a darker shade (using more ink) my resin never cured. When adding alcohol inks to resin you have to be careful, if you add too much color, it will alter properties of resin and prevent it from curing. A better option is to color using ALUMILITE DYES, or powdered pigment colors such as perfect pearls.

Mixing resin with ink.

First batch with lighter ink added.

I came up with an alternate plan. I used a cotton swab and rubbed alcohol ink inside the mold before I poured in the resin. This worked pretty good. I just added a little more ink after it cured and embellished.

Top and bottom casts are from rubbing ink inside the mold.

Alcohol ink used.

For a finishing touch, accent the letters using a cotton swab and silver Rub-n-Buff.

"Geaux Tigers" banner necklace.

"Joie de Vivre" banner necklace.

I hope you enjoyed today's project. I encourage you to take some time to explore and search through the many AMAZING projects from the Amazing Mold Putty Creative Team. There are so many great tips and ideas!  ~ Tanya

Cassette Tape Resin Jewelry

 

How to make Cassette Tape jewelry using Amazing Mold Putty and resin!

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