EYES are WATCHING! DIY Googly Eye Light Switch Plate Cover by Michelle Frae Cummings

Hi everyone! Michelle here with another great tutorial that you can use for Halloween or just for fun!

Products used:

• Amazing Mold Putty
• Amazing Casting Resin
• Amazing Clear Cast Resin
• Fluorescent (Flo) Orange and Green Alumilite Dyes. 
• A light switch plate cover, wire, scissors and googly eyes. 

Mix ample, but equal amounts of the the Amazing Mold Putty until no white streaks appear. Flatten out to a rectangle shape and a add a small ball of putty in the center for where the plates holes are. Press plate in place, pushing the extra putty out through the holes. Let set about 10 minutes. Remove plate and patch up any rough spots with extra mixed putty (this also adds textures for the resin colors). Trim where needed and stick your wire into the putty for the screws. You'll want to build up those holes with a little extra putty as shown. Add some coils of putty to the walls of the mold and press in place with the popsicle stick provided from the resin mix. Let harden completely before adding resin. 

    

Using the measuring cups and popsicle stick provided, mix thoroughly 1 Tablespoon each of parts "A" and "B" of the Amazing Casting Resin and 5 drops of the Alumilite Fluorescent Orange Dye. Pour into the mold. Most of the resin will spill into the sides and only cover parts of the plate. This is OK. 

Let the first color set while you mix the next color.

For the green, mix thoroughly 1 dram (alternate measurement on measuring cups provided with resin) each of parts "A" and "B" of the Amazing Casting Resin and 3 drops of Alumilite Fluorescent Green Dye. 

Carefully pour, drip by drip onto the areas not covered by the orange resin. 

Quickly place your googly eyes onto the tacky resin before it cures. I put a little bit of adhesive on the end of a wooden skewer to use as a googly-eye-picker-upper. :)

Next mix thoroughly 2 Tablespoons each parts "A" and "B" of Amazing Clear Cast Resin and fill in the mold, making sure to cover every googly eye. Let this set at least 8 hours in a undisturbed spot. Remove from mold and trim off any sharp points.

Find a place in your house where it can be used often enjoyed!

What kind of Spooky Lightswitch Plate will you

cast and mold using Amazing Casting Products?

Thanks for coming by! Please visit my blog, Faerie Dust Dreams 

for more creative inspiration. ~ Michelle Frae Cummings

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Amazing Mold Putty will Light Up my Halloween Party!

Happy FRIDAY!!! Susan here with another "AMAZING" adventure with Amazing Mold Putty. As September comes to a close everyone is in a Halloween creating frenzy. So today, I am making some spooky decor for the Holiday - AND - I have a TRICK and a TREAT to share.

What do you do with a blank light switch plate and some of last year's leftover Halloween party favors??? You create a spooky lightswitch plate using Amazing Mold Putty...of course!!!

The TRICK...cast a light switch plate using Amazing Mold Putty and cast in Creative Paperclay. The TREAT: at the end of this post there's a special coupon for Amazing Crafting Products...enjoy!!!

Supplies needed: a light switch plate, hot glue gun, your choice of halloween favors {I'm using skull rings and spiders, masking tape, Amazing Mold Putty and Creative Paperclay®.

I wrapped torn pieces of masking tape onto the light switch plate to add texture, making sure to wrap around the backside and burnish edges. I cut off the rings sections on the skulls, then using hot glue, I adhered skulls to the corners and finished off with a plastic spider. ** A TIP ** Be careful when applying hot glue to these plastic parts...it's very easy to melt them.

Now for the FUN to BEGIN! I got out my Amazing Mold Putty! If you would like to see a more in depth how-to of mixing Amazing Mold Putty please click here. 

I begin by taking equal parts of Amazing Mold Putty parts "A" and "B" and gently mix together both parts, working quickly so that the colors are evenly mixed together with no striping. Then I press the Amazing Mold Putty around the switch plate gently pressing it around the item and sides. I let the mold sit and cure for about 15 minutes until it's no longer warm and then I'm ready to use my mold.

NOW FOR THE CASTING!

Today I am molding with a fun product called Creative Paperclay®

Creative Paperclay® is an air dry modeling material that can be sanded,

painted and also cast in Amazing Mold Putty.

I pressed the paperclay into my mold and leveled it out flat to meet the edges of the mold. I let the mold dry overnight before attempting to remove. Then I gently removed from mold to let paperclay finish drying out {which can take 2-3 days depending on temperature and humidity}.

I really love the distressed plaster texture that you get from the paperclay. I'm getting an early start on making these, too. I have to make several of these blanks to be decorated by my nieces and their friends at their annual Halloween birthday bash. Isn't that a fun idea!

Want to see how I've completed this?

Tomorrow, myself along with the entire Amazing Mold Putty Design Team will join the Creative Paperclay® Team for ... 

Please CLICK HERE... This Bloghop begins at the Creative Paperclay® blog and will feature even MORE HALLOWEEN inspiration using Amazing Crafting Products and Creative Paperclay® - even prizes. Check it out on Saturday to see how I've finished this ghoulish lightswitch plate!

HERE'S Your Halloween TREAT!!!

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I hope you enjoyed today's project and all of the projects I have created during my time with the Amazing Mold Putty Design Team. I have had a wonderful year creating with Amazing Crafting Products and I look forward to what the new Design Team dreams up. Amazing Mold Putty has changed my creative life and I will continue to use it in my toolbox forever! If you would like to continue to keep up with me and my creative adventures - please visit my blog sbartist : painting in the dark by clicking here.

Have a fabulously creative day! Sb : )