Update: Charms!

I used the entire first bottle of Dimensional Magic making all kinds of charms and pendants so I bought another bottle and made lots more things.  I'm not too happy with these results!  This second bottle isn't drying clear and is making "sink holes" in the projects! I have to go and refill them and it makes much more bubbles.  I can't think of anything I've done differently that might be giving me these results. Maybe I just got a bad bottle or it was too old? It was the last one on the shelf at the store...  there doesn't appear to be an expiration date on it.  Anyway, the ones that came out good or OK I put on chains so I can try to sell them in my "store" on facebook or etsy. Here are a few pictures:

I call this one sad girl.  She came out awesome and was from the first bottle of "magic". I just put an 18" chain on it.  I LOVE this one!

I call this one evil queen. She has a glittered apple in her hand.  She came out good, too and I also added an 18" chain to this one.  Also, from the first bottle of stuff.

This is alice.  I had high hopes for her! She is the first from the new bottle and I didn't notice the bad texture or dark spots until it was already dry! Bummer! It is cloudy,  lumpy,  dark spots appeared, and it bubbled by her head! Just not too happy with it, but I think it would have been cool if it had worked right! Wish I knew what went wrong!

These two little copper ones came from the first bottle and came out pretty good.  Very smooth finish and no bubbles! My photography skills aren't the best so I couldn't get a good picture of them.  The glitter in the fish one reflects so much and the white part of the wolf does, too! They also have an 18" chain on them. I like these two little guys! 

These are three pairs of clip on earrings I made with glitter and the "magic" from the first bottle and they came out great.  The pictures don't do them justice, unfortunately. My bad photography skills again. They are really smooth and bubble-less! LOL

This one is from the second bottle and came out OK.  Again bad photography skills! So sorry! Maybe I need lessons from my daughter!  The background is a paper printout of a creepy castle and then I used shrink plastic for the guy and the dog, printed them on the plastic, cut them out, shrank them, and then glued them down on top of the paper, let that dry and then filled it with the "magic"! I think it is cute!  I made a few others like this that came out decent and they will be added to the shop soon.
Here are links to the shops if you want to go check them out! Thanks!


http://www.facebook.com/pages/Widows-Might-Jewelry-and-Crafts/193135910716469?sk=app_135607783795


http://www.etsy.com/shop/widowsmight

Charms!

So, I love the look of resin jewelry and that sort of thing and wanted to try to make some of my own.  I found this stuff called Mod Podge Dimensional Magic and have been using it to make charms.  It is so fun coming up with ideas of what images to use or what to "float" inside them!  This isn't real resin and they aren't very deep at all so I can't "float" lots of things in these, but glitter works pretty well!  I also learned that it works best if you glue the image down and let it dry before you fill it with the "magic" and to also glue the glitter in place if you want it to only be in specific spots in the charm.  Let the glue and the glitter dry a little bit also before you add the "magic".  I also used a little scrap booking sticker in one and that worked well, too!  I'm sure there are endless ways to use this stuff, but this is what I have done so far!  How do you like it?

This is an Audrey charm and I added a touch of glitter on her earring and tiara! I think it came out really cool!

This one I added red glitter to her rose and to her blood tears and a bit on the bottom lip.

This one is an octopus with black eyes and the bubbles came up by accident and I didn't notice them until they were dried in!  Totally accidental, but I think it works for this one because it sort of gives the effect of being underwater!  Usually, you don't want bubbles and if you see them as they come up and the "magic" hasn't started to set yet, you can pop them with a pin or smooth them out with a toothpick. I didn't realize that bubbles could appear after its been poured! You live and you learn! I learned you have to check on them every few minutes until they are set! Don't touch the surface if at all possible unless you intentionally want fingerprints in the design.  Also, it works better if the room you are in isn't too cold. They stay cloudy longer and take longer to set if the room is too cold for some reason.  This stuff is easy to work with because it is just soap and water clean up if you get to it before it dries.  Also, it seems to shrink a tiny bit as it dries, so I went back and refilled some of the charms that are deeper and it dries just as clear and smooth and you can't tell it was done in layers.

Audrey's A

Yesterday, I went to Hobby Lobby and they had a sale on wall art for 50% off and I bought a white wooden letter A for $1.50.  I thought I would paint it pink and give it to my daughter to hang in the nursery of my soon to be granddaughter!  Then I remembered that I already bought her a glittery pink foam A for the room so why did she need another pink one? Suddenly it came to me! What if the letter had Audrey's name written all over it! Wouldn't that be cute? Then another flash of craft came to me and I thought what about using my computer to make the names in all colors, sizes, and fonts and then cut them out and place them on and glue or Mod Podge them in place!  Another flash of craft.... why not trace the letter and then scan in the image and use that on www.picnik.com to make the word art and then print it out all on one page and then cut it out and glue it on?!?  SO EASY! So that is what I did and I totally love how it turned out!  I even had some little glitter hearts and I glued them on in a spot where the name printed too faintly and  I think it is so cute, so I wanted to share! 

New Blog!

I decided to start a new blog about my crafts. I have found that crafting is my own personal therapy! It might not always be cheaper than a psychiatrist, but it is a lot more fun!

I make tons of jewelry that I sell in my web shops, but I also love to do so many more types of crafts other than jewelry and I thought some of you might be interested in seeing them and even getting some directions on how to do them yourself!

Hope you like my new blog and if you haven't visited my web shops you can find them here:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/widowsmight

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Widows-Might-Jewelry-and-Crafts/193135910716469