this one is 16 x 16
I began my first mosaic in August, 2011. Since then it has become one of my favorite hobbies. Always in search of treasures, glass, plates and great finds to place in the mosaics I make. This blog is also for displaying other crafts that my husband or I create.
Thursday, September 6, 2018
Friday, August 24, 2018
Red Resin Pour
I think this one is 16 x 16
I like the feathering of the colors
there is red and gold glitter suspended in the resin
lol.......... this one had some inclusions in it that were not deliberately put in there
some lint or something that looked like a hair, probably cat hair
any way using the dremmel, I drilled out the unwanted extra's which of course left scuffed spots and messed up spots on the piece
but, the beauty of resin is that if you pour another layer it will cover up the places that you fix
Thursday, August 23, 2018
2 small resin pours
Wednesday, August 22, 2018
A different pour experiment
this one was done using clear glue. The lady doing the youtube video claimed this was a way to get a resin pour without the high cost of buying resin. Not even close to me.
I mixed gold, green and silver glitter in the glue
Also used were stones, broken 1/2 gem marbles in different colors and mother of pearl pieces
I made this one on a piece of luan wood. It soaked up the glue and started to separate into layers around a couple of places on the edge of the wood. Probably would have worked better on birch. But the luan was too thin.
I don't like that the glue flattened out so much. I like how resin stands up and your inclusions can be seen thru the resin.
this picture with no flash
picture with flash
I mixed gold, green and silver glitter in the glue
Also used were stones, broken 1/2 gem marbles in different colors and mother of pearl pieces
I made this one on a piece of luan wood. It soaked up the glue and started to separate into layers around a couple of places on the edge of the wood. Probably would have worked better on birch. But the luan was too thin.
I don't like that the glue flattened out so much. I like how resin stands up and your inclusions can be seen thru the resin.
this picture with no flash
picture with flash
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Resin Art #5 - Mermaid
Tuesday, August 14, 2018
Resin Art #4 - Serving Tray
I drew the white, silver and gold lines with Japanese Paint Pens
The silver and the gold in the corners is large flake glitter from Michael's
Posco markers in case you want to google them
there is some silver foil under the silver and orange Pearl Ex portions
lots of different glitters
and the other colors were created with Mica Powders
The silver and the gold in the corners is large flake glitter from Michael's
Monday, July 16, 2018
Resin Pour #3
I used what I call peacock colors for this one
This piece is 16 x 16
Alcohol Inks were mixed into the resin along with glitter
The glitter color matched the alcohol ink color
Broken 1/2 gem marbles and golden mosaic glass was also used
Silver alcohol ink was added to the middle of the picture
After the initial pour dried I brushed on clear resin to the piece
This piece is 16 x 16
Alcohol Inks were mixed into the resin along with glitter
The glitter color matched the alcohol ink color
Broken 1/2 gem marbles and golden mosaic glass was also used
Silver alcohol ink was added to the middle of the picture
After the initial pour dried I brushed on clear resin to the piece
Thursday, July 12, 2018
Resin Geode Art #2
11 x 12
this one was made the same as the other one -
except I did not use any mica powder or acrylic paint mixed into the resin
I mixed a large quantity of 2 part resin. It was divided into several smaller cups.
Then colored glitter was added to the resin cups.
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Resin Art #1 - Turquoise/Blue/Gray Geode - Experiment in Resin
in the sun
board was prepped by roughly painting a geode
white/light blue/medium blue and dark blue areas
100% silicone was caulked on to create a dam around each color
3" Scotch Tape was put around the edges of the board to create a border
resin was mixed per package
each cup received the 2 parts of resin - glitter - mica powder and some received acryllic paint
I used 5 cups and made 5 colors of resin/glitter - light silver, light blue, Turquoise blue, Dark Blue and a dark gray
1/2 gem marbles that had been cracked (heated then cooled) were broken up
starting at the center, I poured the lightest resin and added some of the broken 1/2 gem marbles
In the very center I added silver leaf foil and worked it into the resin with a craft stick
resin was added to the entire piece - from light to dark resin
the gray was worked into each section
there are several colors of 1/2 gem marbles on the piece
also, there are several different colors of glitter that was sprinkled on after all the resin was poured
I liked my first attempt at using resin. I'm looking forward to my next piece.
Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Sea Glass and shell mosaic
I found this trivet at a garage sale
It was originally going to be used in a table wreath, but then I decided I didn't want to take up the counter space for it to sit on
Here it is with all the tesserae put on
There will be no grout
I painted the board with metallic glitter paint and sprinkled on extra silver glitter
After taking it outside for the above photo, I thought the trivet looked boring
I pulled out my collection of Vintaj Patina paints for metal
and added some color to the trivet
I like it better and it seems to blend with the other colors better
materials used on this project:
a metal trivet
seashells from my sister
half gem small and large marbles
glass pearls
sea glass and tumbled glass
several pieces of garage sale jewelry
It was originally going to be used in a table wreath, but then I decided I didn't want to take up the counter space for it to sit on
Here it is with all the tesserae put on
There will be no grout
I painted the board with metallic glitter paint and sprinkled on extra silver glitter
After taking it outside for the above photo, I thought the trivet looked boring
I pulled out my collection of Vintaj Patina paints for metal
and added some color to the trivet
I like it better and it seems to blend with the other colors better
materials used on this project:
a metal trivet
seashells from my sister
half gem small and large marbles
glass pearls
sea glass and tumbled glass
several pieces of garage sale jewelry
Monday, July 9, 2018
Water and Sand #2
Paint and Glitter, No grout mosaic - Shells/rocks/glass gems
approx. length 12 inches
height 8 inches
birch board painted with metallic and glitter paints
additional glitter sprinkled on wet paint
Shells
Rocks
1/2 gem glass marbles
glass faux pearls
mother of pearl pieces
sea glass
and a jewelry sea horse and a piece off of a bracelet
applied a coat of Minwax Polycrylic Protective Finish to it
height 8 inches
birch board painted with metallic and glitter paints
additional glitter sprinkled on wet paint
Shells
Rocks
1/2 gem glass marbles
glass faux pearls
mother of pearl pieces
sea glass
and a jewelry sea horse and a piece off of a bracelet
applied a coat of Minwax Polycrylic Protective Finish to it