Using Glow in the Dark Powder in a Wood and Resin Crucifix

My Dad and I have been doing some collaborative wood and resin pieces recently. We love spending time together in his shed and apart from enjoying each other's company, we love watching each other's skills in action. For this project, he carved some hand-sized crucifixes from wood. He makes them for his local Church and school community but for this project he also carved a slot from front to back with the scroll saw to represent Jesus. Pretty impressive!  Then it was over to me to add the resin and I decided to use Glow in the Dark powder so you could see the crucifix even when the lights are out. Here's what I used: ETI's EasyCast Resin UV hard cure thin resin Green TechnoGlow Strontium Aluminate GITD powder UV nail lamp Transfer pipette Plastic measuring cups Wooden stir sticks Mini plastic coffee spoon Packing tape Disposable gloves Utility knife I also worked on a non stick craft sheet in case I had any leakage. Befo......

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More Resin Art Overflow Jewellery Idea - Daisy Chain Earrings

For anyone who has made a few pieces of resin art, you'll have seen the intricate patterns that collect on the table below your canvas as the resin drips over the edge. You just couldn't replicate such gorgeous marbling if you tried! It's probably crossed your mind that you could turn it into jewellery and this post shows you one way that you can. You'll need a die cut machine like a Sizzix Big Shot and steel rule die to cut the resin - plus my special tip which you can see in the video further down the page. Here's what you need: Resin Art overflow (or skin) no thicker than 1.5mm (1/16") Drill with 1mm drill bit Sizzix Big Shot Sizzix die - I used Flowers #4 (657011) which has been retired. Try this one instead: 660659 or hunt around for a second hand one on your favourite pre-loved goods site. 2 4mm Swarovski bicone crystals (I used Montana) 2 silver ball head pins Fine cable chain 6 x 4mm silver jump rings 2 oval jump rings 2 earring wire......

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How to Turn Resin Art Overflow into Marbled Pendants

One of the things I've come to know about myself over the years is that I can't bear to throw anything away. Even the tiniest piece of left over scrapbook paper or short length of beading wire would be saved in case it could be used some time in the future. It's a lesson taught to me by my parents who grew up in the Depression where nothing went to waste. Of course, my need to keep things has also transferred to the resin overflow that drips over the edge of my resin art pieces and onto the table below, where the resin forms beautifully patterned puddles. You couldn't recreate these intricate patterns if you tried and yet gravity can do it all on its own! So I keep all the pieces that are a usable size and this is one way I use them. See the end of the post for links to even more ideas on how you can use up your resin skins. What you'll need is: Some resin art overflow (or skins) Bezel of your choice Scrap of paper to create a template from 5-minute epoxy......

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