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Seasons poured

I poured the resin on the other three seasons panels today – will be fun to take off the masking tape in the next day or two and see how they turn out! My son says the Seahorse isn’t “spring-y” enough and that I should make a panel with a flower, so stay tuned for a sunflower panel for this project next!

  • Wreath
  • Pumpkin
  • Seahorse

Up to Four Seasons

Today was the day for starting my fourth season panel, autumn, and it had to be a pumpkin! I spent the afternoon cutting / grinding the pieces for the pumpkin, stem and leaves. I may even include some floral wire tendrils, but the more I think about it, the less likely I will include them. They’re too likely to be squashed and lose their shape over time.

Pumpkin
Pumpkin (Autumn)
  • Seahorse (Spring)
  • Wreath (Winter)

I still have to pour the resin on Spring, Winter and Autumn, but I am going to wait until the glue dries on the pumpkin panel to do that. I also want to put some masking tape on the backs of these panels before I pour the resin, as it is a big help in keeping the back side of the glass panel clean.

Fireworks (Summer)

The resin I poured on the Fireworks panel the other day has cured and it turned out better than I expected. In person, it has a lot of sparkle and it looks pretty cute in the display stand!

More Seasons

I got to the point where I needed to pour some resin today. However it’s been quite a while since I’ve used this resin and I wanted to make sure it hasn’t gone bad, so I decided to test it out on a couple of beach themed ornaments I’ve had sitting around partially completed for awhile. I mixed 100ml of resin and poured it and it looked ok, so I went ahead and covered the fireworks panel for the “Seasons” project since I’m not that happy with this particular panel anyhow. I won’t cry if the resin doesn’t cure properly for this piece.

  • Heart Starfish
  • Circle Starfish
  • Fireworks
Hopefully the resin hasn’t gone bad!

I also prepped the wreath and seahorse panels so they are ready to pour if the resin passes today’s test. If not, I will need to order some more resin!

  • Wreath
  • Seahorse

Progress on the Seasons

I’m working on this changeable display for various holidays / seasons. Still just the beginning stages, but I’m making progress! There is a sparkly stained glass wreath, a seahorse, and some fireworks in the works so far. I plan to make at least four panels (hopefully more like 6-8). It really helps me to take pictures and look at the pieces on my computer so I can see areas I want to enhance in later steps.

  • Beach / Seahorse
  • Wreath
  • Fireworks

One for all seasons

I’m gearing up for hopefully my first booth in forever. Even though it’s not until late November, it takes time to make some things to stock the booth, so it’s Christmas in July here! My plan for this project is to make several seasonal panels that will fit in the same display base so you can switch out the glass for the appropriate season. The first panel I’m making is this wreath, which is just in the beginning phases right now.

Starting a new wreath
This sparkly dark green glass is one of my favorites! I still need to fill in the gaps and add some texture to the wreath greenery.