Glass of Sherry
Suncatchers / ornaments are between 3-3.5″ across. Handmade suncatchers are $20 each. Handmande coasters with stained glass are $50 for the set. Contact me for delivery / shipping options.
Poured the second layer of resin on four Cardinal coasters (one needs a third layer as I ran out of resin) and the first layer on some new holiday suncatchers / ornaments!
Also took some better photos of the past few weeks worth of ornaments, though I’m no photographer with my phone, ha!
Finished a few more suncatchers today – also in this picture are a couple of beachy coasters! I used shells, shark teeth, sand, mica, various decorative flakes (metallic, metal, green) and stained glass set in resin for these.
Working on some small, fun projects inspired by friends and holidays. Poured the second layer on these ornaments and the first layer of a set of cardinal coasters today.
Shifting gears into holiday mode with some small projects now that the Frank Lloyd Wright Waterlilies 31″ x 48.25″ window is done (at least, I think I’m done with it). I’ve poured three layers of resin and each time there is some imperfection I’m tempted to address with another layer. There are still some imperfections; the third layer cleared up the worst, but contributed a few more. For example, I was trying to keep the texture of the flower petals visible, but the third layer covered a couple of the petals a bit more than I wanted it to. I can also see some edges of the third layer where it didn’t blend / flatten well. However, if I pour a fourth layer, I might mess something else up. Best to set it aside and get a second opinion.
In the meantime, I am moving into holiday mode and working on some small projects. I made a flock of cardinals and some holly leaves / berries. My fingers are torn up from grinding all the tiny pieces of glass.
I will likely use these in some resin ornaments and coasters.
I decided to rotate the large Frank Lloyd Wright window I have been working on, and upon closer inspection of the “far” side, I decided to pour another thin layer of resin to address a few coverage issues. Since I was doing that, I mixed some extra resin to finish off a couple of coasters I’ve been working on and made a few new ornaments using mica, glass, sand, shells etc. I still have to pour a second layer on the ornaments, but the coasters should be ready to pop out of their molds tomorrow. The picture isn’t very good, but hopefully I’ll get some better ones once these are out of their molds.
This afternoon I added a second layer of resin to the panel. Grr. It looks great overall, but the devil is in the details for me. The second layer had some issues. One issue was where the resin didn’t lay invisibly over the first layer. I tried to minimize that by blowing resin into the edges of the glass pieces. However, as bubbles formed, I tried to remove them with the heat gun. One spot in particular “lumped up” when I was doing this. I can repair it by filing down the lumpy parts and pouring a new layer over everything, but one goal was to preserve the texture of the glass I used for the petals of the lilies. If I pour another layer, the texture will be lost.
Two layers of resin
You can’t see it in the photos, but we’ll make a decision after everything cures.
Now that I have verified that my resin is OK, I prepared to pour the first layer of resin on the large Frank Lloyd Wright stained glass window project I’ve been working on since early August. I used some boards to elevate the window off of the table, then taped around the edge using a layer of painter’s tape and a second outer layer of duct tape.
My hope is that the painters tape will come off easily, while the duct tape will create a strong edge for the resin.
Once all the tape was in place and secure, I mixed 16 ounces of resin and poured it over the panel. I then used a sponge on a stick to distribute the resin as much as I could over the panel. I will have to repeat this with another layer later, as more resin will be needed to fill in all the gaps.
I then used my heat gun to further distribute the resin and remove bubbles that popped up while the resin settled. I spent about an hour and a half doing this.
Now I just need to wait overnight for the first layer to cure. After that, I will repeat with a second and hopefully final layer to fill in the remaining crevices.
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It’s been several months since I poured any resin, so I thought it would be a good idea to test out my resin on some smaller projects before I try it on the big Frank Lloyd Wright window. Some of my resin hardener has yellowed, so I had to toss it. Technically I could use it for projects that have pigments added to the resin, but I don’t want to chance it since most of my projects need clear resin. I had a batch on hand that hadn’t yet been opened, so I used that on these two Rainbow Rows that I made prior to beginning work on the big window. Luckily the temperature in my work area is at the ideal (75 degrees F) for resin right now.
I meant to mix up about 8 ounces or resin, which is too much, but I can always make a couple of ornaments or coasters with the extra. I ended up overpouring and had 12 ounces to use up, so I made some ornaments and a big mess, too.
That’s why I put down paper on my work surface, though, so no worries on the mess! And the resin looks great – these two rainbow rows are ready to go a day later.
Finished securing all the pieces in place with mosaic adhesive. A couple got bumped and aren’t exactly where I’d like them to be, but hopefully not too noticeable. I had to redo a few pieces for various reasons (one piece of glass was just not flat enough, dropped one piece and it broke, etc). Thanks to the hubs for turning the piece around on my work table so I could reach the far side! Now to let the adhesive cure for a week or so. That gives me time to figure out how to elevate the whole piece off of the table surface when I pour the resin.
