Glass of Sherry
I had already prepped a second mirror with backer glass, so I was ready to try my sea glass experiment with improvements incorporated. First I taped off the mirror glass, then I set about arranging / adhering the sea glass (this time deep blue) in place with mosaic adhesive. Now to wait a day or two for the mosaic adhesive to cure and we can try the resin coating.
So the resin was cured enough 24 hours later to take a look at how this experiment turned out. Conclusion: changes need to be made. First, I think I should have kept the sea glass within the edges of the clear backer glass. I can fill in empty spaces with glass chips / frit, or leave them plain resin. I think it is better to tape off the edges so that no resin spills over the edge. Keeping the sea glass inside the backer glass area will allow me to do that. Second, I think I should try to tape off the mirror glass. The resin did not smooth out well over this mirror, so it ends up with a “fun house” look when you are using it. The overall piece is pretty to look at, but not functional.
I’m not sure how best to tape off the mirror for my second try at this, but I have a few ideas.
The resin was poured on this new experiment with a mirror and sea glass this morning. Hopefully the resin will settle down nicely!
I decided to embellish the top and bottom with some glass nuggets. We’ll see how it comes out tomorrow.
I keep forgetting to take pictures / post, but I have been working on a couple of projects using some mirror and sea glass I have had for awhile. First I cut the mirror to size, then I cut some glass from some recycled windows to serve as backer glass for the mirror. That actually took me a couple of weeks as I’ve been busy with other things.
I left the mirror and backer glass overnight for the mosaic adhesive to dry, then arranged some sea glass around the mirror. I’m still deciding where to go with it – whether to add layers of sea glass, shells, other decorative items and resin – or not.
I had a great time at my first ever West Ashley Artisans and Crafters Fair May 14th. I had an awesome spot right by the food court entrance and closest to the free glitter tattoo lady (perfect for when the little ones wanted to touch something fragile, “Look! Free glitter tattoos!”). It was a pretty good crowd for a random weekend in May. I think I’ll try to do it whenever I can (it’s every 2nd Saturday). I can’t make it in July due to a previous commitment, but I plan to be there on June 11th!
SAVE THE DATE!
May 14th from 11am – 4pm
I will have a small booth at the Citadel Mall for the WA Artisans and Crafters Fair. This will be my first experience with this event, which is on the 2nd Saturday of each month. If things go well, I plan on making this my main selling venue going forward. This is a free, indoor event, so come on over!
If you like this Confetti Palm window, you can support Saint John Catholic School with your bid for it! The event link is below. Bid online or in person!! You can also register to bid and buy tickets for the 23rd in person finale on the site.
https://saintjohn.home.qtego.net/
I’m not normally a warm weather person, but it I have to admit that waiting for a 75 degree day to warm up my craft room enough to pour the resin was getting old! I had a bit of a snafu as on the last day that was warm enough, my resin turned out to be a bit questionable, so I tossed it and tried to buy some at my local Michael’s store. However, they did not have my usual resin (Envirotex Lite) in stock, only Mod Podge brand epoxy resin. I went ahead and tried it and it turned out to be a disaster. Tons of bubbles and it was too thick to spread and ended up being lumpy. I had to pour 16 ounces of Envirotex over the first layer to try to even out the lumps. Nothing could be done about the tiny bubbles, but it is what it is. Hopefully it doesn’t detract too much from the overall piece. I have learned my lesson though. Stick with the products you know and love!
I filled in the larger gaps in the blue background and now I think this one is ready for the resin coating. I just have to wait for the weather to warm up a bit so the temperature in my work room is warm enough to pour the resin.
Today I spent some time filling in the smaller gaps in the blue background. The hummingbird window is almost there! Once the mosaic adhesive cures, I will look at the whole window in the light and decide what other smaller gaps still need to be filled. After that, it will be ready for the resin.
