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!
Coasters, suncatchers
Also took some better photos of the past few weeks worth of ornaments, though I’m no photographer with my phone, ha!
Shark tooth / sand
Shark tooth / sand / water
Shells, shark teeth, blue water
Heart of gold
Stained glass cardinal / green mica
Stained glass cardinals / sparkly green
Stained glass cardinal / mistletoe
Sand dollar on the beach
Resin ornaments handmade in Charleston SC, $20 each
I have a few suncatchers / ornaments on hand for last minute holiday gifting. Drop me an email, message me on twitter or tag me on my facebook page (see social links down on the right) if you would like to see them. Rectangular ones cost $25 each and are generally between 6-7 inches tall (including hanger) and square ones cost $15 each and are generally around 4-4.5 inches tall (including hanger). I also have some coasters available. I’ll try to get some good photos of them this week.
I just started a dichroic window project, but yesterday my eldest child suggested that I make some evergreen trees, so I set that aside for a few days. I decided to start with just a small suncatcher and then see if I could expand it a bit in future projects. First I looked at some photos of trees online to decide what “look” I liked, then I grabbed a Sharpie marker and made a rough sketch. After that, I cut some clear background glass. Then I pulled out some green glass and cut it into strips. The strips were cut with mosaic nippers into pieces that would become the branches.
A sketch and the raw materials
Now it was time to start laying out the branches. I liked the way the first layer looked, so I went ahead and glued it down using Mac glue.
The first layer
I might make some later on with just one layer, but for this tree I decided to fill in the gaps with a second layer, giving the tree more dimension. I also added a whimsical little cardinal bird to it. I have to wait for the glue to dry before I pour the resin layer, but for now, this is how it looks.
The second layer
I also added a hanger that will be held in place by the resin. I won’t use hangers if I make a larger version of this later on.
Everything glued in place
Tomorrow I can pour the resin and decorate it with some glass chips for snow and sparkle.
