These tiny tiles are the result of one layer of Envirotex Lite as a glaze. I always try and remind my readers that one coat of Envirotex Lite is like 50 coats of varnish. Why not let Envirotex Lite do all the work for you?The tiles started out as images I printed on onto shrinky dink ...
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Molds With Silicone Rubber – Part Two
My silicone rubber mold results are even better than I had planned!After these two new molds cured I prepared them for their first resin pour by doing one test pour first. Then I mixed up a batch of Envirotex Lite and added some opaque black pigment from the Castin' Craft family of ...
More Molds With Silicone Rubber – Part One
Today's post will show you the second mold making option you have with Environmental Technology Inc. This time we will work with a liquid (yesterday I showed you the putty) that you mix to make your molds. To start, you need a few containers to hold the liquid silicone rubber. ...
The Button Molds – Part Two
Here are my two finished buttons. I did a post yesterday explaining how I used EasyMold Silicone Putty to make molds of antique buttons. I also added Castin' Craft opaque pigment colour to Envirotex Lite to make the pink and black duplicates. After removing the new duplicate buttons ...
The Button Molds – Part One
Earlier this spring I bought these beautiful buttons at an antique market in Paris. They were pretty expensive, so the likelihood of me using them in a mixed media project was rare. The main button on each vintage card is a beautiful jewel. It was hard for me to pick just ...
Weekend Workshops With Resin
This weekend I taught two fun resin workshops at the Mixed Minded event in Kitchener, Ontario. This first group of pictures is from a class I teach called: Resin – Liquid Glass, How to work with Bezels and Other Apertures. The second class is called: Resin as a Glaze. Better ...