resin casting
Well... I have some resin curing at the moment. I would not say my first attempt is a success. That's okay. Resin is expensive, but this is not discouraging me. I'm quite excited about what I'll be making when I can get the technique down.

First mistake: it wasn't nearly warm enough outside. The resin had lots of bubbles and was cloudy. Second mistake: no control in pouring. Gah. I got better with that immediately. Third mistake: I know they don't recommend the straw method of removing bubbles because you might breathe in the vapors, but I found another reason to avoid the straw method. Water vapor in the straw condensed and ended up on the resin. I need a hair dryer.

There were things that really encouraged me though. Bubbles are not as much of a problem as I expected them to be. Also, I'm going to look into liquid sculpey (upon the recommendation of rustdangel) and Diamond Glaze, which can both be used indoors.

Oh... for anyone wondering. Yeah. I'm gonna make butterfly necklaces.

Also... in an effort to blog more and also be useful to my community... From now on, I'm going to post a blog recommendation every Monday. If you know some to recommend, send them to me. I'm going to focus on artist blogs, but there will be others to throw in if I think people will like them.