I have the greatest new embellishment to share with you today!
I found this copper bezel (I have no idea what plumbers use it for) in the plumbing aisle in Home Depot. Later that day I opened our Christmas decoration boxes and found all the cards we received last year tucked in a bag. I hate to throw them away and try to recycle some annually. I liked this black and white lantern scene.
I choose the portion of the card I wanted to embed in resin. Then, I applied some black marker ink to the edge of my copper bezel and used it as a stamp. Now I have a perfect circle to cut and I know that it will fit in the bezel!
I sealed my image as I always do.
(Link to post about sealing is here.)
Then I pulled out my Envirotex Jewelry Resin. I am testing this product for the ETI which is why I have these plain bottles on my work table. One of the things you will read on the new packaging is "EnviroTex® Jewelry Resin has amazing bubble release." And it does!
This is my bezel filled to the brim immediately after I mixed and poured my resin. Lots of tiny bubbles from mixing!
This is my bezel when I came back to check on it 15 minutes later. Not one bubble!
This new resin is fabulous!
What a great way to recycle Christmas cards! (And I love that you found the bezel at Home Depot. Love shopping there for unexpected jewelry stuff!)
ReplyDeleteI love it! What is the copper bezel called - in Home Depot talk. They probably don't know from bezel. I'd also love to know how you will use this new item you have made. It would be a great embellishment to a scrapbook page.... how can it be used for jewelry?
ReplyDeleteLove your blog!!
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oauhhh!!!j'adore!
ReplyDeleteWell next time we go to Home Depot I will be checking out the plumbing aisle!
ReplyDeleteI cannot wait to try the Envirotex Jewelry Resin! And I love that you found such a cool bezel at Home Depot. Love your blog, btw.
ReplyDeleteOh, I am absolutely thrilled by this idea! I'm wanting to make my own cabs and stuff to wrap with copper wire and this is perfect! I want to go to Home Depot right now! (but, must wait until tomorrow-sigh)
ReplyDeletePeople love local HW stores; they are so much faster and more pleasant than a trip to Lowes! If they go out of business it is because the owner is retiring and nobody in the family wants to take it over. find a plummer
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