More photos of the resin casting

I used scissors while they were soft cured to trip the Flash away from the pieces that I acidently over filled in the molds. when they are hard cured I can file them some too. I love the metal flower one and the cake decoration one. My DD's favorite one is the big beads and the humming bird and the Hello kitty.

Resin casting for the first time

I kept seeing resin casting on Craftsters.org and I finally decided to bravely try it. I wanted to find a way to make lots of gifts for me DD friends that didn't cost an arm and a leg but were as nice as stuff you could buy in the store.
I didn't quite mix up enough resin to fill all the the mold. We added glitter to most of the molds some times the glitter made it so you couldn't see the item in the mold . I also had some pieces that had big air pockets.
But here is what I learned in the next batch I will pour a tiny bit of resin in the mold then add the item then add a little more resin then add the glitter and see how that goes.
Out of the 17 pieces I cast,10 came out close to or as good as I hoped. and since this was a first attempt thats not bad I still have most of the unmixed resin. Wich costs roughly $11.95 but of course I used a 40% off coupon and the mold was $8.99 but of course I used a 40% off coupon on that too. I had the wire that I used for the bales so this is not an expensive project. I added jump rings to the finished items. they take 24 hrs to soft cure(can be taken out of mold but you might leave finger prints if not careful and 72 to hard cure. Now I need to find some more things to fit in the mold.

A Loud Hat

So I have been working on a hat to match the loud scarf I made for My DD. But I messed up and made it way to small. I just finished a new one. I am now out of the main Yarn that I used for these projects. I am fulling the other hat right now and Will post Pics of it when it is dry.

A hat to Go with the scarf

I am working on the beret hat for my DD it will match the scarf I just finished for her. The only difference is it wont have the furry yarn in it.
I was instructed to start from the head band out, then in, so when I get the the center I can just cinch it together. Here is the start of it.
In order to make this I needed stitch counters. I made some real quick with a two piece strawberry bead and a head pin that has a large decoration on the end. I will be putting these on to a hanging earring so that they will close and lock in place, but will open for movement as the project progresses. However I didn't have any on hand, so that will wait till I go to the store. I add one stitch as I go around at each of the the stitch counters. I will show you the progress as I go.

I found another quote I like

Sucess is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm "- Winston Churchill

scarf finished

I Have finished the funky scarf for my DD. I wanted to sew it into a tube, but she said no & that if she wants it skinny she will fold it. She has been pestering me to start her hat so I am. It will be the first hat I crochet. I have been giver the advice to start at the hat band then work my way out then bact to the center top so I can just cinch it at the end I wonder if I should add frindge to the scarf. hmmm.

Decorating for the Holidays

I have started my decoration for the Holidays. First thing was to start to take the Fall decorations doe. The pumking are in the compost heap , the witches are back in the basement Halloween bin. but My DH and I thought the Bone fence was a keeper. so far I have hung colored lights on it I still have to un-dig the Bows and garland to go with it. also after looking at it while driving up we unplunged the fence lights so only the colored lights can be seen till I get the garland and bow up. The area below the mushroom is were my gnome you to sit. "Stay tuned More Holiday decoration to come"