Mould Making with Fast Cast Resin

 

As I'd used most of my pre-made cogs on the mannequin, I decided I needed to make some more.

As I had some powertex left I gave them all a coat and left them on a plastic sheet to dry.

Waiter or Tux?

This is my empty Pyrat rum bottle, it's short and dumpy!

Painted bottle in black powertex, cut the bib and bow tie from corrugated cardboard and painted it with white powertex and stuck it on the bottle.

I then cut the jacket lapels out of the same material, painted them in black powertex and stuck them to the white bib very carefully so as not to get any black on the white parts.

Then I added some silver buttons and I also went in with the black again and added some small sand balls for texture.

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10 Green Bottles!!

 

This is the empty glass bottle I used.

I covered it in kitchen roll with transparent powertex, for no other reason than that is what I had out on the table. I also added some string for added texture.

Then I decided to paint it green.

I dry brushed with gold to bring the textures out.

I added some metal embellishments.

I added a dragonfly but I wasn't happy with the colour of the embellishments as instead of standing out, they blended in.

So to make it brighter, I painted gold on the metal pieces and metallic purple on the dragonfly wings.

Close up of the embellishments.

And close up of the gold on the bottle.

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'Sewing Bee' Course

Week 1 - Getting to know the sewing machine (Bernina 1008)

 Week 2 - Seams and zips

Week 3 - Creating the pattern on dot and cross print sewing paper with a 1cm seam allowance. Cut it out, found some fabric in the store cupboard for a trial run.

On my week off I went fabric hunting and came back with this washed linen in chartreuse.

Week 4 - Cutting out and sewing.  I weighted them down and chalked around the pattern.

Cut them out with sharp fabric scissors.

Hannah (the tutor) inserted box pleats to the front of both pieces of fabric.

Then pin from the top to the crutch and sew this part only (not the leg) and the same on the other two pieces of fabric (this will make the back of the trousers).

Lay the back piece on the table with the front piece on top of it. Pin from the top down, the outsides of each leg.

Next pin the insides of the legs starting from the crotch and working down.

Next I took the waistband, sewed the ends together, folded it in half width wise and then pressed it.  Check to make sure it fits inside the trouser top, mine didn't and I had to add some more on to it.

Week 5 - Pin the waistband into the trousers with the open edge to the top and sewed nearly all the way around. Put the elastic in, anchored it on one seam and sewed it down, then sewed the other end down and finally the rest of the waistband once the elastic was in situ.  Pinned the bottoms to fit my leg length, cut the extra fabric off, did a 2cm turn up and sewed them.  And there we have it, a finished garment. Sewing Bee, eat your heart out - lol.

Did these different to the first pair as the first pair I didn't use the overlocker.

They are fab little machines, but a bugger to thread up.  They smarten up any ragged edges.

Did exactly the same with the other leg and then joined them up at the crutch.

And the last thing to do for this week was to pin the pleats in and iron them.

Week 7 - Waistband is on and over-locked. However, when I went to try them on to sort the leg length out it was evidence that they were miles too big.  So, rather than rush them as there as only 10 minutes left of the course, I said I'd sort them when I return in September as Hannah said we could do something with the leg seams to take them in.

Week 6 - working on the actual fabric (yikes!!!!)

Pottery Classes

 

This is the very thing that I made on the wheel. It's not meant to be anything, I was just playing and seeing what I could do with the lump of clay.

And for my second attempt I tried to keep it uniform and decided it would make a good t-light holder as I created a ridge in the bottom for it to sit in.

I used a coaster cutter to cut 4 pieces of clay.  I stamped into them and after the first blast in the kiln I then glazed them and then they went back in again.

And this one is stamped the flower and stamped around all the sides, and after the first blast in the kiln I painted the flower in different colours of glazes and added small pieces of glass the all of the edges. I left the surround of the flower glaze-less.  I just love how it has turned out as the glass has also crackled.

I have signed up again for it starting in September, Covid permitted!

Angel Trinket Box

 

I watched a FB live on the I love mixed media group and Denise was demoing this mould, so I ordered one (along with some other bits!)

Used fast cast resin in the moulds.

Look how fabulous the details come out.

And the lid, which is solid.

Then I painted it with black gesso, once dried I gave it a coat of anthracite deluxe paste by Pentart.

And I felt it needed some decoration, but didn't want to smother the pot, so I decided just to put something on the lid.

I painted the resin with silver metallic paint and then did the heart in metallic russet Jacquard Lumiere Paint.

I gave everything a coat of varnish including the inside.

And it's finished.

Altered Paint Brushes

 

Found a pack of three paint brushes to alter.

I used clay to make the face on this one.

I was hoping this one would turn out like an angel, or something along those lines.

And of course, I couldn't forget the darker side.

Used black powertex and stuck everything down.

As you can see, I am no good at creating faces from clay, nor colouring them!!!

From the darker side, this one is in a gothic style.

And finally, my attempt at an angel!!

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