This post was due 4 days ago. But because of the weather, the resin did was not able to set and as a result, I have just finished doing this today.
Tomorrow will be the new year and, as I get ready to take on the new day, I have just consciously decided to just thrive. I was on survive mode this month, now is the time to just thrive.
I still hurt but then, I am just going, going and going.
This is how it looks like after I demolded the thing. I used acrylic resin. Well the main difference of UV resin and acrylic resin is that, the UV one can be cured by heat lamps in minutes. But for bigger projects, I still prefer to use acrylic resins because they are cheaper. They take quite a while to cure( like days- depending on the weather. If its cold and rainy, it takes like a few days just like what happened to me). Anyway, I separated resins in tiny containers, mixed colors and some silver dust then, I poured them one by one to the mold.
In my sophie and toffee advent calender, there are metal balls expressly for this purpose.
Ideally, I should have been using a shaker sheets but, using an acrylic/ acetate sheet( even when its a bit thinner) serves the purpose just the same.
I glued the whole thing with UV resin.
Anyone who does not have any UV resin can use superglue.
Cut the extra edges and then start doming. Doming means putting some resin on top of the acetate sheet to reinforce it. Besides, it makes things better.
I used 2 coats of UV resin. I initially cured it under a UV lamp and then, I just used my reading lamp to "finish" the curing while I do my chores.
And this is how it looks. This is the basic look. I can still be creative making something else but, let's just focus on this for now.....
