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"Opals &
Art Push Mould Boxes" November's project
of the month is compliments Design
Team Member Jeni
Calkins.
Push moulds are available from After Midnight
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For
those who love embellishments and like the idea of making your
own, I'd like to introduce you to my favorite new toy-- push
moulds by Krafty Lady from Australia. They are finely detailed
art moulds distributed by After Midnight (www.amstamps.com) in the USA. They have a
built-in release agent and are made of a flexible material, so
you can just pour or press your material in and a great embellishment
pops out. These beautifully diverse tools can be used with a
number of products including: hot glue, polymer clay, paper clay,
embossing powder, soap, candle mix, or plaster- just about anything
that can be poured or kneaded can be used.
My favorite thing to put into these moulds is Embossing Opals.
They are thick ground embossing enamels that retain their shine,
so they look like polished stone. They come in a great variety
of colors packaged in kits called Opalettes that blend wonderfully
together.
My last new find is Glass Acts. These are shards of glass, sanded
until they have the look of sea glass, and because the surface
has texture, they grab the Embossing Enamel wonderfully.
These products make a great looking addition to any piece of
artwork. Use them on cards, jewelry, altered books, tags, boxes
- anything your imagination can come up with. They have so many
great designs that they can fit anyone's taste, and they have
an amazing amount of detail.
Directions:
Preheat melting pot, scatter different colors of Opals in areas
and allow it to melt.
Apply tape handle to back of Glass Acts
by folding scotch tape in middle and adhering ends to glass.
Place on top of melted Opals and allow to heat for 10-20 seconds
or until Opals stick to glass. Lift out using handle. Place on
firm surface. Press un-inked stamp into warm Opals to give it
texture if desired.
Add more Opals if needed to fill mould.
Let melt. Working very fast, pour hot Opals into mould using
spatula to push it out of the melting pot.
Quickly take backside of another mould
and push it on top of mould with the hot opals in it. This will
flatten the back and press opals into the detail.
See step-by-step instructions below along with more art examples.
Step 1
Preheat melting pot, scatter
different colors of Opals in areas and allow it to melt.
Apply tape handle to back
of Glass Acts by folding scotch tape in middle and adhering ends
to glass. Place on top of melted Opals and allow to heat for
10-20 seconds or until Opals stick to glass. Lift out using handle.
Place on firm surface. Press un-inked stamp into warm Opals to
give it texture if desired.
Step 2
Step 3
Add more Opals if needed to
fill mould. Let melt. Working very fast, pour hot Opals into
mould using spatula to push it out of the melting pot.
Quickly take backside of another
mould and push it on top of mould with the hot opals in it. This
will flatten the back and press opals into the detail.
Step 4
Step 5
Once cool, the moulded Opal
pops right out.
Glue moulded opal with glossy
accents to Glass Acts, wrap with wire and beads as desired. Finish
as a pin, a magnet, glue to a card or use as embellishment to
your box.
Step 6
Step 7
Sand acrylic box until opaque.
Sand paint off of tin. Clean with soap and water. Attach a piece
of felt to a wood block with Velcro. Place drops of alcohol inks
and metallic leafing pen onto the felt.
Tap color all over box. Repeat
as needed to cover entire box.
Step 8
Step 9
Glue beads to the bottom of
the box for feet and Moulded Opal and Glass Acts to the top.
Add beads and wire as desired.
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