Casting Resin Cabochons (half-spheres)
What you'll need to make this:
- Silicone Cabochons Mold
$20.00
- Special Photo Paper for Resin 4x6" (6-pack)
$5.00
- Photo Cropper 4x6" Layout - All Small+Medium Shapes (USE ONLINE at little-windows.com)
$20.00
- Dichro-ISH Supplies
$12.00
- Set of Black AND White Resin Colorants
$14.00
- Resin 12 oz. Set (deals on multiples)
$36.00
(selections can be changed at checkout)
You'll also need
- Whatever you'd like to embed in your resin cabochons
- Sharp scissors
- Paper towels
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How-To:
Soooo much fun to be had with our Silicone Cabochons Mold!
Door knobs / drawer pulls...
Keychains and other keepsakes
Collage mixed media
Buttons
Jewelry
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PHOTO CABS
Although our flat-bottomed molds are better suited for making photo jewelry, you can also make shiny half-sphere resin photo domes using our Silicone Cabochons Mold.
On this one we added names to the back printed on Clear Photo Film:
You can also layer components. Here we combined our photo with wire and shells, layered over Resin Color Film (the blue part), and scrapbook paper.
And in this one I cut out our kitty cat's head and layered that with her name and type printed on Clear Photo Film. Then, backed it with a layer of white resin made with our White Resin Colorant.
IDEAS+HOW-TO's
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