Creating Pendants with Ice Resin Part 1
Posted by admin in Necklace Friday, 28 October 2011 07:46 25 Comments
Part I of how I fill my sculpted steampunk pendants with Ice Resin. You can find the finished jewelry at noadi.etsy.com The pendants are each sculpted by hand from polymer clay and tiny watch parts are glued into cut out areas before being filled with resin. Each necklace is totally unique.
@PATISHAH Should she re-title her video to “Faux Steampunk” to appease you?
I happen to think her work is pretty awesome and even if it may not be a “traditional” steampunk medium what does it really matter?
Besides, she’s clearly spent time on these so called “pieces of plastic” so perhaps you should try to look beyond that and appreciate all of the meticulous work she’s clearly put into these lovely creations.
***** Super cool video *****
oh, wow! great!! I am in your debt, of Not having to clean yet, another mess off of her!! so glad I asked~~ and thanks for saying about the fumes, or.. the lack of. I am so curious about all this stuff, and Knowledge is.. awesome. Appreciate your ‘brain’. Ha, thank you Again. have a great weekend!!!!!!!
@amonkeybird If you mean polymer clay then no you can’t, duct tape adhesive will melt at temperatures below what clay cures at and the plastic part of the tape may melt as well. Either way you will end up with a sticky mess. What you can use is 2 part sculpting epoxy, there are two brands I’m familiar with ApoxieSculpt and MagicSculp that are both designed for use in art and craft projects. It chemical cures like resin but it’s a clay-like putty and doesn’t need to be heated at all.
@amonkeybird Ice Resin is different than usual clear resins, it’s non-toxic and the smell is fairly mild. I’d compare it to windex or other ammonia containing window cleaners. Not pleasant but nothing that requires lots of ventilation like other more toxic resins. Most resins cure much faster than Ice Resin with the help of some more or less toxic chemicals however once it’s cured it’s quite similar in durability to those types of resins like what is sometimes used on table tops.
I ran outta room.. sorry to bother you about it.. It’s just important to me.. it’s a mermaid tail on a doll.
I had tried painting the duct tape.. what a mess that was. I had wanted to add some dimension to it.. like, scales and fin details. So…!! rethinking it.. and figured if I could cure clay over the tape.. Then I could add the color (or before I cured it)
anyway.. thank u for listening!! Lizzy
thanks, for saying Noadiart! so, it’s like the stuff that used to make tables with.. you know, and put the coins, and art down, and have thick resin over it.. does it have a strong smell to it? I am very curious about it.
And I was wondering.. I have a project that has duct tape over it.. I was wondering if I could apply clay over it, to be cured??? I know, that sounds weird. But, I googled it w/o luck.. and I was wondering if you knew who I could ask about this.
@amonkeybird Not exactly. Diamond glaze is air drying so it can only be used in thin layers and has a tendency to get cloudy if it’s layered on too thick or it’s humid while you’re trying to dry it. It’s nice for certain uses but thick applications like my necklaces it’s not ideal. Ice resin being a two part resin it cures via a chemical reaction so the thickness of the layers or humidity have much less effect on the final product. Plus it’s entirely waterproof.
so, ice resin, that is like Diamond Glaze, right?? very nice stuff.. found you on Esty. loved the blue green squids.
this are adorable!!
i love the one that looks like a squid
@PATISHAH plastics came into the picture during the early 1900′s so its fringe period
very kewl pendants!!
BOMB! Excellent work! Thank u for sharing!
@SatansMullet here it is not
@PATISHAH if you make plastic look like metal then yes, their is…
@pupnutie whole pendant body is from what?
@PATISHAH What? Please elaborate. Besides, she is only using the plastic as an enhancer. There isn’t that much.
@pupnutie not in those quantity and those streamline forms
@PATISHAH
Yes there is.
Usually plastic is used for weapons and such.
@NoadiArt pfff
@PATISHAH Glad to know you are the sole and only arbiter of what is and isn’t steampunk.
its not steampunk style, there are no plastic in steampunk!
Thanks for sharing! I think you beat Interweave video on Ice Resin hands down!
can you mix color into the mixture to get a different color like purple?
Your pieces are just amazing. I love the mix of the sea creatures with the small watch-like parts. I will have to buy one. They are one-of-a-kind.