The paperweight with the coffee cup in it is a gift for my friends at the cafe. I cut out the photo of the cup from one of their menu sheets, and mounted it on some 'coffee and cream' coloured coils to match the picture.
Quillings like this need to be spray varnished before embedding them in the resin. Making these paperweights has been a bit of a learning curve for me, but I'm getting the hang of it now. Just as well, because I received an order yesterday from a friend who wants a paperweight with sea shells in! I'll be choosing some pretty shells for this next week ...
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Great Philippa and your work too.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous paperweights Philippa! I have just tried this process for the first time this past week. Much smaller and mine did not turn out so nicely. But your work often inspires me, so I will try it again!
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That's great, Shelly - I'd love to see how your paperweights turn out. Perhaps you will post pictures on your blog? I found there was quite a steep learning curve when I first started the resin casting, learning how best to handle the chemicals and how to minimise the problem of air bubbles, but it's gets easier the more you do it. The main thing I have learned is not to attempt to unmould the castings for at least seven days, by which time they are completely dry and pop out very easily. (It seems to take much longer than the instructions say!)
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