These might be the most rewarding thing I’ve made in a long time. These look so real, so great, that nobody said, “Did you make that?” Because they in no way look like something a person could just whip up at home. But that’s exactly what I did! Leah made something similar a couple weeks ago, and I thought it was so beautiful, so I took myself to Hobby Lobby and bought the gear. You need the bezel findings (is that what they’re called? Bezel? I know nothing about this and obviously the packaging is long gone.) They’re the metal part of the jewelry, and they’re kind of shaped like a dish with a flat bottom. Also, you need two-part acrylic, which you have to mix in equal parts like epoxy (I used this one.)
I cut out some circles from a piece of scrapbooking paper, popped them into the metal findings, and stuck the pieces in this dish of rice to keep them level. Then I poured the mixed acrylic into the bezels. It automatically formed a dome shape and there are only a few tiny bubbles. (Maybe I didn’t wait long enough after mixing?) Then the hard part—waiting three days for it to dry and cure, without touching it! Wow, that was hard. I must be about six years old.
As usual, I want to make about a hundred of these. I think some black and white photos would be so fantastic. And cute portraits of the kids. And tiny paintings—wait, no, tiny pieces of crochet! Oh dear, I might not be able to keep the lid on this one. Maybe I’d better go watch an episode of Hoarders…
