Was just wondering if this would work..........

Recently I wrote an article on different kinds of resins for for Jewelry Artist Magazine. There turned out to be one major standout from the crowd (called Magic-Glos by Lisa Pavelka) and since it is non-toxic and cures/dries in about seven minutes by exposing it to sunlight - it is a "UV Resin", I have been fiddling around with it a lot! I was just taking a break from paperwork and sitting on my patio. I occured to me that if I did not seal a piece of paper before applying the resin, perhaps I could wet the paper after the resin had cured and rub the paper off leaving the ink image. I grabbed the Vogue magazine I had been reading, and a vintage comic and a playing card and set to work.

I applied the resin in a thin coat on the paper samples by sqeezing the bottle and kind of "scribbling" the resin onto the paper (it cures faster if it is a thin coat and it is easier to cut).

I left the samples in the sun for about 10 minutes. I took a circle punch (scrapbooking section of hobby store) (invaluable for cutting images to be used in bezels!) and punched out the images and placed them under running water. While I had them under the faucet I gently rubbed the back side (paper side) of the disk to get rid of the paper.

What I found out: Playing card did not work. Comic did not work (the ink did not stick to the resin, it came off with the paper). Ad from magazine worked beautifully!!! See pictures!

Try it!

Vintage Craft Suppliers

Two new places for you to visit on the web today. One I have been buying from for years and one is new to me!

D. Blumchen & Co.
I found out about this company through a reference from the online Martha Stewart site and fell in love with their products. They have so many vintage paper goods, millinery flowers, etc it is absolutely amazing! Do you remember those little crepe paper nut cups from tea parties when you were little? They are still being made and are available! My daughter and I had a Springtime Mother/Daughter Tea and used them for favors. One of the most significant things they have is Lametta Tinsel.......Lametta Tinsel is magical. It is thin wired tinsel that is silver plated so it tarnishes....beautifully and is soooo hard to find! It is wonderful as trim on anything and everything and is so subtle and gorgeous! Do you remember seeing those beautiful spun glass starburst ornaments with little angels or santas in the middle (probably at your grandmother's house)?.....they sell everything you need to make one and if you go to Martha Stewarts website, there is a video showing you how!!!
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Papier Valise - Provisions for the Creative Journey - new to me and absolutely fabulous!! They have amazing vintage things for scrapbooking, crafts, art collages......think Joseph Campbell......labels, charms, candy cane twine for packages wrapped in brown paper......you will love it - if only to peruse! .......by the way, tell me if I'm wrong but I think vintage library book cards are a fab gift tag for bottles of wine, etc!

Whimsies

I was talking about these jars today at lunch and thought I would share them with you! I recently bought one of these in San Francisco and ended up giving it to our 6 year old daughter as a birthday gift. It is probably her most favorite thing ever given to her. She plays with the contents ENDLESSLY! She plays, she makes, she covets......all from the contents of this plastic jar -- an absolute bargain at $35. Go to ONE GOOD BUMBLEBEE and order one....now, before they stop selling them!....always a fear. These jars are very hard to give away....I gave it to her because I knew it would be kept "in the family"....you might want to order one for yourself. When my daughter saw this, she said "is it really all for me Mama? You won't use any of it for your jewelry?"