DEBORAHREAD.COM: I'm Back

Over the past 2 years I have fallen behind in my crafts as well as blogging - I have decided that its time to get back to work and get some crafts started and my stock up for shows for this Year .

I Have been playing with paper over the past few years and still enjoying it and using my cutting machine.

So the first new things I have been creating are Custom Resin cups - sprinkled with glitter and customized with images and sayings.

to start I bought (with 55% discount coupons ) 3 of the We R Spin Its and one off Amazon turners for the cups - as they must turn while you resin so they get an even coat of resin

(in the end I had to modify the Spin its - because they are terrible to try and keep a cup on them and unable to really do the 30oz cups well ) If you look on you tube to how to upgrade your spin it they have all the details on how to fix the problems .

The First Cup I did - I tried to keep it simple and follow some you tube instructions

I used modge podge as the base flue and put the glitter on - then I sprayed it with a clear sealer - did another coat of modge podge and sealed it again - then I put a layer of resin (ART RESIN) and added some chunky glitter to it - let that spin and dry

then I sanded any sharp parts (some were created by bubbles - I did not use a torch or my heat gun enough to pop the bubbles that come to the surface )

Then I applied the final coat of resin and ta da - my first cup was for my Daughter an 18oz cup I got at micheals - reg 8.99 I got for 50% off

Was very happy with the results - the glitter I got at michaels as well with coupons (the spin it brand is great )

then I made another 18oz for my grand daugher with what she wanted on it

Of course micheals had no more usable 18oz cups so I happened upon 30oz cups at Dollarama and started buying them up - Bigger is better - right - I like a big glass of water or drink so I ended up with almost a 100 cups

The next cup I did the same method - here it is on a spiner drying

then I made a custom sports cup for my daughter for my grand daughters ringette

its a ringetter silhouett with her nickname and number and the other side of the cup is logo and number

then I made my other grand daughter her nightmare before christmas cup

I watched more videos and decided I needed to make a peacock feather cup only this time a different technique - spray painted the cup white and blue then you apply resin and sprinkle the glitter into the resin - let dry - apply the words and designs (in this case feathers) then do another layer of resin

(my friend took this one so I customized it with her name

on the spinner- first coat resin over painted white and blue cup

with feathers

Next using the same technique it was paint the cup a yellow gold - (this is so if anyting shows through you dont notice - so I sprinkles all gold holographic glitter on

let that dry

then I add stickers (I just happened to have extra red so I made them in red ) hexagons to represent the honeycomb and the drips at the top

after I do that I spray the cup white let dry and then do alcohol inks and use a clear sealer - then I peel the stickers off and it becomes a peek a boo cup you can see the the original base glitter through where the stickers were