Hello and thanks so much for dropping by!
Here’s a very quick video today to show you how you can make #crystals from #crafty pieces that you may already have in your art cupboard. You can also make these crystals from those round #glass #pebbles that I think everyone has lurking in their homes somewhere - Debt at Mixed Media Arts has a great video on breaking up these pebbles, the process is exactly the same for both.
I find this is such a cost effective way of incorporating crystals in your #resin art. Buying those little ready-made crystals can be really expensive for the quantities they come in so why not make your own from resources you may already have. You may also yield a far greater quantity than just buying, for example, the tub of mosaic tiles I already had cost very little (well, they actually cost me nothing because a friend gave them to me, but normally the tub would cost around $11) but by crushing these up I’ll maybe get 10 times more crystals from them than what I would by spending the equivalent on ready-made crystals. This was the inspiration behind making this video.
Even if you don’t have these little #tiles or #glass pebbles already, maybe consider buying those instead of ready-made crystals not only from a cost-saving aspect but also because it was such much fun making these crystals!
So it saves money, it’s fun and I definitely get a sense of pride by incorporating handmade elements into my artwork so maybe you will too.
Most of the items needed for today’s video are things you’ll have in and around the house already but I’ve linked a couple of bits that may be helpful below:
Mosaic tiles - www.michaels.com/ocean-mix-rectangle-mosaic-glass-tiles-by-artminds/10353404.html?r=g&cm_mmc=PLASearch-_-google-_-MICH_Shopping_US_N_Craft+%26+Hobbies_N_Smart_BOPIS_N-_-&Kenshoo_ida=&kpid=go_cmp-9972406265_adg-99939223639_ad-433378147590_pla-981059439317_dev-c_ext-_prd-10353404&gclid=Cj0KCQjwyN-DBhCDARIsAFOELTlWiPpd9suxecUbL8YcWK5NMILcsfvWZnt1hY4JMHFr4T0SAY6TmZoaAutJEALw_wcB
Glass pebbles - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08K2DZ3LL/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=hannahsomervi-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B08K2DZ3LL&linkId=c9592d550a0f8fea2593b762097f27c4
Hammer - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01C8PTOX8/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=hannahsomervi-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B01C8PTOX8&linkId=fd4266e7d5142cd5c541c027e456bf2c
Sieve - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001VZ5E40/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=hannahsomervi-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B001VZ5E40&linkId=de197ebbd479f03955f2d0d4327f877a
Please feel free to ask any questions as always or drop any feedback down in the comments section.
Take care and happy crafting! X