This time I experimented for the first time with attaching resin ornaments to glass and with red colour. What do you think? 🕯️For this project I upcycled an old glas jar that has initially been a candle in a glass and turned it into this burgundy gothic steampunk skull jar that can be used as a pen holder or planter. After I had burned the candle I removed the wax and the plastic sheeting and roughened the surface a bit with sandpaper. I cased 18 appliques from resin and glued them onto the surface with wood glue. In order to fit on the round surface I had to heat each with a hair dryer first.🩸Yes, I always use wood glue - for all my project no matter what material is involved … and most of the time no wood is involved ^^. On my first projects I tried different types of glue but interestingly this one works best ^^
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For painting it I again used whatever paint I could find at home. I have some leftovers of red wall paint from my ocean wall mural and I used this as a basis. It was a bit too light for my purpose so I mixed it with black vintage chalk paint. I wanted to create a red wine / burgundy-ish color and it turned out ok-ish. It feels just a tick too far on the brown side and therefore nearly looks like leather ^^ … well, it’s not exactly what I intended but I like it still. For the highlights I used gold metallic acrylic paint. For the dark patches and the finish I used black and transparent antique wax. To protect the bottom from scratches I added a coating of transparent varnish.
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