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That's how I did my wayfinders from KH: BBS. Please read following notices:1. This is not the best and definitely not the easiest way to do these accessories.
2. Please obey all the safety measures.
3. Feel free to ask any questions.
Check the gallery for the finished charms shots.
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can you draw how big the points on the star is
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I went trough your comments and I think I didn't missed but if so I'm sorry
I was wondering if you just painted the epoxy with the glass tint normally or is there a specific technique to do it?
sorry to bother you and thank you very much
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Me gusto tanto que coji la imagen y la puse entera en espaΓ±ol, no se si entenderas esto pero mi ingles no es muy bueno.
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what if you use wires? how can you put the petal things in? >:3
or can that be? @A@
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I'm not sure if you can make the petals thin enough to use wires for frames ^_^'. It would probably be better to use some kind of thin sheet plastic for that.
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what kind of oil did you use for this?
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Did you punch holes into the glass? If so how?
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Please, read the previous comments. There no holes
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wait sorry i did not mean epoxy but the other thing plastincine? for the mold;;
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Can we use something else for the mold instead of epoxy? If not where can we buy it? Can we get it at Michaels? The outline of the wayfinder and the crest in the middle are both made out of clay- so we bake that and glue it onto the glass right?
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Sorry, I'm from Russia and I don't know what "Michaels" is xD. In my city plasticine can be found in any kids craft store and is much more common than the polymer clay, so I didn't think it would be hard to find. You can use soft clay or some kind of paraffin or wax(which is more troublesome though).
Yep, they are both made of clay, we bake the outline together with the epoxy pieces(no need to separate them).
I hope this will help
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so would any glass paint work?
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For painting the epoxy pieces? Well, as far as I know there are at least two types of glass paint: some of them need baking(they are marked as "porcelain") and are more lusterless, and the others don't need anything and are brighter, glossier and more transparent. I think that the second ones are more suitable in this case.
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I bought the epoxy o.O how long did it take for it to dry? And did you have to warm it up? Also what did you use to measure it?
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There are plenty of the epoxy types. Some need only a minute and the others become solid in ~8 hours. Please read the instruction on the bottle or whatever you have there. Erm, what for?) The resin and the hardening agent usually comes in bottles with markings for easier measurement or in syringes. Which one do you have?)
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Try sending these to the square einx ........maybe they could give you a 5 
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Actually..............
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My Mom told me that i can make them by once i am ready to buy like the materials hehehe...... 
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OMG!!! that is so cute and Nice handcraft...... unfortunately my i can't make one cus i am a bit not yet ready from that we have to learn to how to use the glass paint ...................Or you could make your own shop man you'll have your own buissnes in no time
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Thank for answering each of my questions - you really are a huge help! i cant wait to get started on making these 
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you're welcome and good luck!))
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hey i was wondering what the texture of the dried epoxy is like? it is solid or slightly spongy?
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It's soild, like some kind of plastic ^_~
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hey aaaawesome tutorial
when painting with the glass paint - what do you mean by "dont forget about the gradient?"
also, are the finished peices quite fragile? can they break easily?
thanks xxx
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Thanks for the kind words!
>gradient
I just wanted to remind that the pieces are not plain blue or yellow, but change colour from light blue to dark blue(lol) or from yellow to orange
>fragility
They are quite firm: they won't break if you drop them, but they can be broken by bending.
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Quick question: How exactly do you bake it? What temperature, how long, etc, ect...
(I'm about to make these soon and I must know every detail or my mom will start spazing out and saying "you have no idea what you're doing!!!!" -__-)
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Well, the clay should have an instruction with it, 'cause the conditions differ.I use Cernit clay and bake it for ~20 minutes at ~120Β°C
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Ok thanks(never made anything with clay before except in art class which they aren't crazy enough to let a bunch of kids/teens run around like crazy with excess to something as hot as a kiln or oven xD)
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Wow, I am impressed... I might just skip the materials and do it the lame 7th grade way.
Thin metal wire, colored plastic, some string and clay. xD
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i dont know if i missed this while reading.. but i was just wondering, How exactly do you get the glass out of the mold once its done?
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There is no problem with that: the plasticine is very flexible and the oil prevents the epoxy from being glued to it. So, I just hook them on from one side and they pop out themselves.
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Oh, alright then, thank you very much :]
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I doubt I'll be able to make them, but they're beautiful!
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Why not, just give it a try ^_~
Thank you!
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I have a lovely little question ~
For the frames , could I use air drying clay? (I'm afraid I'm ganna burn it. xD)
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Sure, why not? Good luck with it ^_^
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Are there any paint i can use instead of glass paint?also I cant find any plasticine,what else can work instead of that?
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You can use any transparent paint. I've never seen any transparent paint except glass paint though.
Wax, paraffin, clay, etc. Any material that is soft enough to imprint the pieces and that is not very porous/spongy.
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Are there any paint i can use instead of glass paint?also I cant find any plasticine,what else can work instead of that?
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I just wanted to let you know I included this in a Birth By Sleep Feature journal [link]
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Umm what kind of oil do you use ((sorry kind of new at this ^^"))
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I've used sunflower-seed oil. Basically, any kind of oil can be used ^_^v
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question, do you have to paint the clay after it's done baking?
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Yes, I don't know if there is silver polymer clay
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omg this is amazing.
I really wanna give it a go.
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