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vintageaerith — Tutorial: Cosplay Jewel-Making
Published: 2009-03-23 23:31:33 +0000 UTC; Views: 162876; Favourites: 4786; Downloads: 2621
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Painless, and hopefully profitable for the cosplay crowd out there. I have to cast a large quantity of half-dollar sized dome jewels for Nia, and the experience has been kinda fun, so I thought I'd share it with you all. ^^Thanks to HCC Cosplay for inspiring/instructing me to make them, though I found my own method, which is what this tutorial illustrates.
Aaaand thanks to ~spiked-stock , who pointed me in the direction of that site AND is keeping me sane while I make my Nia costume. x3 And is the best sewing teacher ever--I crashed her room for five hours the other night to make my skirt.
Hope this is helpful! Post if you have any questions!
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This was one of my first cosplays and I was pretty darn crappy at almost everything involved xD;; the bracelets are just sealed craft foam/foamies spray-painted gold!
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oh, last question, where do you find the mold that has more of a octangal shape like the main green one on her neck piece? I was wondering how you did that/
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I had to cut that with scissors xD
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you can do that?! 
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While it's still sort of soft, yes, you can!
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Oh, wow! I had no idea! I shall try this then! Thanks soo very much! ^_^
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They still look amazing! Still trying to figure out how to make mine! XP And thanks soo much for the jewel tutorial! I was wondering if it will cause bubbles inside of it, because I've seen some that do (i mean in real life) and was wondering how to avoid that.
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It works with acrylic, but the jewels are not as clear and shiny. It can be fixed adding that silver paper used in the kitchen on the non visible side of the jewel.
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Ohhhh boy, when I have the money...I will have a Clow Card sealing wand....And possible some Sailor Moon odango gems! The fun I will have!!!!
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I love this tutorial! Jewel casting always seemed really hard to do but this tutorial makes it not as daunting. Thank you so much for this wonderul tutorial!
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You're welcome, hope it comes in handy!
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Thank you so much for this tutorial! Seriously, you have no idea. I was freaking out about having to make or find my own jewels for Princess Peach until I saw this posted in a tutorial thread. You rock, thanks for the excellent resource!
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You are so welcome! 
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If I manage to pull it off without going full retard, I'll be sure to hit you up!
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Awesome! Thanks for the tutorial.
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You are very welcome! Thanks for taking a look! c:
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It would be nice if you added in the description how much the products could cost and where they can be found.
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I notice you are not from the USA...I apologize, but though I did list where they can be found (in step 1), I can't really be of much help for international visitors. =/ Sorry about that. Resin costs about $10 USD where I live.
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Thanks. :3 What about the resin dye?
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In my tutorial I used acrylic paint instead of dye.
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Yes! Omg I can FINALLY get Nia cosplay done. Thanks SO much!!!! <3333
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You're welcome, fellow Nia! <3
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xD yey 
And where can you usually find resin?
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You're welcome, and thank YOU!
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Awesome tutorial. Double mixing is to ensure that the base and hardener have mixed properly. It works wonders on silicone when I was doing molds for early projects and most if not all cured exactly when double mixed
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Thanks so much! 8D And yup!!
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I'm SO mad I can't find the materials for this in sweden
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Oh jeez, that sucks!! D: Are you sure there's not an equivalent over there?
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well after ALOT of searching i did find something (it's expesive though) but then I can't find the shapes I need for it...do you think I can use a homemade shape made with fimo-clay?
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I've heard that sometimes the resin (since it heats as it reacts, it's an exothermic reaction) has trouble in a clay mold...you can certainly give it a try! Maybe coat the mold in some kind of acrylic spray first to seal it?
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hmm...okay...otherwise I'll have to find someone that makes them and put in a commission....
you don't take commissions?
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I do take commissions! I could do them for you, certainly! I'd just ask you to pay me whatever the resin costs, and shipping over to you! 
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^^ i'm gonna check some stores next week so...but if i don't find anythng i'll contact you
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this is going to be SO helpful in the future XD
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Thank you very much!
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another way to do this is the melt hot glue into the mold and mix in the color die, then let dry, then cover in clear nail polish. ^^ i'm cheap so thats the way i do it haha, great tutorial though!
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Oh, I guess that would work too, yeah! The only thing is that you'd probably have to have the glue SUPER-hot so that it doesn't clump hitting the mold, right? I have a low-temp hot glue gun, although I might try this if I get desperate for all the tiny little jewels I have to do for Astha from Trinity Blood. xD Thanks for the tip!!
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