Sharing a couple Epoxy Resin And Petri Dish Alcohol Technique Ornaments

 

Wanted to share these epoxy resin and alcohol ink ornaments. I learned however that alcohol inks change colour fade with the sun. That was disappointing but still worth the fun.

Watch Below To See how the look now!

Learn With Me Tutorial: Cosmic Holographic Fun Technique For Jewellery With Resin

This technique really creates a galaxy effect, as if you can actually see stars and lights swirling around the heavens. The way the iridescent film refracts and reflects the light, a cosmic effect with great dimension is created.
I used iridescent nail art film, but you can of course use iridescent cellophane or Angelina Film and/or iridescent mylar. Not sure why it is called mylar by some, because when I think mylar, I think shiny silver foil like balloons. Not a material that is translucent. So be sure that whatever you use is translucent so the LED or UV Light rays can penetrate through, to cure the layers.









Watch Part 2 Here:

Tips And Ideas:
Tool Needed for This Cool Dimensional Technique:

💓Bezels or Bezel  Tray, you can make one from polymer clay too
💓Iridescent Nail Art File, And or any translucent Iridescent Cellophane type fil or sheets that can hold a crease when crumpled and that UV/LED rays can go through.
💓Black nail polish, or black acrylic paint, or black alcohol ink (do not use Indi Ink)
💓A Silicone type craft mat to work on
💓Small craft scissors
💓A Light to cure whatever type of resins (including the gel no wipe top coat)
💓Tweezers -Make sure you have a pair of tweezers to place the pieces into the wet resin. And a toothpick or needle tool to push and manipulate the pieces around.
💓You can incorporate chameleon and chrome powders as well
💓Rubbing alcohol and baby wipes or paper towel to clean resin and such
💓Your Creativity
To prepare watch part 1 here

Finishing Touches
After all the layers of resin (no wipe UV/LED top coat) and cellophane are all cured, you may notice you have some sharp pieces protruding out the to that would prevent a smooth dome from forming. The resin coated the iridescent shards and therefore can be snipped down with little sharp scissors as well as sandal. I snipped all around and then used a nail file that is for false nails. I ran it all around the raise rough spots and whatever was hanging over onto the lip of my bezels. Just enough until I could tell the UV resin I was to pour on and dome, would be able to level out and do it's job, to make a shiny smooth, glass like dome.

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A Share From ABC: A Closer Look at A Bergie Creation - TAZZIE- Resin Polymer Clay With Copper Tassel Earrings

Excited to share what I did with those beautiful resin cube beads that I made last winter. 

I am about to list my first pair of copper chain tassel earring!  (Here is my shop) Dangling tassels are so fun and definitely have been popular for the last few years or so. I am a wee behind on trends in fashion accessories, well any trends really. Inspired by some fine copper chain I found in my art making supplies. The links were too teeny to thread a clasp through so I thought, voila! What a great way to make tassels! Chain has great swing and movement. To take a super closer look, I made a video to watch at the top of the page.

On top of that, it was a great way to finally use my handmade resin cube beads. They were made using duo or two colour sparkling pigment flakes, from violet to turquoise blue green and the accent polymer clay beads, were coated with emerald green that transforms to a gorgeous violet hue. Inside these glass like resin cubes is a layer of brown mica powder and a thin undetectable layer of glow in the dark powder. Below are some pics that I originally took when I made the beads, showing the glow in the dark abilities! They need to be "charged" with sunlight or uv light before glowing. The glow doesn't last super long but still really fun.

 The ear wires were handformed and slightly hammered for texture. I love the whole look of these tassel earrings. Copper is a great metal and colour. These turned out so wee that I made another longer pair using my newest "fux" turquoise beads. Stay tuned to see them in my Etsy shop, A Bergie Creation.

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POLYMER CLAY SHARE: How To Make Polymer Clay Eyes For Whatever Purpose

Hi guys! Haven't shared the newest creative adventure I have been learning but, I will soon. For some of it, I do need a pair of eye balls. I always prefer to make my own. Decided I would share a pile of great useful You Tube tutorials where I get a lot of ideas from. I like to make mass quantities of things I can use in the future so I will post what I came up with once I am done making them!
 The drawing is mine!
So if you want to know or actually want to make your own doll or animal eyes, take a watch below!

HeArtfully Creating!
Anita

HEARTFULLY CREATING: TRYING OUT PEBEO FANTASY PAINTS VIDEO

Yay, here is the  video I mentioned last week about what I did with Pebeo Fantasy Paints! So far I love the cool effects they can create but, polymer clay remains my favourite medium. However, I definitely recommend trying out any new art making materials that you want. Creating is all about having fun. I recently told a frustrated young artist that making art is about having fun. and not something torturous. It was his first time drawing and I think he thought he had to create photograph like image. Hopefully he knows now that if he isn't enjoying art making, then maybe he's  trying too hard! Relax, have fun and experiment with different media or art making tools. You may find something you jut love doing or find out you love a little this and a little that!
HeArtfully Creating!
Anita :o)

Want To See More About My Pebeo Experience? Watch My New Video Here!

SNEAK PEEK!....EVERYTHING, PEBEO FANTASY PAINTS!

Yay, we are enjoying our first hot summer day, 37F on our thermometer! In our city in Northwestern Ontario, that is a huge event. Do I hang outside in this weather? Nope, not anymore. Since creating art is what I love doing daily, I enjoy the weather from inside. But it is nice to know I can go outside without shivering :o)
The number one medium I used for most of my artistic career has been Acrylic paint on canvas. In the last eight years, my focus changed to jewelry making and design using beads, wire and such. And the lasT year and a half, my new favourite medium of course is, polymer clay. Which means, I haven't worked on very many two dimensional works of art since eight years ago. There are a few exceptions though. What are they you ask?  I discovered a really cool oil based paint called "Pebeo Fantasy Paints." Not only can you use them on polymer clay pieces to create really beautiful special effects,  you can use them on glass, wood, metal and epoxy resin and, I am sure more surfaces than that! I used Pebeo's glass paint "Vitral," to re-furbish an old pair of metal framed glasses!
When you drop in the paints with a tooth pick or eye dropper pipette type device, the paints have a special formula that causes them to actually move and transform into really cool designs. It reminds me of molecular or chemistry images. The Moon paints contain Mica powder for the shimmer, metallic look and it is the Prisme (Prism) paints that create a honeycomb look!
You don't use a paint brush on these paints in order to get the proper effect. Stirring the paints prior to use is critical in order to maximize the effects they offer. Other wise ingredients like mica will just sit on the bottom. I used disposable pipettes as you can see in my photos to keep it as neat as possible. Toothpicks or skewers work well also to stir and to use as a dripping mechanism.
Because they are oil based, it does take a long time for them to dry. Soap and water clean up is not possible. I love what they paints do. Glad I bought them and tried them on a variety of surfaces. Just see below to find out what I did.

Take a look below to see but a mere sampling of what Pebeo Paints are capable of.

This is a preview to let you know the next HeArtfully Creating video will be all about Pebeo. So stay tuned or subscribe so you can find out as soon as I have it posted. (Just started working on it :o)
 Pebeo On Canvas

Painting In process by Anita Berglund - Pebeo Fantasy Paints and outline or "leading" paint for outlines. 

As well, using their tubes of acrylic based imitation "leading" or outlining paint, I had great fun drawing abstract designs and then dropping in the fantasy paints. Oh, and I also delved into epoxy resin. Made some pendant bases and again, dropped in Pebeo paints to create some gorgeous molecular effects.

Painting In process by Anita Berglund - Pebeo Fantasy Paints and outline or "leading" paint for outlines.  Then I dropped in Pebeo Fantasy and some Vitrail paints.

Paintings by Anita Berglund - created with Pebeo Fantasy Paints 2015

Pebeo On Resin

I was having great fun, learning how to make epoxy resin pieces. Some more on that adventure in the future. Once the resin cured after 24 hours, I was able to drip on the Pebeo Fantasy Paints to create some incredibly beautiful pendants. 

 by Anita Berglund - these pendants were created with Pebeo Fantasy Paints applied to resin pieces and jewelry bezel settings. 201

 by Anita Berglund - these pendants were created with Pebeo Fantasy Paints applied to resin pieces and jewelry bezel settings. 2015 

Pebeo On Metal Jewelry Bezels

 by Anita Berglund - this pendant was created with Pebeo Fantasy Paints applied to a jewelry bezel setting. 2015

by Anita Berglund - this pendant was created with Pebeo Fantasy Paints applied to a jewelry bezel setting. 2015 

by Anita Berglund - this pendant was created with Pebeo Fantasy Paints applied to a jewelry bezel setting. 2015

by Anita Berglund - this pendant was created with Pebeo Fantasy Paints applied to a jewelry bezel setting. 2015

by Anita Berglund - this pendant was created with Pebeo Fantasy Paints applied to a jewelry bezel setting. 2015

by Anita Berglund - this pendant was created with Pebeo Fantasy Paints applied to a polymer clay  disc that I made. 2015 

by Anita Berglund - this pendant was created with Pebeo Fantasy Paints applied to a resin base that I made. 2015

Polymer Clay Journey: Some Of My Favourite Polymer Clay Tutor You Tube Videos

It has been over a year since I started working in polymer clay. Thanks to the many great polymer clay artists who share their tips, tricks and wealth of information about working in polymer clay. Cindy Lietz is one of the most knowledgable online clay tutors/artists that I watch almost daily. On that note, I want to share a hand picked selection of the You Tube videos from her channel, that I have gleaned a lot of useful information from.
I hope she will inspire you, even if you aren't into polymer clay. I get inspired just watching artists create in a variety of media.

HeArtfully Creating!
Anita

A recent mokume gane stack I have been working from

Here is the link to Cindy Lietz's YouTube Channel-click here...













Below Is A Collection of  My Cindy Lietz- Polymer Clay Tutor Favourite Videos:
How Long To Bake Clay

Baking Clay

Don't Burn Polymer Clay

Artist Studio

Hole Piercing

Baking Flat Pieces

How Mica Shift Works

Chalk Pastels

Premo Sculpey Colours

Liquid Polymer Clay

Zipper Cane

Natasha Beads

How To Reduce A Clay cane

Storing Clay 

Swirly Lentil Beads

Making Same Size Beads