MadDog Mike's Platterful of Pupule - Boar Tusk - Other Crafts

M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 11045	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Fri, Oct 16, 2009 8:27 AM Thank you all so very much! This one was great fun, I don't know about "interlocking diorama mugs" though :) I do have at least one other idea I want to try with this epoxy "water" trick. TikiG, hmmm - a "mug" mug? Not quite sure why anyone other than my mother would want a mug with my ugly face on it :lol: Zaya, I hope Buzz is healing well - I'm sure he's going crazy! I'm trying to get Amy's mug finished so I can send it out to her but I'm having trouble with the hanging Fishing Float. Attempt 1 - FAILED! I used a 1.25 inch superball. Clear with a nice frosted finish, won't bang against the mug like a glass marble would but it's too big - it blocks Buzzy's drummers Attempt 2 - FAILED! I poured red epoxy into a 1 inch glass Christmas ornament. After the epoxy set I tried to break the glass off, the glass is stuck to the epoxy like Angelina Jolie lip-locked to a plate glass window!!! Attempt 3 - FAILED! I repeated Attempt 3 but used some mold release inside the glass ball, still stuck. Attempt 4 - In Progress. I'm using latex mold builder around a Christmas ornament (good thing those ornaments came in a pack of 12). Once I get enough layer of latex, I'll try to peel the mold off and use that. We'll see.

Thank you all so very much! This one was great fun, I don't know about "interlocking diorama mugs" though :) I do have at least one other idea I want to try with this epoxy "water" trick.

TikiG, hmmm - a "mug" mug? Not quite sure why anyone other than my mother would want a mug with my ugly face on it :lol:

Zaya, I hope Buzz is healing well - I'm sure he's going crazy!

I'm trying to get Amy's mug finished so I can send it out to her but I'm having trouble with the hanging Fishing Float.

Attempt 1 - FAILED! I used a 1.25 inch superball. Clear with a nice frosted finish, won't bang against the mug like a glass marble would but it's too big - it blocks Buzzy's drummers

Attempt 2 - FAILED! I poured red epoxy into a 1 inch glass Christmas ornament. After the epoxy set I tried to break the glass off, the glass is stuck to the epoxy like Angelina Jolie lip-locked to a plate glass window!!!

Attempt 3 - FAILED! I repeated Attempt 3 but used some mold release inside the glass ball, still stuck.

Attempt 4 - In Progress. I'm using latex mold builder around a Christmas ornament (good thing those ornaments came in a pack of 12). Once I get enough layer of latex, I'll try to peel the mold off and use that. We'll see.

Post #488504 by MadDogMike on Fri, Oct 16, 2009 8:27 AM