Stained glass butterfly in epoxy
Almost the final version of the pendant "Stained glass butterfly in epoxy".
Diameter 66 mm.
Weight up to ~60 grams.
What was done?
At the first stage:
- glass fragments of a suitable shape were selected.
- butterfly was folded
- each schmatokok was wrapped in a copper foil around the edges
- soldered together
- washed off the flux.
At the second stage (pouring with epoxy):
- poured the base
- poured half in order to place the beads
- poured completely and waited 24 hours.
The third stage (processing the bottom part):
- rough processing using a metal file
- medium processing using sandpaper 80
- fine sanding with sandpaper of 1000 grit
- sanding with sandpaper 1500 and 3000
- rough polishing.
What is left?
- fixing sinks from gas bubbles
- additional grinding and polishing
- adding a copper ring for hanging
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This is actually a pretty interesting project.
I haven't worked with epoxy that much.
This project became a little experiment for me.
Because it's one thing to read about that technique and watch the video.
But it's another matter to do it with your own hands.
Besides, I have a pretty small budget.
And with small budgets, you have to come up with some alternative solutions.
For example, I could buy silicone molds.
But I simply don't have the money to buy the necessary uniforms.
What's the solution? Make my own form and experiment.
In general, it's all quite spontaneous.
Why spontaneously? Because, in my classes for art therapists, the professor suggested the stained glass technique. And no one came up with anything good.
I wanted to do something interesting. It was a little challenge for me.
Well, now you see the result.
I understand that this pendant is quite heavy.
But it's like a greeting from my past. From the 90s. When such things were often worn around the neck by "informals."
I wonder if anyone has worked with stained glass?
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This stained glass butterfly pendant in epoxy is absolutely beautiful. The colors and details look amazing. Thanks for sharing the detailed steps.
Thank you! 😇💖☕
Maybe it would be interesting to make a copper frame.
But unfortunately I don't have such tools.
And I also don't have enough copper wire.
Although on the other hand, maybe the copper ring at the top is a better option
By the way, I was interested in understanding how to sand epoxy.
It turns out it's not that difficult.
But it will be necessary to correct casting defects well.
Unfortunately, I couldn't find the same resin in the store yesterday.
Although this particular epoxy has very poor packaging
If you fill 100% of the epoxy package, then the package does not matter.
But if you need to use a few grams, the epoxy components gradually leak out of the tubes.
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