{"id":7035,"date":"2013-05-22T09:36:27","date_gmt":"2013-05-22T13:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trinketsinbloom.com\/?p=7035"},"modified":"2013-10-14T22:42:24","modified_gmt":"2013-10-15T02:42:24","slug":"martha-stewart-jewelry-charm-bracelet-and-cocktail-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trinketsinbloom.com\/martha-stewart-jewelry-charm-bracelet-and-cocktail-ring\/","title":{"rendered":"CHARM BRACELET & COCKTAIL RING"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a> <\/p>\n All supplies from Martha Stewart Jewelry<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Get your mold ready.<\/strong><\/p>\n Once youve decided what object you want to use for your mold, (I used a plastic doll shoe for the charm bracelet) youre ready to prepare your mold.<\/p>\n You will need something to pour your mold mixture into, I used half a toilet paper roll and taped up the end. It worked perfectly, because you will be tearing it off later.<\/p>\n Mix 1 oz of the silicone base with 1 tsp of the catalyst and stir with a wooden stick.<\/p>\n I did notice quite a few bubbles in my mix, I tried letting it sit as the bubbles would work their way up to the surface. Im trying to learn more about how to keep that from happening and I will update this as I find out.<\/p>\n Pour your silicone mixture into your disposable form. (I used a cardboard toilet paper roll.) Just press your object in about halfway or a little more.<\/p>\n Since I used a doll shoe, I filled it with a paper towel. (Bad idea, it got a little stuck to the silicone!) Use something more solid or hard, like a clay. Just make sure its something you can remove when youre done.<\/p>\n Let it sit and dry for about 6 hours or overnight.<\/p>\n When its dry take your object out of your mold.<\/p>\n While you are waiting for your mold to dry, you can skip ahead to step 7 and get your bracelet ready. Using your epoxy clay, mix the two together. Be sure to follow the instructions on the package.<\/p>\n When your clay is ready start pressing it into your mold.<\/p>\n Start with the smallest areas first, the wax tip tool is great for pressing the clay into these areas.<\/p>\n step 4<\/strong><\/p>\n When you have filled your mold with clay, get your finger wet and smooth the top.<\/p>\n Take one of your jump rings and press it into your clay. If you need too, add a little clay to hold it on.<\/p>\n Let your clay dry for 24 hours. When your clay is dry remove it from the mold.<\/p>\n If you have any rough edges you can sand them with a file or if theyre really bad you can use a sharp knife to remove them. Just be careful. Using the jewelry glaze, paint your charm.<\/p>\n I found the jewelry glaze to work pretty well, although you may need to paint more than one coat.<\/p>\n Let dry. Prepare your bracelet.<\/p>\n You can do this while you are waiting for your molds to dry.<\/p>\n Measure your wrist and cut your chain.<\/p>\n step 8<\/strong><\/p>\n Add a closure to your chain.<\/p>\n step 9<\/strong> I used the 6mm and 10mm rhinestones and settings.<\/p>\n A small amount of jewelry glue will hold them well.<\/p>\n I really like this jewelry glue, it seems to dry fairly quickly and holds well.<\/p>\n When your stones are dry use jump rings to attach them to your bracelet. Once your clay charm is dry, add another jump ring and attach it to your bracelet.<\/p>\n All supplies from Martha Stewart Jewelry<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Using your jewelry glue, place a small amount on the base of your ring and press it to the back or bottom of your clay charm.<\/p>\n Let dry. All the products they sent were of high quality. I just wouldnt recommend using the enamel on the clay. In their instructions they say you can, but I found it didnt cover well and wasnt drying. But the glaze worked perfectly!<\/p>\n To see more craft ideas and get inspired check out the following links for Plaid Crafts.
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TOOLS & MATERIALS FOR CHARM BRACELET:<\/h2>\n
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\nSteps 1 through 6 will be the same for the charm on the Cocktail Ring.<\/strong>
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\nThe instructions said to let it sit for about 3 hours but I tried that and my mold set and I wasnt able to use it. So as long as the object youre using isnt too heavy, I recommend putting it in after a few minutes.
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\nChoose your other charms and decide where you will place them.
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\nstep 11<\/strong><\/p>\nTOOLS & MATERIALS FOR COCKTAIL RING:<\/h2>\n
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\nStep 1 through 6 are the same as for the Charm Bracelet above, to make the mold and the charm.<\/strong>
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\nI was lucky enough to be chosen by blueprint social and Plaid Crafts to get to use these amazing products from Martha Stewart Jewelry<\/a>. As you can see they were so generous with what they sent! You will be seeing a lot more DIYs using many of these products and tools, because for one post I just couldn’t try everything! All of the products you see here are available exclusively at Michaels craft stores<\/a>.
\nI honestly LOVED using the custom mold making kit! It was so much fun, although waiting for everything to dry was a bit tough! And it did create a lot of bubbles. As I mentioned above, Im trying to learn how to keep the bubbles to a minimum and as soon as I know I will share that with you. Other than that Im really looking forward to making more molds.<\/p>\n
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