Fun Filigree and Friendly Plastic Rings

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FUN FILIGREE RINGS

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Cut varied size strips of plastic from pre-­‐made Fracture and Fusion sheets.

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Place the baking pan onto the pre heated griddle. One at a time... place the plastic strips onto the baking sheet, making sure each strip is secure to the pan before adding the next. Allow the strips to soften and seal together.

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Remove the baking sheet from the griddle.

While the plastic is still warm, cut the circles by pressing the cutter into the softened plastic.

Dip the cutter back into the cold water after each cut, to prevent it from sticking to the plastic. Allow the plastic to cool. Remove the plastic from the pan, and pop out the circles.

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Mix the Envitotex Lite resin following the manufactures instruction. Apply a thin coat of resin to each of the circles. Allow to dry.

Note: I like to place my pieces on a non-stick surface. Held in place by doublesided tape. This way if there is any run off, it will be easy to remove later. Pour the Envirotex into a small squeeze bottle. The application will be more precise.

Once the resin has been applied, blow softly through a straw over each piece to pop any bubbles that remain. Envirotex cures completely in 24 hours.

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Gather together all your jewelry Jindings. Once I have decided on my basic ring designs, I like to place all my components in order. This helps to make the assembly process fast and easy.

Adhere the the cabochon and Jiligree components together Jirst, using E6000 glue.

Allow the glue to set up (20 mins.) before adhering to the ring blanks.

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FRIENDLY PLASTIC BEADS

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FRIENDLY PLASTIC BEADS

TOOLS & MATERIALS Friendly Plastic Designer sticks: Matt knife Ruler Cutting matt Griddle: (set at 200-250 degrees) Non-stick baking pan Circle cutter Small bowl of ice-water Needle tool Craft knife Envirotex Lite epoxy resin Mixing cups Stir sticks Squeeze bottle: optional E6000 glue Jewelry supplies and findings: adjustable ring blanks Filigree accents All Rights Reserved

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