My sister and my niece invited me on an outing today that included a trip to a greenhouse and breakfast. I kind of wanted to go (greenhouses and breakfasts are two of my favorite things!), but I had some embroidery digitizing work to do for a paying customer, so I declined. It took nearly half the day, but the digitizing work is now done. Time to move on to something else.
Earlier this week, the delivery person brought a bucket of some stuff called "Magic Pour." It's a powder that's mixed with water - (3:1 ratio) - and poured into molds. It's supposed to be non-toxic and has a 30-minute cure time. Two days ago, I pried open the bucket and mixed up a batch. Videos I'd watched said it should have the approximate consistency of pancake batter. My math was evidently way off, because my turned out more like clay. I kept adding water until it turned batter-like and poured it into some cabochon molds. It set okay. Yesterday, I tried a larger batch. Again, my math must have been off, for this batch turned out way too thin, more like milk. I could've added more powder, but I was frustrated with the mess and just poured it into molds to see what would happen. Surprisingly, it set, but the pieces are not as strong as they would have been if my batter had been right. I'll give it another shot in a few days.
This afternoon, I've been trying to make earrings, ideally two that match.
"Two that match" is hard. ;)
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