Stone Pen-stands

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How are you all doing? Its weekend already and it has finally started to rain in Mumbai give all us Mumbaikars the much needed relief from the scorching sun. To celebrate this eventful day, I am blogging today about a pen stand I made for my bff for her office desk. It matches her office decor and color and also it has such fresh ad cool colors that you almost forget about the summer.....

Materials:

1. Stones or pebbles (colored or uncolored)
2. Acrylic paints
3. Epoxy based glue ( Araldite or Epoxy 6000)
4. Round/ square Chipboard piece (12 cm diameter/sides)
5. Pattern paper or any paper
6. Asian Paint Exterior varnish

Procedure:

1. Clean and wash all your stones with soap water to remove all the dirt and grime. Dry them completely before you start using them.
   
2. Get a circular piece of chipboard or any other shape you desire. I have taken approximately 5" in diameter for the base.
   
3. Cover it with Pattern paper on both sides. You can use fabric too. Leave it as it is if you want and you can pain it later.
   
4. Now start sticking stones in circular manner using epoxy glue ( I used  Araldite). Instructions to use epoxy glue is mentioned on the product itself. Make sure you place stones keeping distance from the center and towards the edge.
   
5. Once you place a single layer of stones, wait for it to dry a little. Once it dries up, start building a second layer using epoxy glue. In such manner you can build ans many layers as you want. 
   
6. Please be careful while placing the stones as they are irregular shaped, it takes patience and practice to place them properly. Sometimes you might have to hold it in place for few mins to secure them in place. I placed 8 to 10 layers of stones to obtain my pen stands.
   
7. The perforated look comes naturally as the stones are all irregular in shape. Dunt worry about any spillage from the epoxy glue. once you varnish your project, it wont be visible.
8. Now allow the pen-stand to dry for a day. Once dried, I applied acrylic paint to it because
   I wanted partiular color combination. you can leave it as it is also. 
   
9. After your color dries up, apply atleast 2 coats of varnish. I have used Asian Paint exterior varnish. You can add embellishments it you want before or after varnishing depending upon what you are using. 
10. You can start after the cuing time for the varnish is done.
    

I hope you liked my blog post and thanks for vising me. Keep crafting .....

Stone plate 2

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I hope you all are having a great day.....I have been a busy with my latest project. Today I will share how to make a stone/pebble plate using few things. I am sure you guys will like it and will try to make one soon.....These plates are made using natural stones and are stuck to each other using araldite. Once dried, these plates are strong and durable. I would not recommend you to keep edibles in them but you can use them for decorative purposes.

Materials:

1. Araldite
2. Plastic sheet to cover work surface
3. Plastic bags or sheets
4. Stones/ pebbles
5. Varnish
6. Gold Acrylic colour
7. Brush
8. Gloves
9. Scotch tape
10. Plastic mixing bowl and spoon

Procedure:

1. Firstly, cover your work surface with plastic sheet before you do anything.
2. Now, take a plate or tray you like and cover it with plastic sheet properly because we will be applying Araldite on it and we don't want it to seep onto the plate.
3. Put your gloves on and mix the hardener and resin tubes from Araldite box in a plastic mixing bowl using a plastic spoon properly. After mixing is complete, make a cone using plastic sheet and fill it up with Araldite.
4. Now apply a thin coat of araldite on the plate and start laying your stones on it in anyway or in a pattern.
    
5. Once you completely cover your plate with stones, start piping Araldite in the crevices and any holes you see between stones. 
6. Let it dry for atleast 12 hours before you peel the plastic away. 
7.  Paint everywhere you see glue with gold acrylic paint or any other color of your choice. Paint on the back side also.
   
   
   
   
8. Let the plate dry for 2 to 3 hours. Once dried completely, varnish the plate twice on both the sides and now let it dry overnight. Do not forget about the curing time of the varnish before you start using it.

Thank you for reading my blog post. I hope you liked it.

Stone/Pebble Plate

Hello everyone

I hope you all are having a great day.....I have been a busy with my latest project. Today I will share how to make a stone/pebble plate using few things. I am sure you guys will like it and will try to make one soon.....

Materials:

1. Araldite
2. Plastic sheet to cover work surface
3. Plastic bags or sheets
4. Stones/ pebbles
5. Varnish
6. Gold Acrylic colour
7. Brush
8. Gloves
9. Scotch tape
10. Plastic mixing bowl and spoon

Procedure:

1. Firstly, cover your work surface with plastic sheet before you do anything.
   
2. Now, take a plate or tray you like and cover it with plastic sheet properly because we will be applying Araldite on it and we don't want it to seep onto the plate.
   
3. Put your gloves on and mix the hardener and resin tubes from Araldite box in a plastic mixing bowl using a plastic spoon properly. After mixing is complete, make a cone using plastic sheet and fill it up with Araldite.
   
4. Now apply a thin coat of araldite on the plate and start laying your stones on it in anyway or in a pattern. 
   
   
   
5. Once you completely cover your plate with stones, start piping Araldite in the crevices and any holes you see between stones. 
   
6. Let it dry for atleast 12 hours before you peel the plastic away. 
   
   
7.  Paint everywhere you see glue with gold acrylic paint or any other color of your choice. Paint on the back side also.
   
   
   
   
8. Let the plate dry for 2 to 3 hours. Once dried completely, varnish the plate twice on both the sides and now let it dry overnight. Do not forget about the curing time of the varnish before you start using it.

I have made similar more plates using a circular plate instead of a oval plate.

Thank you for reading this post. I hope you all like it.

Stone Tea-light Holder

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Today’s post is about using colorful stones/ pebbles to make a tea-light holders. Tea-light holders make for good gifts and most of us must be having atleast one at home

The tea-light holder, whose tutorial I am sharing today is unique in its own way. It’s made from naturally occurring stones and it has this perforated look which helps the light to seep out creating a wonderful effect in your room once turn off other lights.

Materials:

1. Stones or pebbles (colored or uncolored)
2. Acrylic paints
3. Epoxy based glue ( Araldite or Epoxy 6000)
4. Round/ square Chipboard piece (10 cm diameter/sides)
5. Pattern paper or any paper
6. Clear varnish

Procedure:

1. Clean and wash all your stones with soap water to remove all the dirt and grime. Dry them completely before you start using them.

   

   Purple and grey mixed stones

   

   Green and Turquoise mixed stones

2. Get a circular piece of chipboard or any other shape you desire. Size should be approximately 10 cm in diameter or 10 cm x 10 cm if square.
3. Cover it with Pattern paper on both sides. You can use fabric too.
   
   
   
4. Now Place the tea-light in the center  and start sticking stones in circular manner using epoxy glue ( I used  Araldite).  Make sure you place stones keeping distance from the tea-light. Instructions to use epoxy glue is mentioned on the product itself.
   
5. Once you place a single layer of stones, wait for it to dry a little. Once it dries up, start building a second layer using epoxy glue. In such manner you can build ans many layers as you want. 
6. Please be careful while placing the stones as they are irregular shaped, it takes patience and practice to place them properly. Sometimes you might have to hold it in place for few mins to secure them in place. I placed 4 layers of stones to obtain my tea-light holders.
7. That’s all you have to do. The perforated look comes naturally as the stones are all irregular in shape.
8. Now allow the tea light holder to dry for a day. Once dried, apply atleast 2 coats of varnish. Remember to paint the stones if they are not painted, before applying varnish. You can add embellishments it you want. 
9. Your project is ready. Light it up and relax.