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How to Make Letterboard Letters with Resin!

Posted on Resin Crafts Blog Previously How to Make Letterboard Letters with Resin! Learn how to make letterboard letters with FastCast resin in just minutes. Letterboards are so much fun for parties and occasions, but sometimes don't come with enough letters or you need some custom letters made. Learn how to make your own resin letterboard letters using FastCast Urethane Casting Resin, some toothpicks, stick-on jewels and just a few minutes! I bought some small letterboards but they did not come with any letterboard letters.  I decided to make my own letters using Castin’ Craft FastCast Resin.  This type of resin cures fast, in just 15 minutes.  It dries white, not clear, so it’s great for resin applications that don’t need to be see-through. This resin project also works great if you are doing just a few specific letters, rather than trying to mass produce every letter in duplicate for future use.  If you have a silicone mold, you can turn anything into a letterboar...

Merry Christmas and Crystal Gem Freebie!

 Merry Christmas and Crystal Gem Freebie! Hope you are spending time with your friends and family today. Here's a free printable filled with jewels. Check out the diamond room we did with these files! This post published on Doodlecraft first 

Egyptian King Mummy Costume!

 Mummy Costume! Simple DIY kid Halloween costumes are my favorite! My son wants to be a mummy! Perfect for us...we have tons of wrappings... but I thought more of an Egyptian King Mummy...so we need a headdress!  I got a King Cobra at the dollar store.  And cut his head off. I used gold rub 'n buff and coated it in gold.  I made a headband with some strips of leather and some elastic. The real thing is that I didn't have enough to make it one piece, so I pieced it together to look intentional. Then I used a leather punch, cat gut and needle to stitch the snake on the headband.  The hole punch makes perfect holes in the rubber snake. I lined it up and marked the leather. Then I punched holes through the leather and sewed the snake to the center!  It's thick waxed string, so it will hold tight!  Then I added Rub 'n Buff to the entire leather headband.  And let it dry completely.  Then we used E6000 to gl...