Thoughts on how to do this?

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Permalink Reply by Sandi Wedemeier on August 3, 2008 at 12:08am

carve a niche to inset it? then fill the niche with diamond glaze? in any case, i'd probably try to use diamond glaze...it's one of my favorite products.

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Permalink Reply by Alicia Edwards on August 3, 2008 at 9:45am

I was thinking about how I could use Diamond Glaze. It didn't occur to me to use a niche. Good idea. I'm pondering. :)

Thanks Sandi!

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Permalink Reply by Stacie Williams on August 4, 2008 at 1:41am

I've got some charms that people used diamond glaze to adhere something on & it's popped off.

But filling a niche. How about casting resin? Or do you want it to stick up/ out?

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Permalink Reply by Stacie Williams on August 4, 2008 at 1:39am

Tell me more.....my first thought was a sort of paper mache-ish bezel around it. Ya know...part on the glass & part on the page.

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Permalink Reply by Alicia Edwards on August 4, 2008 at 8:46am

Okay, after thinking about this more, I don't think a niche is what I want to do. The "big picture" is an eye and the lens sits on the part of the eye that is normally black. Except here, it's the moon. I like that you can see through the lens and the pattern underneath is visible.

I can see a bezel... perhaps making it a monocle of sorts. I think I'm worries about supporting the lens from underneath so it doesn't get crushed.

I've not worked with resin at all before, but kiln casting is on my "to learn" list for glass projects. So that part sounds interesting.

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Permalink Reply by Alicia Edwards on August 12, 2008 at 11:50pm

I'm replying to myself again. :) I'm stalled with this. As I ran downstairs for the umpteenth time tonight to check on the kiln (is it done yet?!) I popped into the art journaling room and pondered this more. Still nothing has seemed like the right idea and I feel stuck here.

Maybe a good night's sleep will help.

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Permalink Reply by Stacie Williams on August 13, 2008 at 12:20am

Sometimes walking away from it for a while is the best thing ;-)

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Permalink Reply by Alicia Edwards on August 13, 2008 at 12:25am

Left-brained me knows this and appreciates the reminder. (Left brain is whispering to me, "See? I told you so.") Right-brained me feels the loss of the momentum I'd finally gathered up to start this book.

Tomorrow is another day. :)

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