Welcome back to part 2 of the Bezel series. The Spellbinders® Media Mixáge™ bezels are very versatile. Today I’m showing you how to use a medium you might not otherwise think about. Cool2Cast is a fiber plaster that, when mixed with water, becomes a pourable medium. It sets quickly and it’s paintable. That means you have a virtual blank canvas on which you can do so many things. To make it easy though, I decorated the surface with outline stickers and colored them in with Copic markers.
How will you decorate your bezels?
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Faux Cloisonne with Cool2Cast
Note: While I used Pendant blanks from Spellbinders (my favorite) , this project will work with any bezels you may already have.
MB2-006 Susan Lenart Kazmer for Spellbinders® Media Mixáge™ Hearts 2 Bronze
Or substitute MB2-006S Hearts 2 silver
Cool2Cast fiberplaster
Outline stickers with designs of choice
Copic markers in colors of choice
Acrylic paint – I used a pale blue, but an off white color will work well.
Cup chain
Filigree findings
Jump rings
Cording/Ribbon
Toggle clasp
Beads of choice
Decoupage medium
Rubbing alcohol and small paintbrush
Pliers
Sanding block
E-6000® Glue
Note: With a few small substitutions you can create a variety of looks with this technique.
Our newest line from A Guilded Life offers a variety of complimentary charms and bezels. The GL1-001S Regal Wreath or even the GL2-001 Heart Angel would be nice compliments to the design.
This technique works with any of the Spellbinders Media Mixage bezels as well as the A Guilded life bezels. Keep several bezels ready and pour excess plaster into them so you have something to play with in the future. Explore!
- Mix Cool2Cast according to directions.
- Pour inside of bezel and let dry – about an hour.
- Sand the surface flat with a sanding block and remove excess dust
- Basecoat bezel with acrylic paint. Let dry and sand away edges to distress.
- Apply a thin layer of decoupage medium to seal.
- Apply sticker of choice to the top of bezel
- Color in sticker with markers
- Blend colors with a small brush and a bit of rubbing alcohol.
- Seal with decoupage medium
- Apply glue around rim of bezel and glue on cup chain
- Attach cording to pendant with jump rings. Attach toggle clasp.
- Glue on embellishments as desired and attach dangle to bottom with jump rings.