A couple of weeks ago I gave y’all a snakes peek at a crafty.
Now, you shall see it all!!
The Miniverse has Lord of the Ring sets!!!
I was SO excited when I saw these on Facebook and even more excited when I wandered into a Walmart and they actually had them!!
A closer look at what’s inside. The packaging isn’t as cute as others, but that makes sense and I’m not unhappy with it.
What’s funny is that they give you 4 handles for the blades, but only 2 display stands for them.
I like that they always give you extra!
I can experiment or just have cute small stuff around!😁
The actual making of the swords was a bit aggravating because you have to squeeze the resin into, then down a tube (upper right hand of pic) to the base of the mold.
Without getting bubbles…
I’m sure with enough practice I’ll get better at it, but my first sword came out without the tip.
First attempt on the left and next attempt on the right!
It looked like there was resin left in the tip, so I decided to make another sword to try and clean it up. Thinking I hadn’t let it set long enough the first time.
Second attempt I used uv lights to help with the curing.
It didn’t actually work.
I thought it was me, but then I happened upon a video post that talked about the exact thing happening to them! Same set and everything!
Apparently, the mold is too thick and so the tip takes way longer to cure than you’d think.
I did try using a nail drying uv light to cure them and that seemed to do the trick since I got a sword with the tip now!
I certainly intend to get more, but since it’s so close to Christmas I’ll wait and see what I get from the family!
I do, however, have a box of unopened Miniverse kits that I fully intend to keep adding to until I decide to take a whole week off and do them ALL!!
I’m so excited!
Next crafty thing is actually my scrapbooks!
Ciao!
The Dark Library 