You put a little charm or picture in the cap and then fill it with some sort of glaze or lacquer that dries hard and clear in 24 hours. Klutz makes a book "Capsters" that comes with a bottle of stuff, but it's tiny and expensive. Must be something else out there.
2006-10-10 10:41:10 · 7 answers · asked by artshowmom 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
You can use Liquid Sculpey or any liquid polymer clay. An 8 oz. bottle runs about $9 but goes a long way for your purpose. There is no mixing or melting and it bakes in your home oven to a hard,clear plastic finish in about 20-30 minutes. You simply pour some into the bottle caps and bake them in a 265 degree oven as directed on the bottle. There is no shrinkage or expansion of the product to worry about. It is usually available at Michael's craft stores.
2006-10-13 10:19:12 · answer #1 · answered by jidwg 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
look for something called diamond glaze (judikins) or paper glaze (aleene's). any clear dimensional glue would work, but those two are the ones I hear of most often.
you could also use casting resin. I've seen it in the glue section at michael's. only thing is, it's impractical if you only want to make a few magnets because it comes in big containers.
I don't think I'd use the UTEE. that tends to be yellowish and brittle. if the magnet ever happened to fall on the floor (and what magnet hasn't?) I can see the UTEE shattering.
2006-10-10 17:03:52 · answer #2 · answered by Jbeth 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can use what they call UTEE (Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel). I know you can find it through a Stampin Up demonstrator or most craft stores carry it. Because it is an embossing powder you will need a heat tool OR place them on a tray and put in a toaster oven or very carefully in your conventional oven. I do not know the directions to this so you may want to google and find out exactly how to do it if you don't have a Heat Tool.
Hope this helps!
2006-10-10 15:38:37 · answer #3 · answered by jerkyofthemonthclub 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would go with two part epoxy.
I have not used it for this purpose, but i have used it to coat starfish and sharks teeth.
It is not inexpensive, but can be had at Michaels or JoAnns... this is a good time of year because they are publishing coupons just about every week.
best,
cez
2006-10-10 14:45:45 · answer #4 · answered by cezzium 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clear nail polish.
2006-10-10 10:48:12 · answer #5 · answered by pixilated 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
acrylic
2006-10-10 10:44:02 · answer #6 · answered by Aaron A 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Glue gun.
2006-10-10 10:43:29 · answer #7 · answered by dreaming_again2002 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋