My name is Ria and I instruct on making all sorts of items using epoxy resin. I decided to start a RU-vid channel to share my experiences developing and creating in this medium. Come on the journey with me as I show you how it is all done!
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@@poffcreations you are worth it,+ more hon. Just deciding what 1 to re-glimpse after my meds, 2-3am then thereafter, as I’m throwing my restless legs across the bedroom, whilst wondering how my torso is still where I left it, all while Keeping 1 or both eyes focused on you! (Compliment -I think! LOL) x
@@poffcreations 😉hands up, yes, guilty! Not many people or voices have a calming effect on me, but, when my brain hurts from excessive use lol. (Neck & head- spine/nerve probs.) when I want to get up, bustle about, but can’t, & when my brain Imp & I agree that I really want to craft .. invariably, the Imp on the other,shoulder.. pokes me, & laughs in my sensitive ears, asking how I intend to subdue the pain- yet again. Anyway, oh crafty one. Your hands may hurt, but they are steady enough to perform well, which is a pleasure to watch. I also look out for the AI clips. The 1st I saw, was the beach scene. Very realistic,& wished I was there. Thanks for sharing hon. Looking forward to seeing your next fandabbydozy piece. X
@@TheBabz The Crafty One Here😂 That makes me smile. Sad to hear that you have a hard time with pain and that it gives you sleepless nights. Occasionally, the sleep demon haunts me so I have taken to listening to audio books. And that seems to help a lot. When I read "fandabbydozy" I knew you had to be English. I remember The Krankies, they were very funny!
I love them all but I am particularly fond of Runes Raven. That was the first video of yours that I watched and when I fell in love with your style and methodology. I also adore the grave yard scene and I can't wait to make my own some day. Keep up the fantastic work!!!
Hello Debbie! The catalyst for this project was the lovely sticker I found and I thought it needed to be put in a special project. I also noticed that the raven had a Rune in in its claw.
Hello Dian! Thank you for watching and for your kind comments. Yes, I must admit that "The Hands of Life" is one of my favourite projects and I am keeping it for myself!!
@@poffcreations totally understandable Ria. I don’t know how you keep coming up with so many new ideas. Having a RU-vid channel must put a lot of pressure on you to keep producing content. I purely do all my art/craft projects just for fun. Don’t even really like making things for people as I feel pressured . I’m sure none of your followers would worry if you just put up projects whenever you feel the creative urge. Having said that …I understand that RU-vid probably doesn’t work like that and pressures you for content constantly. Don’t let that take away from your enjoyment of your work. Hard to find a happy medium I’m sure. 💕💕💕
@@judithparish5697 Hey Judith! When I started this channel I knew it would be a challenge to keep coming up with new ideas. But, it is also spending money on all the stuff I need to make my projects. This is partly why I have slowed down and partly because I am doing other things at the moment. I have discovered 3D paper models to make on my Cricut and have become slightly addicted😂 When I do get asked to make something for someone else it can be a bit difficult because the "creative juices are not switched on 24/7" and my brain likes to take a vacation on its own which can be most inconvenient!! RU-vid does not pressure me to put up more content. I am not monetised yet, and to be honest, I don't really care about that, it is not as if I am going to make any money out of this. I do it purely because it is fun which is my largest criteria for doing most things. I have just spent a ton of money on cardstock and svg files for my Cricut and I am immersed in the world of paper crafting.
@@poffcreations I know the feeling. I am always going off on a tangent. I started watercolour to get out of my comfort zone but that has now led me down the path of journaling and collage. That’s what creativity is all about but yes whenever you start a new pathway there is the expense of the initial supplies needed. Just follow your passion and be happy. 💕💕💕
That turned out awesome. I’m in the process of making fish silhouettes on my cricut but we have a love, hate relationship. It shouldn’t be as hard as it seems for me to make the fish. I love your work. It was very relaxing listening to your music and watching you create.
Hello There! Welcome to my channel. This tray was a lot of fun to make and came together better than I hope. Yes, I had a huge learning curve with the Cricut too and at one point, I got so frustrated that I left the project I was doing for a couple of days so that I could calm down. Once, mastered, the Cricut is an absolute joy to play with. Be patient and you will get it. Try to watch some videos from people who are good teachers on the Cricut. Try Jennifer Maker. She is very good at showing the steps and explaining.
Hello Trish, and welcome to my channel! Yes, this is one of my favourite projects and it worked out better than I hoped. The stickers can be a bit tricky to get in exactly the right place so, take your time it can be frustrating. Luckily, all the swearing and cursing was edited out of the video🤣 I would very much appreciate a mention on your channel when you make this. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING🥰
Another beautiful make Ria… as I’ve only just found your channel, I am making my way thru your videos. I love how you present your tutorials, you seem really natural and it’s easy to see that you really love what you do! Much love from Nat. (Brisbane, Australia) ♥️♥️🇦🇺
Hey Nat! I do enjoy making things with resin because it is so versatile and you can put a lot of things in it. Over the years, I have had many crafts that have come and gone, but, I think resin is here to stay for me. THANK YOU🥰
@@poffcreations Me too!! I have done so many different crafts, and I do them for a few months and it just sorta peters out… but I’ve been doing resin for close on three years now, and I feel like I’ve barely scraped the surface on what I can do with it!! It’s most definitely addictive!! ♥️♥️🇦🇺
Absolutely stunning chess set!! You have the patience of a saint! 😂 I wonder if PU resin would work better than epoxy (with your pieces), seeing as it is so thin?? I’m only going by what I’ve seen on other videos… I’ve never used PU resin myself! Love, Nat. (Brisbane, Australia) ♥️♥️🇦🇺
Hello there! That is a good question as I have never used PU resin either. Maybe, one day I should buy some and do some experimenting with it. The most annoying aspect of redoing some of the chess pieces was that even if the piece was perfectly formed, the top would come off. This is very common with the Bishop and some of the Pawns. The little pieces just get left behind in the mould because you have to be aggressive when taking them out. Even if you use silicone mould release spray. I did get there in the end, and it did test my patience a bit but, I was determined to get a full perfect set😂😂
What a beautiful creation this is!! I’ve been watching resin videos on RU-vid for the past 2 years… and I have no idea how I have never found you??? What is wrong with RU-vid?? Why has this never come up in my feed?? You have a new subscriber… and a new admirer!! This piece is outstanding… so very creative!! Much love from Nat. (Brisbane, Australia). ♥️♥️🇦🇺
Hello Nat and welcome to my channel. Thank you so much for subscribing and saying such nice things🥰 This project was a really fun thing to do and it worked out so well. One of my favourite projects so far! I am so glad to have you here and hope you continue to enjoy my content.
Hey there Judith. I was having so much fun creating this scene. And thanks for the comment about the braids. I decided that I wanted something different for my hair and this was exactly what I was looking for. Got my hair re-dyed to get rid of the grey "halo" and asked the girl who did it to give me a French Plait. She said she could do one down each side if I liked and I said, "Yes, please". I thought it was a fun look and something a little bit more creative.
OMG those blues !!!! That is just gorgeous !! Beautiful creation. Just gorgeous. <3 I know how you feel with not enough space and working ontop of yourself LOL . Again your work is just brilliant amazing and all those things <3
Hello Selene! Thank you, I appreciate it. The blues came together nicely and I am glad that I did the side in 'transparent' blue so that you can look into the tray from the sides. I am always complaining to my husband that I never have enough space. And he says even if i had a large warehouse sized area to work in, I would still manage to fill it up and limit my working space. This is very true, I seem to expand to fill all my area and always end up knocking things over and being generally quite clumsy. Thank you for your kind words. They are appreciated🥰
@@poffcreations You know thats the kind of thing my hubby would say when i say about space LOL You are so very welcome <3 Can't wait for your next creation <3
Love the hair and makeup! Very pretty! The tray is 100% gorgeous. I love all the fiddlely things! You have such a wonderful and enviable talent!! Much love to you and hubby, who made a great intro and outro on the video!
Hey Friend! Yep, had the hair done and I love it, slapped on a bit of my new lipstick too! That tray worked out so nicely and I am thrilled with the effect of the silhouette stickers. I love my Cricut. Thanks for all your kind comments and will pass your message onto hubby who always goes the extra mile to make my videos special.
Here are a few things I could not get on the supplies list in the description: Koala Clear Sticker Paper for Inkjet Printer - Waterproof Clear Printable Vinyl Sticker Paper - 8.5x11 Inch 50 Sheets Transparent Glossy Sticker Paper for DIY Personalized Stickers, Labels, Decals www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BXCNG4VL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 Cricut Joy Xtra Smart Cutting Machine, White www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CF6L9SMJ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 Epson EcoTank ET-2800 Wireless Color All-in-One Cartridge-Free Supertank Printer with Scan and Copy – The Ideal Basic Home Printer - White, Medium www.amazon.com/gp/product/B096N8CNBZ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1
That is a beautiful tray! I’m sure she will love it! I really like the wave intro and the background music that you chose. You are an excellent teacher! Thank you. 💕
Thank you Dian! I expect she will like it but it is always a bit difficult to interpret what another person "sees". My hubby edits all my videos and he has way too much fun putting in all the extra touches. My videos would not be as creative without his input and I am always amazed at some of the ideas he has to enhance my work. Thanks for all the comments and I will pass your remarks onto my hubby!
Lovely idea. In the future when doming something like this or anything where you're concerned about the resin going over the sides. Cover all areas you DON'T want the resin to go in either liquid latex or pva glue, let that dry completely then dome. Once resin is cure you peel off the latex or glue..and any overspill comes off with it. Good luck!
Hello Sierra! Thank you for watching my video and making these comments. I don't know what I was thinking but, a little while ago I did buy some tape and I could have covered the sides to stop the resin running down. Sometimes I am so focused on what I am doing that I am not actually thinking. I think I would also like to try using latex too. Thanks for the ideas🥰
They are so cute! The little ones facial markings are beautiful too! Thank you for rescuing, we adopt and rescue too and I love when others do it. Your kitties clearly have a very good life with you! 🥰
Thanks! Yeah, love my babies to bits and that little 'Pirate Kitten" is so cute. I was going to call her Patch but then we came up with Hannah Solo which is so much better. All the cats we have ever had were all rescues in some fashion or other. And yes, they are all absolutely spoilt which is how is should be😻
@@poffcreations The name fits her! And yeah, every animal we've had over the years were rescues, right now we have a black cat and a tuxedo and they are also very spoilt, like you said, as they should be XD
Absolutely beautiful! They both look so lovely! 💖 A little sanding on the topcoat one could save it? Sidenote because I'm a prehistoric history nerd, love your ammonite fossil on your shelf! XD
Thank you Sharauni I think I will give this a try and try to salvage it. I love all things to do with fossils and that one is an absolute beauty. If you are interested here is the link for it (I AM IN NO WAY AFFILIATED WITH THIS COMPANY BUT I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE TO KNOW WHERE IT CAME FROM!): www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09HRLHV5K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1
@@poffcreations I would love to see it if you do, I really do think it's still a great piece^^ And me too! I have a fossil collection, my crowning glory so far is a 4 inch Megalodon tooth. And thank you for the link, I am definitely going to try and get one of those, they're beautiful!
@@Sharauni Oh Wow! Now I am envious of your Megalodon tooth. Where did you get it? If I had tons of money and a larger house, it would absolutely be filled with giant geodes and fossils. I find them so fascinating and beautiful.
@@poffcreations I got it off Amazon through Total Deconstruction Inc., I can't link for some reason :( But you can look up real Megalodon fossil tooth and sometimes you can find really good deals, just be careful the listing doesn't say replica! And I would love a house full like that too, that would be wonderful!
That is adorable. You are so funny, I almost woke my husband up laughing when you said tits up, you are a funny, funny lady. I will most definitely be watching your videos
Fantastic piece!! This is such a creative project! Just sand down the edges on the second clock and it will be great. You hair looks great! Love the color! A big thanks to hubby for doing the number work and the editing. Can't waiy to see what you do next. You are so inspiring and full of great ideas!
Dude! This was a lot of fun and I got to play with my Cricut which I absolutely love. I am going to see if I can sand down the edges and rescue the other one! Yeah, as for the hair, at least the person I went to got the colour right and did not do brown for blond. I always have to use hubby for the number problems so, I guess he is a keeper. (Good at editing too so that is a doubly good reason🤣).
OH WOW they are just so absolutely gorgeous !!!! Brilliant job <3 Edit: With the 2nd one could you put some painters tape around the edges to try and stop the resin from going over the edges ? Or does the epoxy not worry about the tape ?
@@poffcreations LOL aww hugs you i know that feeling it is always the way i do it all the time <3 I have the utmost confidence that you will be able to salvage that second one <3 Can't wait to see the results <3
Hello Judith! How's it going? I love my Cricut and put off buying one for such a long time because they are expensive but because I just wanted a basic one, I got the Cricut Joy Xtra which does all the things I will ever need to do. I love my new cat t-shirt and the cute design on it. I wore it out shopping the other day and several people said they liked it! Just goes to prove that a 60 year old woman can wear cute cat t-shirts🤣
@@poffcreations I’m 67 and have a couple of shirts with pictures of a cavoodle on them which is the dog I have. I always say ‘just because I’m old doesn’t mean I have to be boring. I even have pictures of some of the dogs I’ve owned printed on pillow cases. 🐈⬛🐾🐈⬛
@@judithparish5697 Cavoodles are so cute! I do like to enjoy things that the younger generation enjoys but you will never see me in a crop top and booty shorts🤣🤣 I have been, and hope I always will be, a child at heart.
I enjoyed this double approach. Even tho the domb’d one ran away, you can scrape or sand off the sides & redo the. Using UV resin, & make up sponges on a stick, spread a bit at a time & put your UV lamp on that bit, then do the next. I messed up the back of a cross, so hand sanded it lightly, applied barely a dab on a mini sponge thingy, UV till still tacky enough to apply colour change mica, then brushed until smooth, put barely enough UV resin over one side at a time, so it eventually looked as goo£ as.. Your Dragons head. You could add mica or colour change mica or pigment or glitter as you know. I also know it hurts our hands to sand, that’s why I like resin - covers up a multitude of sins. RU-vid hadn’t forwards your last few projects, then this one showed up! So I’ve 3 more to catch up with. If it’s happened to me, it must have happened to others. The fastest way to awaken their Kraken-algorithm, is to repeat the project you had the most hits on. Because whatever the title or descriptive words used, happened to be popular, so end up in someone’s search, 👀 or the algorithm tosses it onto a pile of ‘similar interest’ items. I need to rewatch the order of parts that make up & fill in the picture. lol Well done. Engrossed me & my pain x If you mention, Game/ Chess board /
I think I will try to salvage the other clock and maybe next time I do something like this, I will use some tape or latex. Funny thing is, I did have some tape I could have used, just my brain was not fully functioning🙄
@@poffcreations hi Ria, I understand & concur that my brain forgets the simplest things which would have saved a lot of disappointment! I recall you mentioning pain & stiffness in your hands. Ditto! Health matters! Especially when intending to be creative, & end up creating a mess, spilling resin on your work trousers, & ignoring it till the burn reaches the brain cells, to let you know the flesh is stuck to the resin & the resin to the material & it’ll be like trying to separate dog-do-do from a blanket.. but with a big Ouch! Get hubby to help sand the arch clock stand, while you think of what to do with it. (You know,they like to be helpful lol) Am watching you de-mould the coaster rack, lovely colour, & finish. Ah, I do lobe Turtles & tortoises. My daughter in law has a Criket, & no doubt a few yrs back I’d have got one, so, I think I’ll ask her pretty-please to print a page or two of pics for me. Have a great day