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And what we're going to be doing today is seeing if we can
use these windows stickers in resin to create designs.
Now, these aren't sticky on the back, they just use the plastic
to adhere to the window.
So they're not sticky at all.
And I think they may cause 1 or 2 problems in resin.
So I'm going to try 2 methods.
I'm gonna try one method where I do a bit of a resin pour to
start with let that cure up and then stick them on.
And then I'm going to try another method where I just
pour into to it put the stickers in and then see what happens.
I'm ready to pour my resin into this one.
And this is the dish that I'm going to place the window
stickers in without allowing the resin to cure, pouring it
in slowly, because I don't want to introduce too many bubbles
into this, even though this resin that I've used which
I've linked In the description below doesn't really
mix up with a lot of bubbles.
And this is the one that I'm going to cure up.
So I'll pop that to one side.
And give this one a bit of squeegee widget tappi around.
The edges, get rid of any bubbles there because the fewer
bubbles the better, because once you put the stickers on,
if there's no bubbles underneath it, then they're not
going to float.
I find that with everything.
So once I put the stickers in, I will then wiggle and woggle
them around using these tweezers.
I do like this boot, and especially the candy cane.
I don't think anything's it's Christmas quite like seeing
a candy cane, well Father Christmas, I suppose,
laying these onto the surface rather than pushing them down.
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So now they're all in what I'm doing is slowly, again, I do
want to dislodge them or move them around, putting the rest
of the resin on this until it's actually full to the top.
And as you can see now, it's full to the top.
And what I will do is over it with my long neck lighter.
After I tried to dislodge any of the bubbles that are in
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But this is all cured up now, and it's ready for me to put
stickers on.
I want to make sure that this is nice and clean, and no dust
or anything has got on it, because it needs to be as clean
as possible to get those stickers too stick on to it.
So I've just gone over it with a little baby white, and all
I'm doing is peeling these little transfers or things off here.
And as I said, they're not at all
sticky, but hopefully because we're sticking these directly
to the resin, and the resin will act a bit like the glass.
And they'll stay on their, rather than using any glue or
something like that to stick them down with.
But I'm not going to guarantee anything.
It's going to be an interesting little
experiment.
I'm pushing them down with this cloth to make sure there's no
air bubbles or anything underneath it.
And I'm not going to put a backing or anything on this.
I am just doing it with clear.
So we can see it from both sides.
See what the result is.
And these stickers are so cheap that if it works I think
it's going to be a really cheap way of making some resin in
Christmassy things for people.
So I think those three should be okay for us to test.
I think they look quite pretty on there.
I have overlapped one onto the other as well, because I want
to see what sort of effect that has well.
Now these are all on here.
All I've got to do is pour my resin on.
And again, I've just mixed up the same resin, and I'm going
to pour it on.
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Now I have used these window stickers in an upcycled project
as well that you can see on my other channel.
So check that out.
The link for that is in the description below. It's a great project.
So this is the issue that happened with these, where they
were free floating in the resin.
And the reason that's happened is, as the resin is heated up
to cure which all resin does.
It goes through an exothermic reaction.
What's happened is that it's heated up this very, very thin
plastic and caused it to curl, which is a real shame, because
it just doesn't work.
And it's kind of spoils that, but this one's all cleared up,
and you really can see the difference in them.
And this way, this method obviously works really well.
So let's take it out of the mold.
And I love how that's come out.
I think that's come out really, really, pretty.
And great thing about these stickers is they are double sided.
Whatever side that you've got this up, you're still going to
get the same sort of picture.
And that is lovely, flat, no bubbles in it whatsoever,
unlike the little dish, where we didn't stick them down and
we just let them flow in it.
And because they're so thin, then they just rolled up
completely, which is such a shame, because I like those pictures.
So the answer is, absolutely yes, you do.
You can use these window stickers in your resin.
But what you do need need to do is ensure that you push them
down nicely before you pour your resin on them, because
it's not.
The exothermic heat from the resin is going to make them curl up.
Let me know what you think of this experiment, and whether
you're going to use it really is a cheap way of adding some
great decals and stickers to your resin, because these
things cost next enough and so cheap. I will link them in the
description below.
Don't worry, I would be interested as well to hear what
you think of these, and whether you're going to use them as well.
If you want to learn more about Christmas decorations and
casting things in resin, then check out the video that's
coming up now.
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I look forward to seeing you over there.
Take care, enjoy your resin, Bye.