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Faux Opals Diy

Make beautiful faux opals in every hue for your jewelry projects!

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/faux-opals-diy • Posted by Mark Montano

Easter grass and nail polish are just two of the ingredients you'll need to make these beautiful opals!

You will need

Project Budget
Reasonably Priced

Time

8 h 00

Difficulty

Pretty Easy
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Description

Easter grass and nail polish are just two of the ingredients you'll need to make these beautiful opals!

Instructions

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    Glaze Coat High Gloss Craft Resin E-6000 Glue Molding Putty Nail Polish Jewelry Findings Angel Hair (Opalescent Easter Grass) Cabochons Small Torch or Lighter

  2. Watch the video tutorial here:

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    1. Knead equal parts of the molding putty together and create a flat ball 2. & 3. Push the cabochons into the molding putty and wait 10 minutes for your mold to set 4. Cut angel hair into small pieces so it looks like chunky glitter 5. Mix a small amount of the Glaze Coat together 6. Mix in the angel hair pieces into the Glaze Coat 7. Pour into the molds and pop bubbles with a small torch or lighter 8. When set (wait 8 hours) paint the backs with different colors of nail polish *This will give the opals different colors 9. Set in jewelry with E-6000 glue