Several weeks ago, when I first started crafting with resin I made a few pieces with stickers I found at the dollar store. The first batch of resin I mixed up I stirred WAY TOO FAST so I ended up with lots of tiny bubbles. From this experiment I learned two things: 1. Stir your resin S-L-O-W-L-Y! and 2. Paper stickers should be coated in some way to prevent warping and watermarks. I found lots of tutorials on YouTube for sealing paper stickers and I found this method to be the best.
When I first popped out the resin piece from its mold I was a bit disappointed with how many bubbles there were and that the kitty sticker moved. I realized however that the way it moved made it look like it was angry at the butterfly. Inspiration struck and I decided to make lemonade out of lemons and paint the piece as you see it now. I'm happy with results. My friend Melissa saw my NO! Kitty piece on Instagram and requested it. Since August is her birthday month and to be honest, I thought of her when I painted this piece, I was happy to send it to her.
For this mail package I used the watercolor piece I made yesterday and glued it down. In the future I think I will scan my watercolors and print them on sticker paper so that I have my own personalized washi-style decorations that I can just print more of. I was happy I could reuse the string I received from an Etsy order. And finally, here is a closeup of NO! Kitty. He looks so grumpy!!
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