IC632 - Uncommon Goods. My inspiration came from this marvelous herbal water garden deluxe https://www.uncommongoods.com/produc...-garden-deluxe, and the timing is perfect because my DSS is an avid fisherman and his birthday is next week.
I differed in that my container is an Altoid tin, my fish are not real, and I have clear casting resin instead of actual water.
The front, back and sides are made using the Faux Stamped Leather technique, Faux Stamped Leather Tutorials at Splitcoaststampers. My DSS is an avid largemouth bass fisherman, so I used bass photos from Pinterest and the Web on the inside. In the deep section of the tin the photo was laminated and then clear casting resin poured over the photo and two small shells. When the first layer was nearly set, I fussy cut two photos of single bass, laminated them, and applied part of one at the top right corner and a full photo near the bottom. Then I added another layer of resin so it would look like they are all swimming in water. The tin was finished off with strands of sea grass around the edges of the resin, to blend in the edges with the image.
Hopefully DSS will like this. . TFL
Date: Saturday, January 13, 2018 GMT Views: 1206
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Registered: May 18, 2004 Location: Southwest Michigan Posts: 37078
Sat, Jan 13, 2018 @ 1:17 PM
This is a little work of art! I've decorated Altoid tins in the past and still have quite a few I have saved in a drawer; you've inspired me to make some up for valentines : )
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Registered: March 8, 2005 Location: Halfway between Dallas and Houston Posts: 24004
Sat, Jan 13, 2018 @ 6:20 PM
This tin is so very incredible. The resin, and in two layers, is such a creative way to encase the pictures you found! Fantastic and I'm sure your DSS will just love this!
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MASTERPIECE!!!!! Being a owner of 1 of your tins and having 2 in our household I know the pix is gorgeous but I know for a fact that the pix don’t t do the box justice of your creation as it is in real life. I’m sure he will love and treasure it and will know his special for you to make this for him. It’s as handsome as he is !!! High ho!