Concrete Jewelry
Introduction: Concrete Jewelry
Hello Everybody,
This instructable is about new range and collection of making Quirky jewelry, you are gonna see each step of it so that you can also try it.
Most bizarre part is, I have used Art concrete to create these jewelry... yup !! even though its concrete, due to its size its light weight but rigid
Step 1: Supplies
1) Art concrete - 30 to 40 gms
2) Silicone moulds - Earrings and pendants moulds (old, shineless mould also can be used as the result is going to be matte finish, i used my old moulds which is used for resin jewelry making, so i don't have to invest twice)
3) Paper cups/plastic cups
4) Tints
5) Acrylic sticks (for mixing)
That's all you need, these are eco-friendly, so respirator mask or gloves not mandatory
Step 2: Mixture
Add approx 5gm of water to 30 gm of cement and check out the consistency i didn't want flowing consistency as adding to much water caused bubbles, so add water to amount where you get more or less paste consistency. Its better if you use plastic cup as in paper cup the poured water start gets absorbed after 20 - 30 mins
Step 3: Terrazzo Chips
Recently in my place, Terrazzo art using Jesmonite/Art cement / white cement art form is trending, so that's what lured me in to this art form , but the most fun part i like making is the terrazzo chips, where you apply 1mm thickness of art concrete on a plastic sheet or OHP sheet and spread it as if you are buttering your bread. Try spreading at even thickness and let it dry for 24 hrs. If you are using Jesmonite its take about 45 minutes to set, very quick process.
Step 4: After a Day
Since applied layer is about 1 mm, its cracked while curing, its not a big deal as we are going to break it anyways. Likes you can add colour and get colourd terrazzo chips too
Step 5: Tints
Since its jewelry required quantity in each colours are less, so i have divided them in mini silicone cups, there are few techniques will learned when i tried this art form, so each one will be explained in upcoming steps
Step 6: Marbling
This technique, is you add tint based on the quantity of medium and give it a swirl, don't mix completely and pour in moulds. 74
Tap few times to get rid of the air bubbles, once you tap air bubbles comes to top surface.
Step 7: Valentine's Special
Valentine's is around the corner, how can i not make heart <3 , mix red tint thoroughly and pour into moulds, leaving tiny space to for white, Dual shade earring.. As you see when you tap, its not the best appearance on the backside, but once its dried residue can be dusted off.
Step 8: Experimentation
Whenever this art concrete dries completely, the colours are not bright as they were when pouring result looks slightly diluted (unless you are using jesmonite, in that colour stays the way its poured/mixed), so i wanted to create strong tint, we all played with colours in our childhood mixing two/three to see the colour we get.. For e.g, Mixing yellow with blue gives green.
Here I mixed Pink four drops and Royal blue four drops, as a result of mixing i got an interesting colour, in water colours when pink and blue are mixed you get violet. So similarly i got something, but its somewhere between Violet and Mauve. I'm not sure which is more apt to call it, so if you know mention in the comment section
Step 9: Long Pendant
Similar way of making decorative milkshakes, poured few drops of experiment pigment along the edges of long pendant mould, and added white almost till the top. after few mins added long eye pin in length of mould, without any support it was holding the position
Step 10: Terrazzo Pendant
Add white terrazzo chips to this pigment, usually when terrazzo chips are added the art concrete will become quick thick, but don't add water further. Apply it like cream and give a good tap at the end.
Step 11: Sparkle
Never tried this before, but wanted to know the combination of art concrete and glitter, add some glitter to mould and on top add the base.
Step 12: Marbling
Here is video process of Marbling a pendant
Step 13: Mixed Colour Terrazzo
So previously have made each colour terrazzo, mixed with leftover white base and poured few pendants and earring
Step 14: Demoulding
After 24 hrs, it got fully dried so its time to demould the beauties.. 1013