may/24/09 edit - ARTISTS NOTICE: i have had several requests for better detailed instructions and pictures with reguard to creating the frame around the crest itself. partially in response to that, and partially because i've almost got my act together, i will be shortly posting my tutorial of the cullen boys crest bracelet i created, which will have a better explination of the steps taken to create the frame (although the frame is slightly different, the steps were all still the same) and attaching it to the fimo part of the crest! i wil have that up as soon as it is done, and i'll pop the link in here so it will be easy to find. thank you for taking the time to look at these tuts again by the way! i sincerely hope they are a help!



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not sure if this actually counts as a tutorial or not...? *shrugs* ah well.. here goes

short version: my cullen crest project.

i made this one back when they first started talking about the crest, and i have to get back to it because i want to do a better job with the next one

i made the set of numbered pics on the left as a guide for me to hep me remember the order i did things in, and then got a suggestion from my enormously gifted roomie to put it up here to see if it could help others.

ingredients:
-black, white, and silver fimo.
-exacto knife
-something oval to cut the shapes (roomies make-up lid worked REAlly well)
-sewing pins (for details and clovers)
-silver wire (just coated, real silver not necessary)
-silver beads (plastic, a dime a billion)
-black craft paint (water based, for antiquing)
-silver chrome nail polish (adds a bit of shine)
-clear nail polish (keeps everything pretty and shiny)
-and, of course, super glue!

i'm pretty pleased with the end result, it just needs a little tweeking. (*wrinkles nose* that lion is a bit deflickted)



ok, believe it or not, that was the short version. here's the long one

if you use this process to make your own cullen crest and have any questions, please feel free to drop me a line and i'll be glad to help anyway i can!

ok, ingredients above.

1) model pictures that i kept in front of me the whole time!

2-3) these were to remind me how much i used of what, and mixes. like in 3, that small sliver of white i mixed with the smaller chunk of silver to lighten it a bit, and the color came out exactly what i was looking for! lucky.

4-5) my roommates "covergirl tru blend" lid was perfect for making the oval shape. the size was perfect, and, as it was/is airtight, the ovals pop right back out after you cut them, like cookies and a cookie cutter.

6) by cutting out thicker ovals and then smooshing them slightly, i got a few different sizes, as rosalie's version is obviously much larger then alice's, the boys, and/or esme and carlisle's rings.

NOTE: don't forget that if you cook your fimo pieces in a pan that it can never again be used for food, as fimo releases some blah blah gas that will not come out of the metal except when heated and will make your food yucky. cook it on aluminum foil on a cookie sheet, or even better, invest in one of those little cheesey pie tins. very much worth the dollar something they cost

7) add the banner next and bake again. it's won't hurt the first layer, honest. use the ball of the pin for the clover leaves, and the sharp end for the tails of the clover. and DON't have them going the wrong direction like mine! *lol*

8) next goes the lion and the hand. don't forget to use the sharp end of the pin, or the exacto knife to add any details before you bake it, because when you antique it, the black paint will settle in any and every little cut, carve, or detail you put.

yay! all your baking is done! now comes paint.

9) put a few drops of the black paint on a plat or sommat, and dip your finger in it. spread the paint all over the crest, careful to get it in all the details. smooth it carefully with your finger, and then when you are sure you've gotten everything saturated, carefully start wiping it off with a paper towel or a piece of cotton. you obviously want it in all the deep places, while the higher places stay paint free and light grey.

10) once everything is VERY dry, start working with the wire and the little beads. my favorite frame was the one that is around the crests that jasper, emmett, and edward wear. this is where the superglue comes in handy! just experiment,and make sure you like it before you glue it! antique the beads and wire just like you did the crest itself.

11) last step. CAREFULLY dab your finger on the chrome silver nail polish and then CAREFULLY dab it on the very highest places on the banner, lion, and hand. you can also dab a teensy bit on the wire and beads if you want them to shine a little more to. once again, let everything dry Thoroughly! then CAREFULLY coat everything in two very light coats of clear nail polish. front, back, cracks, crevices, everything. that will seal all the colors and antiquing in, plus, fimo is very porous and can get very dirty very easily if not sealed.

12-13) a sharper scan and softer scan, if that helps you at all.

then Duh Nuh!! Wear it!

and try not to have your wearing it tell everybody that they can grab at you, which, for some reason, cool jewelry seems to do

enjoy!