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by Rebecca McKenzie from The Lux Girls |
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Tools: backing fabric, hot glue, scissors, bra, sewing pins |
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Peel and Stick Resin Jewels are available in the following sizes and colours:
4mm Round: Crystal
4mm Square: Crystal, Black, Black Diamond, Yellow, Green, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, Royal Blue, Turquoise
6mm Square: Crystal, Black
6mm Round: Crystal
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Peel and Stick Resin Jewels are mainly used for covering hard surfaces such as cell phones to give them a rhinestone coated look. The backing peels very easily and the resin 'jewels' are very shiny and more durable than an actual stone. I wanted to see if I could use this material on fabric.
I am making a heart bra for a Valentine costume. The red glitter heart will be on the front of the bra.
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When my sheet of Peel and Stick Resin arrived in the mail, it was ice cold. To avoid snapping it, I let it warm up to room temperature on a flat surface. After a couple of minutes, it became very flexible. |
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I traced out the shape I want my resin heart to be on durable fabric first. |
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I cut out the shape to cover the back of the resin, so the glue isn't directly on skin. |
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Then I traced the same shape on the back of the sheet of Peel and Stick Resin with a marker. |
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I easily cut out the shape with household scissors. I would recommend using craft scissors since you are cutting through a glue backing and it might leave a little residue on your blades. |
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I use a glue gun to glue the fabric backing to the bra first. |
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I then peel the protective plastic backing off the Peel and Stick Resin. |
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Although the glue already on the back of the sheet is very good, for fabric I would need something extra durable. I use a glue gun to stick the center of my shape to the fabric backing on the bra. |
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I then push the center of the heart shape, where the hot glue is, onto the bra, holding it there for a minute to make sure it cools. This will anchor my shape and I will be able to glue it on the curved bra a bit at a time. |
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I squeeze some hot glue between the resin shape and the fabric backing and then push the two pieces together, eventually covering it completely. |
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Where the bra cups are round, there needs to be a dart to make the shape conform. Since the Peel and Stick Resin is so easy to cut into and so flexible, I make a cut into the shape - just like you would for fabric and fold it over on itself to make a cone type shape. This is then glued together. |
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The finished costume! |
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This was very easy to do and when onstage, this piece was unbelievably shiny. It hardened even more over time and felt like a part of a corset. You could easily cut each piece of a corset out and cover one with these sheets of resin, it would look amazing. |
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