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Published: 2014-06-20 15:13:43 +0000 UTC; Views: 39340; Favourites: 1360; Downloads: 0
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I finished the glow cups I posted the other day. Oh man, I think these are my favorite pieces to date.
I wanted to get them posted because last time I made glow cups, I didn't have time to and they ended up selling out.
Details:
- The rays and octopi were hand sculpted from polymer clay, as were the corals.
- The water is a clear resin.
- The glow in the dark pictures were barely edited. They really do glow that brightly.
- No, the glow won't run out and should last for years.
- These will be sold at Florida SuperCon. If you're going, I'll be at booth 303 in the exhibitor's room. I am hoping I have time to make more for MetroCon the weekend after SuperCon.
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These are awesome! My mother would totally love one of these! If you don't mind me asking, what brand of clear resin do you use??
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how do you make them glow? glow in the dark clay? or special resin? i am trying to better my clay making skills and i LOVE water pieces and was wanting to make scientifically accurate bioluminescent fish in cups!
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urg, my dad would love these and I need a birthday gift for him D:
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Is it the sand that glows? I mean since the water is the clear resin, and the rest is from polymer clay, then its the sand that you used?
Also, do they only glow under black light?
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It's not the sand itself that glows, but the glow is on the sand.
Nope! I don't use a black light for my photos. They were charged under a regular light.
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So basically all that's needed is to leave it under a normal, light bulb powered (that's a new term that I'm going to continue using) lamp for a couple minutes or hours or whatever, and turn off the lights and then it glows like that?
Sorry if I seem rude or anything, they really are spectacular, I just want to make sure I could actually see one glow as I don't have a blacklight but am considering buying one of your products once your Etsy shop opens.
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Yep! The more light they get, the longer they'll glow. Sunlight is the best light source but even leaving them out under a regular light bulb will make them glow.
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quick question about sunlight, whats the top temperature before the resin melts?
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I don't know for sure (though I'm sure Google would), but it would be a far greater temperature than what would result after letting it sit in sunlight all day.
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You have absolutely mad skills with polymer clay.
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whoops, I read goldfish instead of glofish
pardon my slight dyslexia
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No problem, I have dyslexia too so I understand.^^
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aw these are super cute. how much do these go for?
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They look like they're in a real aquarium when they light up!
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How do you keep the sand layer from rising and dispersing through the resin when it's poured?
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Oh my god these things are amazing 
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The amount of need I have for things that glow in the dark is immense and these just rocketed to the top of the list.
But alas, I live in Canada. I'm assuming it's glow in the dark clay?
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I do plan on making some more for Etsy, and I do ship internationally. No, it's not clay.
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