Tutorial Thursday - Plexi-glass Reformed

Welcome back to Tutorial Thursdays on Marigolds' Loft.

Week 6 - I can't quite believe it, and thank all of you who link up here and share your amazing crafts with us all. The little group is growing weekly which I am very grateful for :)

Let me kick off by showing you the 3 most visited links from last week.

1. Five Pointed Origami Star with Money by Crystal from Make it Easy Crafts

This is such an wonderful, original way to gift money.

2. Letter Stones by Chesley at Buggy and Buddy

Such a wonderful alternative to lettered tiles, nicer to look at and I am sure play with :)

3. Turkey Treats by Katey from The Crafty Blog Stalker

This has to be the sweetest, yummiest turkey for Thanksgiving, right kids?

Thank you so much for participating, your links were so wonderfully creative and it is my pleasure to feature them here. 

If you haven't already grabbed a button, please feel free to grab yourself one below :) 

<center> <a href=”http://www.marigoldsloft.blogspot.com“><img border=”0″ src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvLHnjNwxzO-Oz8iodWmWD1PbLI4yQOGjS0Opnp8wfq3Y2lTBb9hBuWcXUKa6MnZZVQwJhl36SNl8IyVo8PeU4XhWZw13DShLJ_DqotxIlBsBsM9r-Fzoq83nTL1DiY2sc2fUUnNsKgt4c/s1600/featured.2.jpg"  /></a></center> If you would like the chance to perhaps be featured on next week's Tutorial Thursdays, please link up your recent crafts below. 
I am always thrilled to be able to visit each and every one of the links that I find linked up.

Rules for the Linky Party:

• Be a Follower of Marigolds' Loft, this is not a MUST, but I would appreciate it :)
• Grab my button below and showcase it somewhere on your blog OR create a visible link.
• Do not Link if you are selling something. 
• Be sure to only link the relevant Blogpost and not your whole blog.
• Do visit the at least 2 other posts linked below, it is always nice to receive visitors :)
• In linking below you are giving me the permission to use of your image if it is being featured the following week. If I am unable to use your image I can unfortunately not feature you, even if you are the most visited site.
• Please note: I will remove content that does not abide by the rules mentioned above.

            I will showcase the 3 most visited links next Thursday.

<center> <a href=”http://www.marigoldsloft.blogspot.com“><img border=”0″ src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg6oyEfsrH0nCsZf7YeGHLL7pBDwpEZp3FUgl8r5Z_cwW9uXQaTpcOwCzcGgVd2XvOq_dkEULNk9y6mypt-97Y0t5rt5g6x7QKXcquC1RWohCLWZeTWH6mviB3rYexARb8DBtKY9qKACc/s1600/tutthursdays2.jpg"  /></a></center> -x- Before I get into Today's Tutorial I wanted to get you excited about next weeks' Tutorial Thursday.  Next week I am privileged to be able to have a BlogSwap day with Natalie from Hungry Hippie.

Natalie will be posting her tutorial on how to create a "Thankful Book" Journal which is a perfect project for this time of the year.......doesn't that sound exciting???  I, on the other hand, will be blogging over on Hungry Hippie and will be showing you how to create a decorative storm lamp/lantern with these goodies. Do come back next week, you won't want to miss that amazing craft!! 
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Now onto today's quick and simple table deco how-to.

For this craft you will need:
A plexi-glass plate, not too thick but also not too thin Gonis Decor Universal Paints* (to paint the back of the plexi-glass) Gonis Deko Pointer* (for the decorations around the edges) An empty fruit tin - the size you want your base An oven :)
*I use Gonis Products because they are non-toxic, of very high quality, they are unique, and versatile. If you cannot purchase these products in your area you will need to find alternatives - hence the descriptions in brackets :D.  You may also contact me with any queries or questions as I am a Gonis Distributor.
For this project it is imperative that the paints you use are definitely non-toxic!!! 

First start by using the Gonis Decor to make haphazard squiggles all over the top side of the plexi-glass.

Using your finger smudge all the colours together.

Allow to dry. 

Once dry place the plexi-glass on top of the empty fruit tin on a baking tray. The painted side facing up.

Place your baking tray into a pre-heated oven at 150 Degrees Celsius. 

Do not move away from the oven, you need to watch your project as depending on the thickness of your plate it could go quickly!

You will note that as soon as your plate is warm enough it will start to droop on the sides. This is when you should remove the project from the oven.

As you can see, my oven does not heat evenly so some of the paint started to bubble whilst waiting for the other side to heat up. I don't mind it as it will add to the overall texture and look afterwards, but if this is not wanted, turn your plate in the oven once it starts to droop.

Whilst the plate is still hot you can push and form it to your liking. 

BEWARE: it can get very hot!!

Once shaped allow to cool completely.

Now you can turn over the plate and continue to decorate it.

 With flash - looking good already ;)

Without flash.

Using Dekopointers* decorate the edges.

And there you have it.

 A funky table deco that you can create to enhance any table setting for any season :)

I can't wait to see what you have been up to this week. 

Link up your projects below.

Until next week.

x

I will be sharing this with all my creative Link Ups.