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Would anybody care to enlighten me on how they incorporate them into glass pieces. I bought a bunch on ebay (relax guys it was after I was enlightened and I only paid $20 for about 80 of them in a nice little wooden box. - )
Now I assume you use the glass ones.....what about the plastic ones with the rings around them?
Anyway I've been playing with them without any preconceived notions which is a good way to start, and I've thought of some novel ways that they could be used but I'd like to see how you have incorporated them.
I tried searching here, but the word "watch" kept on bringing up a certain movie. and crystals didn't seem to taking me the right direction either.
Any information or pictures would be grand! Thanks.
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Watch crystal, clock glass, just a difference of size.
I'd stick with the glass, not plastic. Leave a clear center on your glass smaller than the size of the crystal. Silver or gold leaf the concave side of the glass, back up, then center over the clear section and glue in place w/ crazy glue.
David McDonald wrote an article in Sign Business for a candy shop in Avila Beach with good photos on crystals or jewels he applied for the job, that would provide good info too.
Danny
Last edited by Danny Baronian on Sat Dec 16, 2006 10:48 pm, edited 1 time in total.
I used 1-1/4" dia watch crystals for the globes of the lamps on this sign. The outter ones (forward) were gilded 12K and the inner (back) were gilded 16K in an attempt to have them look like they weren't all on the same plane.
Smaller watch crystals make nice ornaments on letter centers, oval ones have a nice look too. The reflections achieved give great movement to the piece. I used them here on the caps of Rick Glawson's name.
I've got that article here somewhere I'll have to go seek it out. Did Rick paint something in that clock face or is that just reflections?
I was wondering which side of the crystal you gilded. I guess that makes sense in that it would give it more depth.
I seem to remember seeing a piece that had watch crystals for bubbles and I think it was a soda or water advertisement. Is that one of yours Larry?
Thank you Danny and Larry, what great resources you are.
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Yup...thats covered only to add the reflections are inverted (upside-down)...I have a clock face sitting at the shop and am waiting for the right project to put it into. I think I'd lean towards the UV glues instead of super glue or frog juice for one that size though.
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