alhughes Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 does anyone know how to get pics straight on hurricane shells. i've tried putting them on w/tongues & chop sticks but i can't seem to get them straight. any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerrie Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 That's the hardest part for me. Some people just let their picture drop to the bottom of the mold, then you know it's straight. But I like to leave the same amount of wax at the bottom that there is at the top, so it looks centered. I finally took some fingernail polish and made tiny little dots x amount of inches down from the top of my mold. I try to make all my pictures the same size, so if I line the top of my picture up on those dots, then I know it's straight and I will have the same amount of wax showing at the top as I do the bottom. This has worked best for me, but it's not to say that I haven't had a few "slide" down before I get it into the water bath. I do use a very cold cloth on it to "set" it, but sometimes I just don't move fast enough to the water bath, and that's when it moves on me. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharyl55 Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 If you don't want the picture sitting at the bottom, try a white margin below your picture. Then the paper will sit on the bottom but the picture will be up 1/2" or whatever margin you leave. Does this make sense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alhughes Posted March 11, 2006 Author Share Posted March 11, 2006 yes thank you so much i never thought to leave a white margin. do you both only make yours white or do u try to color them. i tried & i think i have it but you have to add VERY LITTLE color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharyl55 Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 When I've wanted an antique tint I've used 1 drop of liquid dye to 4 lbs of wax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donita Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 I put frames around the entire picture. I don't like the piece of white at the bottom....but that is just me.. Donita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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