Buffalo Check Resin Tumbler

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• 1 Plain Tumbler
• We Tumbler Machine
• Mod Podge
• Pink Spray Paint
• Pink Glitter
• Black Glitter
• Medium Paint Brush
• Painter's Tape
• Plastic Gloves
• Mixing Containers
• Popsicle Sticks
• Paper Towels
• Fine Grit Sandpaper
• Heat Gun
• X-Acto Knife

DIRECTIONS:

1. Spray paint the tumbler pink and let it dry.
2. Use the painter's tape and evenly tape off vertical stripes around the tumbler. Press them firmly.
3. Then, apply painter’s tape around the tumbler evenly spaced stripes.  Apply Mod Podge to the open areas and sprinkle red glitter.
4. Press firmly. Remove the horizontal stripes of tape.
5. Mix the red and black glitter together to get the middle color. Apply Mod Podge to the open horizontal areas and then apply the glitter mixture. Let it dry.
6. Then remove the rest of the tape and you will apply Mod Podge to the diagonal squares using the glitter mixture. Let it dry.
7. Apply Mod Podge to the last open vertical areas and sprinkle the black glitter. Let it dry.
8. Spray the tumbler with the acrylic spray and let it dry.
9. Place the tumbler onto the tumbler turner and make sure it is level. Apply a thin layer of resin onto the tumbler.
10. Let it spin for 8-12 hours. Sand off any bumps with the fine grit sandpaper. Apply another layer of resin and let it spin for 8-12 hours.
11. Remove off of the tumbler and trim off any excess resin around the top of the tumbler with your x-acto knife.

JOANN HACKS:

• Use the heat gun to remove any air bubbles.
• Be careful not to get too close to the resin with the heat gun. Make sure it is level as it is spinning. Check on it a couple of times early in the drying process.