I had another go at using nail foils in resin - awesome results!

Last year I had a go at using nail foils in resin and the results were lovely even though things didn't necessarily go smoothly! Since then I've been using leftover resin in my pendant moulds to create a bunch of things I could use to make a video of me trying it again. A couple of them have some stunning iridescent pigment powder in them which I thought would make a gorgeous background to some of the foils. I am so in love with the results, especially in the sunlight this morning!
Materials used (All from Amazon):
- Makartt nail art foil glue
- 3 assorted packs of nail foils
- UV nail lamp
- JDiction UV resin for topcoating
- Microbrush
Music:
His Last Share of the Stars from Doctor Turtle, from the built-in music library on Move Maker
Video filmed on a Fairphone 4
At the end of the video I explain the horrendous scare we had with our cat Slinky. He is completely recovered now and it's like nothing happened but the whole experience was one of the scariest things we've been through. We've both done first aid training and learned how to do CPR but you never expect that you'll actually need to use it, especially not on your own cat! When he started breathing again and he arrived at the vet, he had gone partly blind and they said it was due to oxygen deprivation and that it may or may not be temporary. Thankfully it was temporary and he is seeing normally again. Don't do that to us again please Slinkster!

[@OurCRAZYLifeScotland]

Aw poor wee cat! I'm so glad you were there and your quick thinking saved his life. I can only imagine the fright you would've got. Love those pendants, I'm definitely going to try that technique. Thanks, fiona x

[@marymcintyresfxartcraft7417]

Thank you so much Fiona. Yeah, Slinky certainly gave up one hell of a fright last week! Good luck when you try this technique. With the quantity of different designs you get in a pack of nail foils, there are infinite possibilities!

[@dalemaclaren7576]

Absolutely Stunningly Gorgeous pendants ❤ So happy Slinky is back to normal. A million warm hugs 🫂

[@marymcintyresfxartcraft7417]

Thanks so much Dale :)

[@leemccluskey8522]

Absolutely gorgeous! Happy that Slinky (lovvve the name) is ok! We love our kittys!

[@marymcintyresfxartcraft7417]

Thank you so much. Slinky is named after the black cat in the children's Slinky Malinki books :) We are so relieved that he's ok now; that was an experience I hope never to have again!

[@Petertronic]

Gorgeous pendants Mary, there's so many possibilites with the nail foils. The colour changing backgrounds looked great in the sun. Wow, I'm sorry you had that scare with Slinky cat, very happy that he got better again. Perhaps he ate something bad outside. He's a special one, give him some extra Dreamies from me! 🐈‍⬛

[@marymcintyresfxartcraft7417]

Thanks so much Peter. Slinky is still getting ALL of the cuddles and I gave him extra Dreamies from you :) He is at the end of the video that went live this evening and Mono was being an absolute tart in that video as well so I think you'll enjoy it!

[@resinartists]

Wow,Ms Mary all the jewelry bits look so beautiful after applying those pretty foils 😍😍

[@marymcintyresfxartcraft7417]

Thank you :)

[@suebee4380]

ooh so pretty! Glad your fur baby is ok, it's a nightmare when they get sick.

[@marymcintyresfxartcraft7417]

Thanks so much Sue. We're so relieve that Slinky is ok now :)

[@evemercier3460]

Oh Mary! Those are Beautiful!

[@marymcintyresfxartcraft7417]

Thank you so much Eve :)

[@jayelleart]

They’re gorgeous! Sorry about Slinky. Glad he’s better. Funny, my cat is 14 and when she’s been sleeping a long time I look to see if her belly is moving to see if she’s still breathing.

[@marymcintyresfxartcraft7417]

Thank you so much. When we check on Slinky he keeps opening one eye and giving us the "could you please just not, some of us are trying to sleep" look! LOL!

[@michelle_resinrebel]

Hi Mary love the pendants 😍, sorry to hear about the cat , glad that hes ok now and enjoying all the attention ❤❤❤ xxx

[@marymcintyresfxartcraft7417]

Thanks so much Michelle. Slinky is on my lap right now and acting like nothing ever happened, I'm happy to say!

[@TSBS986]

They are gorgeous!! I am DEFINITELY going to try this ‘wet approach’ because they came out waaay better than mine. Thank you so much! Great tutorial ❤️👍👍

[@marymcintyresfxartcraft7417]

You're very welcome, I'm glad you found it helpful. I definitely get better results when I add the foils wet using the nail foil glue

[@Kathy-Carr]

They are so gorgeous!! Thank you - I may have try this!!

[@marymcintyresfxartcraft7417]

Thanks Kathy. I definitely got better results putting the foils directly onto the wet glue but there are multiple ways of applying them so have fun experimenting :)

[@SkitchBean_aka_Christine_E]

I'm so glad you were able to save your kitty baby. Pets mean so much to us, and they are such an important part of our lives.❤❤❤. I want to thank you for sharing how to use foils. I am going to go back and try to find the video you mentioned in this one. Last year, I bought foils from Temu, and I have no idea how to use them. I thought they were just a peel and stick kind of thing. 😂. Much to my dismay, I found out I was wrong! 😂 So again, thank you for sharing this information with us all. ❤❤❤ So glad your kitty is OK

[@marymcintyresfxartcraft7417]

Thanks so much Christine. I added a card to the previous video so it should have popped up on the screen during my intro to this one. Thanks for your kind comments about our furbabies. Slinky certainly put us through the ringer last week but it's honestly like nothing ever happened. I am finally starting to let him sleep in peace but we can't help but check he is still breathing. We have both done first aid training, but never expected to actually have to use it, especially not on our cat!

[@appleoneill5135]

I'm so glad you were able to revive poor Slinky. That must have been very distressing, especially after your recent fur baby loss ❤ I'm sure Slinky will thrive with all the extra love and fuss.
Your pendants are stunningly gorgeous, I love them all and the skull made me laugh. That holographic powder is my ultimate favourite! I use it as much as possible, and find it mesmerising. I felt like screaming the other week, as I spilled my full tub and it was unsalvageable, talk about gutted! It looks fantastic with foils over it. I hadn't thought of that, and i will definitely try it. Great tutorial, thank you x ❤

[@marymcintyresfxartcraft7417]

Thanks so much. That pigment is absolutely stunning but it cost me about £5 for a tiny pot with hardly anything in it, and it's such an annoying shape that I've almost dropped the whole thing several times. I need to decant it into a spare screw top jar or something because I can see that I'm going to lose the lot before long and I too would be gutted!

[@WikidlySexz]

So so beautiful

[@marymcintyresfxartcraft7417]

Thanks so much :)