Uploaded June 2018 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
If you have old pours lying around, why not make snap jewelry out of them? In this video, artist Jenny Post talks about how to repurpose unwanted or unsold canvases into fun mix-and-match snap jewelry. Materials used are mentioned in the links below.
Read the full blog post that accompanies this video: acrylicpouring.com/snap-jewelry
Learn and improve your acrylic pouring with the biggest community of pouraholics in world. Claim your free copy of the "5 Fundamentals of Acrylic Pouring" course here: acrylicpouring.com
Supplies I Used:
- Snap buttons, snap bases and glass cabochons that fit in them (etsy.com/listing/606304489/18-mm-snap-button-materials-diy-sets?utm_medium=SellerListingTools&utm_campaign=Share&utm_source=Raw&share_time=1529769625000&utm_term=so.slt) - Be sure to select the correct-size snap bases for the glass cabochons you chose: 18mm glass fits into 20mm bases; 16mm glass fit into 18mm bases, etc.
Snap jewelry into which snap buttons fit
- Sharp scissors (amzn.to/3HwOJ4H)
- Utility knife (amzn.to/3HxGGo1)
- High clarity glass glue like this one or this one (amzn.to/3MXLWmb)
- E-6000 glue (amzn.to/3xAm61Q)
- Prepared canvas – fully cured, cleaned of all silicone
- Optional: snap jewelry display to keep snap buttons level
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If you have old pours lying around, why not make snap jewelry out of them? In this video, artist Jenny Post talks about how to repurpose unwanted or unsold canvases into fun mix-and-match snap jewelry. Materials used are mentioned in the links below.
Read the full blog post that accompanies this video: acrylicpouring.com/snap-jewelry
Learn and improve your acrylic pouring with the biggest community of pouraholics in world. Claim your free copy of the "5 Fundamentals of Acrylic Pouring" course here: acrylicpouring.com
Supplies I Used:
- Snap buttons, snap bases and glass cabochons that fit in them (etsy.com/listing/606304489/18-mm-snap-button-materials-diy-sets?utm_medium=SellerListingTools&utm_campaign=Share&utm_source=Raw&share_time=1529769625000&utm_term=so.slt) - Be sure to select the correct-size snap bases for the glass cabochons you chose: 18mm glass fits into 20mm bases; 16mm glass fit into 18mm bases, etc.
Snap jewelry into which snap buttons fit
- Sharp scissors (amzn.to/3HwOJ4H)
- Utility knife (amzn.to/3HxGGo1)
- High clarity glass glue like this one or this one (amzn.to/3MXLWmb)
- E-6000 glue (amzn.to/3xAm61Q)
- Prepared canvas – fully cured, cleaned of all silicone
- Optional: snap jewelry display to keep snap buttons level
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![Starburst Swipe Technique for Acrylic Pouring [Tutorial]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/u1_cgatPGJo/mqdefault.jpg "Starburst Swipe Technique for Acrylic Pouring [Tutorial]
I usually swipe in a straight line, dont we all (mostly), but I have done one wavy swipe in the past on this one. Im still swiping in a straight line but instead of from top to bottom or left to right, on this one, I lay out the paints in a circle and then swipe out from the center. Im conscious that the yellows and the orange are transparent paints and Ive had trouble in the past trying to swipe transparent over opaque so I wondered at the time what this would look like when it dried.
Read the full blog post that accompanies this video: https://acrylicpouring.com/starburst-exploding-swipe-painting/
Learn and improve your acrylic pouring with the biggest community of pouraholics in world. Claim your free copy of the 5 Fundamentals of Acrylic Pouring course here: https://acrylicpouring.com/
Supplies I Used:
12-inch economy canvas from multi pack - https://amzn.to/3QCJy7l
Blick Student Acrylics - see blog
Art Alternatives Acrylic paints - see blog
Floetrol - https://amzn.to/3OzxDWd
Treadmill belt lubricant - https://amzn.to/3HEfpAC
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