Remember my post on resin collages? Well, I finally got around to doing something with one of my collages.
I cut out little rectangles exactly the right size to glue onto these little balsa wood tiles. Using mod-podge, I affixed them to one side of each of four tiles. (Note: the tiles ended up curling, so [...]

Thanks to Stacey from ZNE for sending me a link to a great project using mica (and a bunch of other things that sound like fun). Here’s the link.
I’ve been experimenting a bit with the composite mica that I bought…pictures coming soon…not sure I love what I did, but it’s a new material for me [...]

I found a few more articles about crafting with mica, and vendors who sell it in its various forms. I’m not endorsing any of the vendors since I’ve never bought from them, just posting what I found.

The Magic of Mica article
Info about mica & mica products to buy from Stampington
US Artquest mica product page – [...]

There are several types of mica and mica products available to crafters. These are the basic types I found available online, and a way they can be used for crafting.

Mica powder – comes in many colors, used as a pigment, adds sparkle. Mix with resin to color and add sparkle, sprinkle on glue like glitter, [...]

Since nobody commented on my post the other day about composite mica, I started doing a little online research. I figured I can’t possibly be the only crafter out there interested in using mica in my projects, so I’ll share what I found out.
As it turns out, I might not be the only one, but [...]

What would you do with composite mica?
I’ve used sheet mica once, in a mixed media jewelry making class taught by Susan Lenart Kazmer, and always figured if I found some cheap I would buy it to play around with.
So I bought a package of “composite mica” not realizing that it doesn’t work the same [...]