In March 2017, I purchased a pink £6 EOS lip balm. I love their round shape and the fact that I could customise and make it one of a kind. I went on Ebay and bought a thousand 10mm rose coloured gemstones and a thousand 8mm clear gemstones. I researched what the best glue to use was and I found Gemtac glue! It came in a small plastic bottle and it has a long metal nozzle on the top which was great for precision when gluing.
Once the gemstones arrived, I lay them all face up on the table so that they would be easy to pick up when I was ready to glue them. Before starting, I stared at my EOS deciding on how I wanted it to look and I decided to have the rose gemstones on the top half and the clear gemstones on the bottom half. I then began with the top half first and placed the first rose gemstone on the ‘O’ of the EOS logo at the very top. Then proceeded to do a spiral until I had completely covered the top half. Though if I were to do this again, I would start around the bottom edges instead of the top and not create a spiral. Only because when I reached the bottom it was uneven and I had to purchase smaller gemstones to cover the one side of the bottom top half.
For the bottom half of the EOS, I was using the clear gemstones and I decided to start on the edges and work my way around so that the stones were uniform. This way was also quicker! Then I finished the bottom half off with a strip of the rose coloured gemstones.
Once the whole EOS was covered in gemstones, I used a few of the clear stones to make a flower on the very top and then scattered a few more around the top half to make a polka dot pattern. I also have over half of the gemstones I bought leftover so that I can make more!
Here’s the finished product and I’ve had so many compliments when using it, which is very satisfying 🙂
The bonding of the Gemtac glue between the EOS and the gemstone is pretty strong too. Since completing this, I’ve used the lip balm everyday and thrown it around in my bag and I’ve not lost a single gemstone!
RATINGS
- Difficulty scale – very easy
- Time taken – 2 hours
- Enjoyment –
- Would I do it again? – definitely YES!
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