What Every Wizard Needs...

There are so many details that can go into making each of my characters, but that is where I get to play as I discover what it is that they need.  Dewin the Wizard is my latest character so what extra things does he need?  Then it hit me!  What self-respecting Wizard could be without a crystal ball?  After all, this was my original intent and in the back of my mind when I sculpted one of his hands to hold one. 

What I thought I would use as a crystal ball soon got scrapped (just didn't work out) resulting in my dolls taking me on another new adventure.  I was out surfing Youtube (one too many times I might add) when I discovered resin crystal-looking orbs.

​Yes, I am one of "those people".  Meaning that if I see it then I just have to dabble my hands into it even if I haven't done it before (and the best part is that it is easy to get the hubby also involved because he has never done any of this stuff before either).  First I needed to order the supplies (isn't the internet great?)​.

Now that I had the supplies for making it I realized that something was still missing.  Just like I don't like seeing just white walls in a room, I couldn't see my Wizard looking into a crystal orb without seeing something in it.  A Dragon is certainly part of his story which got me digging out some Dragons I had drawn for me.

Everything always looks better with glitter (all artists will tell you this is a proven fact), that I just had to add a pinch to the mixture too.

One Dragon with a dash of magic - now sealed up - to which I add the brew that will hold it all together (pouring it through that small hole was the hard part).

This being my first attempt at resin making, I didn't think it turned out too bad. Even though, I am not sure I like the way the glitter turned out (like all magic, sometimes unpredictable).  So off again to try my hand at crystal ball making to create that perfect crystal orb for my wizard.