I had some EnviroTex Lite left over from making my Laptop Desk, so I decided to make something fun for Little Moore.
I remember when I was little we’d watch Saturday Morning Cartoons, and during commercials, toys would BUST through a stack of blocks. How cool was that? And yet they never sold the blocks in the stores (that I saw, anyway). So, I decided to make some Bust ’em Blocks for LM to play with.
While at the grocery store, I found this silicone pan. It is supposed to be for making bite-sized brownies. The perfect size for what I was looking for! While at the store, I spent my quarters at the toy-vending machines to give my blocks a little personality.
ETI sent me this product to try out. You won’t believe all that you can do with this product. Envirotex Lite was created by Environmental Technologies Inc. (ETI), which is the home for many resin and mold making products.
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I love this idea! Thanks so much for sharing. I pinned this 🙂
What a clever idea! These are so cute.
oooohhh…. what a fun idea! I think it would be cool to encase small mementos in resin….. something I may have to try!
These are very cute.
Just discovered your blog – would love it if you popped by mine sometime.
Andrea x
andreareh.blogspot.com
Adorable & could be used for so many things!
Hi! Following your from bloggy moms. 🙂 I have a craft blog, too. Would love to have you stop by sometime. I’ve got a link party every Wednesday…would love to have you link up some of your projects. 🙂
Ginger
gingersnapcrafts.blogspot.com
These are adorable! I love that you could customize them how ever you would like to. Very clever use of your “leftover” resin.
Perfect!!! Even clear ones would be cute!
Would love for you to share at Calling All Crafters!
http://allthingsfee.blogspot.com/2011/06/calling-all-crafters.html
My boys would love this! I know what i am doing with some of my leftover resin!
Very creative! I’m now imagining all sorts of fun things to encase in resin.
What a great idea! My nephew would love these! Thank you for sharing!
From just the little I have seen on your blog you do a whole lot more than quilting! With 2 and a half year old twins in my life I will know where to come for crafty things. Thanks for sharing.
Oh wooow… this gives me some really great ideas! Thanks so much for sharing!
This is one of my favorite projects of all time. How cute are these?
HANDS DOWN this is my favorite ETI project. These are just so stinkin adorable.
These are so adorable! My only problem is that I’m not particularly fond of the feel of resin, but I think I could get over it for these little cuties!
Nice & fun 😉
these are really adorable!! I might try with something other than a square silicone pan, because they have those really awesome silicone ice molds that come in shapes like hearts and stuff, I think these would be great for magnets too! thanks for the awesome tutorial 😀
This ideas is so cute! I have never used this product, but will have to try it out sometime. Where do you buy it?
Is it abnormal that I want a set of these… for myself? So cute.
This is awesome and the little toys you put inside really got my attention since they look so cute! Kinda just wish I knew what they really were
The toys themselves are just random toys from the coin-operated machines at the grocery store.
The blocks are for my boys to play with. They can stack them up and let their action figures “bust” through them. Boys get a kick out of things going flying, and these have rounded corners and are practically unbreakable. 😉
I am trying to make water pond for an outdoor miniature landscape. I am using a blue dish that will hold @16oz of the resin, and I have purchased tiny fish to place in the resin before it hardens. Any suggestions? I didn’t know if I should do this in 2 layers? Finished depth will be @ 1 1/2 inches deep. Any suggestions?
It depends if the fish float or sink… if you’re not sure, you might want to plan on 3 layers.
How did you get your grocery store silicone mold to change from red to brown? Or did you have two? This is a really great idea and I can see it included with a shower or First Birthday present!
The red on the store bought mold is the packaging. I removed the red packaging, and the brown mold was underneath. 🙂