Hi there! What a JOY it has been watching your videos! You are an absolute delight & so dang talented! You have a mind exactly like mine, with so many fun, creative, whimsical ideas, but YOU can actually transfer your brilliant ideas into reality & for that, I am a wee bit jealous. But I think that perhaps if I watch every single one of your fabulous videos, I may eventually learn to make some of the fantastical, magical creatures that you’ve made. I’m most definitely going to keep practicing! THANK YOU so much for sharing your creativity & talent with all of us! You are bringing so much joy to so many people! I’m exceedingly grateful to you !🫶🙏🧚♀🧝🏼♀🦄🐉
A “ding” sound! Yes! I know what you mean, me too! What color is your light? Have fun on your creative, inspired journey, from one “ding-a-ling” to another!
Stunning pieces. I'd like to highlight the importance of covering/ sealing of the salt crystals well. Salt is Hygroscopic (attracts moisture from the air) so will essentially 'melt' if left unsealed and thus destroy your piece and possibly the scene around it.
So glad to see you post again! The crystals are so cute and realistic looking! Looking forward to next video! Also, would love to see an update on the stackable tree build!
Oh wow these are amazing. I have the Himalayan rock salt with grinder. But i also have some Sea Salt that is big crystals and already clear . Used some tonight to make rice . My bottle has a cork stopper. The amethyst and rose quartz (?) Look great in miniature. And the salt rock lamp!!! So cute!!
@@recoveringsoul755 actually not too much time! It went rather fast, but there’s really no need to sort them, there’s bunches of clear in the packages. It went faster for me, for filming purposes, to have them ready. And I need the darker colors for the salt lamps I’m filming right now too, lol But I’m looking forward to trying the sea salt for sure 🥰
I’m sure it would work but I’ve never tried it myself. This salt I used was the first time I’ve ever attempted crafting with a salt. But with that said, try a couple pieces and see how it reacts to nail polish or glue.. that way you won’t invest too much time if it doesn’t work. I hope it works for you, have fun!
I don’t know how you keep coming up with these amazing ideas! These little crystals are amazing! They look just like little geodes , Absolutely adorable!
Always so exciting when I see one of your videos pop up. I've been sick but I'm dying to get working on some miniatures and I may just have to add some crystals. Thank you as always
Thank you so much for sharing this tutorial with us. I have parrots, so don't have to worry about cracking the walnuts, they'll do it for me lol. I never thought to use nail polish for miniatures & honestly, it's a good way to use up old polish.
You are just too ckever, im glad i found yr channel, i can stop making my fairy houses & doors out of clay yr process is much more realistic & i love it, Thankyou for sharing 😊
I LOVE your videos!! I'm looking at your nailpolish with sparkles and it makes me think of stickles, especially the colors "star dust" and "crystal". they are very similar to the nailpolish you showed. But the nailpolish has a basecolor that the 2 stickles i mentioned don't have. But might be good for fun effect. I use stickles a lot just putting some on my finger and spread over a surface or dab.
WOW! I'm going to try this in my fairy tree stump house! I can't use the E6000 glue though...I'm highly sensitive to the smell. I love the Tacky Glue....I use it all the time. Thank you so much for sharing!
Oh wow! Another stellar job Sharon! How do you come up with these brilliant ideas? My personal favorites are the acorns and walnuts, as those have the concave texture like a geode broken or cut in half, but the rest are just as amazing. Using the salt for the texture is so good. I want to immediately start making them! I can’t wait to see what else you have planned!
Thank you so much! I have 3 life sized lamps on my desk so after making the crystals and seeing them beside the big lamps the mini lamps became a must have lol I just love the colors of them and my gnomes will appreciate them for sure 🥰❤️
I'm loving this and I'm having a go, at these and the salt lamps 🥰 however, I can only get E6000 plus and it doesn't appear to work like yours does, it's a nightmare, doesn't grab/hold anything, I have to touch it as little as possible (otherwise it just pulls all the salt crystals off and sticks them to my fingers) and let it dry for at least 48 hours between stages, otherwise everything just falls/flakes off. It doesn't seem anywhere near as 'sticky' as yours, it's gloopy and runny (if that makes sense) and kept running off the base, even the fabric one (for the salt lamps). Any advice or suggestions for alternatives, super glue gel?
I believe the polish and glue will keep that from happening. However, I’m not an expert on them, this is new for me as well. But from a bit of experience with polish on other crafts I’m assuming they’ll hold up just fine
Dear Sharon, I have lots of tiny real crystals and I was wondering if I could use them to make miniature geodes like the ones you made in this video? Also, I'm currently making a Miniature Victorian style library inside a room box and I'd like to make a miniature collection of gemstones, using real semi-precious gemstone chips. I want to make it look like it's in a glass case or cabinet. Could you give me some advice on this? Thanks so much. Love from Amanda in Melbourne, Australia
1st time viewer, just subbed! Since childhood my 2 fav hobbies: miniatures & collecting rocks (well & antiques). Which method did u use for the tinyest geodes? The foil/tape/p.towel method? Because I mostly do 1/12 scale.
Foil for some of tiny ones , acorn caps for the others. I can’t remember which is the tiniest.. I think it was foil. And thanks for subbing! I appreciate that ❤️
Edit: I thought your comment was on the lamps I made with the same materials, my apologies, but my response would be about the same since I’m building for a dollhouse. Paints & supplies come from the dollar store. This is what crafters do, we build stuff lol These are working lights for a dollhouse and salt lamps I’ve seen, or own, are not even close to being tiny enough for a dollhouse. You can get small colored crystals for sure but then you’d still have to grind them down and then glue them into formation so you can get a light inside but that would be more costly in the end than rock salt, glue, and paint combined.
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Texture: 21:12
Selenite Tower Idea: 24:48
What's coming up: 25:14
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You managed to get the look of real geodes in miniature!
Ohhhh thank you so much!!
oooh, can't wait for the next video with the coffin shelf and candles!
No way. You are amazing... I can't believe what I'm seeing right now🤯
Great tutorial...I'm off to get some rock salt And nail polish.
They are all so beautiful ❤❤
I love them! Thanks for sharing.
Genius! I’ve used Himalayan salt in mini glass bottles, but never would have thought to make a geod.
I am making a Barbie inspired apothecary cabinet at the moment and I’ve been look for little crystals! Perfect timing!
Ohhh that makes me SO happy! Have fun ❤️❤️❤️
Once again, great idea. Already ordered the nail polish.
Hi there! What a JOY it has been watching your videos! You are an absolute delight & so dang talented! You have a mind exactly like mine, with so many fun, creative, whimsical ideas, but YOU can actually transfer your brilliant ideas into reality & for that, I am a wee bit jealous. But I think that perhaps if I watch every single one of your fabulous videos, I may eventually learn to make some of the fantastical, magical creatures that you’ve made. I’m most definitely going to keep practicing! THANK YOU so much for sharing your creativity & talent with all of us! You are bringing so much joy to so many people! I’m exceedingly grateful to you !🫶🙏🧚♀🧝🏼♀🦄🐉
So glad to see another video. These are awesome!! ❤❤
Now THIS is adorable! So modern! So unique! What a fabulous artist to even come up with this!
I love this idea so much!, you always light up my inspiration bulb (it even makes a ding sound lol) ♥
A “ding” sound! Yes! I know what you mean, me too! What color is your light? Have fun on your creative, inspired journey, from one “ding-a-ling” to another!
Stunning pieces.
I'd like to highlight the importance of covering/ sealing of the salt crystals well. Salt is Hygroscopic (attracts moisture from the air) so will essentially 'melt' if left unsealed and thus destroy your piece and possibly the scene around it.
For sure. The glue, polish and sealer will keep them from doing that 🥰
So glad to see you post again! The crystals are so cute and realistic looking! Looking forward to next video!
Also, would love to see an update on the stackable tree build!
Oh you clever girl! I'm not a huge lover of crystals myself BUT I adore new techniques to use for miniatures =) This is a great tute ty so much 😍😍
Yes! I’m going to use the salt rock texture part in the future myself lol love how that turned out. And thank you very much ❤️
You have achieved the level of 'brilliance' in your creative imagination profile Sharon, I love them! You're awesome thank you x
Oh wow! These look fabulous!
Oh wow these are amazing. I have the Himalayan rock salt with grinder. But i also have some Sea Salt that is big crystals and already clear . Used some tonight to make rice . My bottle has a cork stopper.
The amethyst and rose quartz (?) Look great in miniature. And the salt rock lamp!!! So cute!!
Ohhh I’ll have to look for sea salt next lol That’s awesome and thank you ❤️
@@WhereTheGnomesLive it would save time sorting out colors. That must've taken a long time. Looks pretty all sorted though
@@recoveringsoul755 actually not too much time! It went rather fast, but there’s really no need to sort them, there’s bunches of clear in the packages. It went faster for me, for filming purposes, to have them ready. And I need the darker colors for the salt lamps I’m filming right now too, lol But I’m looking forward to trying the sea salt for sure 🥰
@@WhereTheGnomesLiveDo you think rock salt would work? I have that in the garage.
I’m sure it would work but I’ve never tried it myself. This salt I used was the first time I’ve ever attempted crafting with a salt. But with that said, try a couple pieces and see how it reacts to nail polish or glue.. that way you won’t invest too much time if it doesn’t work. I hope it works for you, have fun!
Thank you So Much for sharing this beautiful craft with us I can’t wait to get started
You’re welcome!! It was fun ❤️
I think the dollar store has different colored bath salts, too, in the toiletries aisle.
Smart
These are so very cool, I love my crystals too and will now try make some for my tiny tree house.
Very clever. Well done. Can't wait to see what else you've come up with to share. WOW!!
I don’t know how you keep coming up with these amazing ideas! These little crystals are amazing! They look just like little geodes , Absolutely adorable!
WOW..OH WOW..AS ALWAYS!!!🩷
They're so pretty and realistic!!
You are so very creative!! I was mesmerized by this video! I look forward to seeing the next candle video!!
Those are gorgeous and so real looking! Would never believe it was salt if I hadn't seen it.
So creative, Sharon! Thanks for posting ❤
Wow! Thanks much for sharing! Kathleen
Always so exciting when I see one of your videos pop up. I've been sick but I'm dying to get working on some miniatures and I may just have to add some crystals. Thank you as always
Amazing work!❤
Thank you so much for sharing this tutorial with us. I have parrots, so don't have to worry about cracking the walnuts, they'll do it for me lol.
I never thought to use nail polish for miniatures & honestly, it's a good way to use up old polish.
You are just too ckever, im glad i found yr channel, i can stop making my fairy houses & doors out of clay yr process is much more realistic & i love it, Thankyou for sharing 😊
So great. So clever.
Love these!! So realistic!
I LOVE your videos!! I'm looking at your nailpolish with sparkles and it makes me think of stickles, especially the colors "star dust" and "crystal". they are very similar to the nailpolish you showed. But the nailpolish has a basecolor that the 2 stickles i mentioned don't have. But might be good for fun effect. I use stickles a lot just putting some on my finger and spread over a surface or dab.
WOW! I'm going to try this in my fairy tree stump house! I can't use the E6000 glue though...I'm highly sensitive to the smell. I love the Tacky Glue....I use it all the time. Thank you so much for sharing!
I just found out that E6000 now makes a low odor version (while looking for a tube to order for this project. lol) May be an option for you!
thank you so much for sharing all this.
This is such a great idea. They turned out so realistic!!
Once again you have made a very cool item. Something we didn't know we needed. But now we can even make it.
Thanks Sharon 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 🍁🎃🍁
Oh wow! Another stellar job Sharon! How do you come up with these brilliant ideas? My personal favorites are the acorns and walnuts, as those have the concave texture like a geode broken or cut in half, but the rest are just as amazing. Using the salt for the texture is so good. I want to immediately start making them! I can’t wait to see what else you have planned!
I started sorting salt rocks out! I also want to make some immediately! They won't be as good as Sharon's I'm sure..
@@pipwhitefeather5768 honestly, I may scavenge through the spice cabinet and see if we have any salt like that too. It wouldn’t hurt to take some!
Thank you so much! I have 3 life sized lamps on my desk so after making the crystals and seeing them beside the big lamps the mini lamps became a must have lol I just love the colors of them and my gnomes will appreciate them for sure 🥰❤️
Oohh, i have a plant shelf im making and these will be perfect to go on that shelf!
Wow! Awesome! I can’t wait to make these! Thanks for sharing.❤
Your work is incredible ❤❤❤
So original, well done!
Brilliant!
Love it 🥰
Pretty pretty pretty thank you❤❤❤
Wonderful job!
Could u use a quick dry resin that sets under a light?
I'm loving this and I'm having a go, at these and the salt lamps 🥰 however, I can only get E6000 plus and it doesn't appear to work like yours does, it's a nightmare, doesn't grab/hold anything, I have to touch it as little as possible (otherwise it just pulls all the salt crystals off and sticks them to my fingers) and let it dry for at least 48 hours between stages, otherwise everything just falls/flakes off. It doesn't seem anywhere near as 'sticky' as yours, it's gloopy and runny (if that makes sense) and kept running off the base, even the fabric one (for the salt lamps). Any advice or suggestions for alternatives, super glue gel?
Thanks!
Thank you very much, I appreciate it ❤️❤️❤️
You gave me great ideas.
This was an amazing video thank you
Great video! Does the nail polish keep the moisture in the air from dissolving the crystals?
so pretty!!
Question? Will the rock salt dissolve in humidity or does the nail polish seal it in.
I believe the polish and glue will keep that from happening. However, I’m not an expert on them, this is new for me as well. But from a bit of experience with polish on other crafts I’m assuming they’ll hold up just fine
Dear Sharon, I have lots of tiny real crystals and I was wondering if I could use them to make miniature geodes like the ones you made in this video? Also, I'm currently making a Miniature Victorian style library inside a room box and I'd like to make a miniature collection of gemstones, using real semi-precious gemstone chips. I want to make it look like it's in a glass case or cabinet. Could you give me some advice on this? Thanks so much. Love from Amanda in Melbourne, Australia
1st time viewer, just subbed! Since childhood my 2 fav hobbies: miniatures & collecting rocks (well & antiques). Which method did u use for the tinyest geodes? The foil/tape/p.towel method? Because I mostly do 1/12 scale.
Foil for some of tiny ones , acorn caps for the others. I can’t remember which is the tiniest.. I think it was foil. And thanks for subbing! I appreciate that ❤️
She really tried the tacky for us 🤭🖤
My dedication is unmatched 😂😂😂😂😂❤️
There’s no doubt about that! Love it 🍄
👍
Practically Perfect In Every Way! I'll take 15 please.❤😂🎉
😂😂😂❤️
Can you please make a video of how to make mini selenite crystals
Promo>SM ☀️
Orrrrrrrrr, for the cost of all those paints and supplies, you could just buy a genuine crystal..just saying....
Edit: I thought your comment was on the lamps I made with the same materials, my apologies, but my response would be about the same since I’m building for a dollhouse. Paints & supplies come from the dollar store. This is what crafters do, we build stuff lol These are working lights for a dollhouse and salt lamps I’ve seen, or own, are not even close to being tiny enough for a dollhouse. You can get small colored crystals for sure but then you’d still have to grind them down and then glue them into formation so you can get a light inside but that would be more costly in the end than rock salt, glue, and paint combined.