KJ2 Designs

KJ2 Designs Custom ruler growth charts are made from cedar 8"x6'. I sand, stain, apply finish coat, hand mark ea

05/22/2020

I’ve been waiting all week for a little UV shining down so I can video this. I did a lot of trail and error on this cup and it’s not perfect but I’ve been told I see things others don’t. When the sun is actually out the feet will appear brighter than what I was able to capture here.
Notice the footprints appear once the sun hits it.
Next time around I’m going to add characters name on side like I did with teachers name and bigger footprints. I didn’t have time to add characters name after I ruined the paper the first time. This is a gift for my other sons teacher.

05/20/2020

Finally able to slowly start back into doing cups. The weather hasn’t been great lately but a couple nice days allowed me to finish the kids teachers cups. I delivered this today to one of my sons teacher who loves the beach. In the next couple days I’ll post the other 2 but I need to have sunshine first to video tape it.

I was swamped with order towards the end of the school year. I had to take the summer off and now have to pause for seve...
08/08/2019

I was swamped with order towards the end of the school year. I had to take the summer off and now have to pause for several months for surgery. Here are just some I did in the Spring.

I know I’ve haven’t been on here in some time, with the cold weather I learned I need to wait till Spring to start again...
03/19/2019

I know I’ve haven’t been on here in some time, with the cold weather I learned I need to wait till Spring to start again. The Epoxy has to be at 72-80 degrees at all times so heating the garage in these temps is near impossible as well as expensive. I can’t put the heater too close to the cups because it would cause it to cure faster then it should and would ruin the cups. If you placed your order and put a deposit rest assure your cups are started and just waiting for another nice day to epoxy. I was able to get the first coat on 5 last week so I’m in the process of putting the design on them.

I’m having a great time trying new products and techniques. I used some micas and alcohol inks to do a 3D fire type look.

The second pic is called glitter swirl when I have no control over where the glitter goes as I sprinkle on while it turns under epoxy. This is the start of a beach cup and can’t wait to get the palm trees on it.

3rd pic is without epoxy but is a can koozie.

Finally able to post
12/28/2018

Finally able to post

12/19/2018

Maybe one day I’ll get around to completing the scales all the way around.

I handed over my last Christmas order today!! This is just some of them but I don’t want people to see their gifts onlin...
12/19/2018

I handed over my last Christmas order today!! This is just some of them but I don’t want people to see their gifts online since these are all my friends orders!

This cold weather isn’t doable for the epoxy out in the garage so I’m taking the cold winter off and will start my next 20 cup orders when the weather permits. If only I had a heated she-shed.

12/19/2018

I was finally able to give this to my sons teacher today as her gift. She picked out what she wanted and I was excited to do the crayon. This was when it was turning but look at that shine and glass like epoxy.

This is why custom homemade items are better then a wrapped Tarvis cup. I was able to put the customers name as the dist...
12/19/2018

This is why custom homemade items are better then a wrapped Tarvis cup. I was able to put the customers name as the distiller as the original bottle has exact label. I also happened to tour this distillery after she told me she wanted one as a gift so I brought back some things for her and was able to even deliver the cup in the bag. I hope her husband enjoys it!

09/25/2018

Made this for my Mother in Law’s bday. This was also a new technique and one I’ll be using more often.

09/25/2018

First time wrapping around and doing a scene and it was a bit of a learning curve but worth it. I now know what to do for next time but this one is for me. I love Halloween and wanted to get one in for me before the start of all my Christmas orders.
I also love playing around with the glow in the dark powders on this one. I now have multiple glow colors and some UV color changing ones as well that I will put on here when I’m done with certain cups.

Got to love confetti!
08/03/2018

Got to love confetti!

Marines cup I made for my Father in law.
06/18/2018

Marines cup I made for my Father in law.

Love this rose gold and plum purple together.
06/18/2018

Love this rose gold and plum purple together.

So many cups this morning with 3 different rose golds. The rose gold and purple is so amazing but I can’t get the true c...
05/30/2018

So many cups this morning with 3 different rose golds. The rose gold and purple is so amazing but I can’t get the true colors to show on my phone but believe me it’s probably a favorite of mine now.

I’ve started making stainless steel tumblers 3 months ago and I absolutely love it. It is very toxic and time consuming ...
05/30/2018

I’ve started making stainless steel tumblers 3 months ago and I absolutely love it. It is very toxic and time consuming and a ton of money in materials but I get to play with glitter all day! Here are just a few I’ve done recently. I haven’t started taking professional pictures of my tumblers yet and I forgot to take pictures in the first place on some. I like to show them on video as it’s easier to get a better understanding of the color. Usually it’s when it’s turning with the last coat of epoxy on. I’ve also done stemless wine glasses for a bridal party!
Prices vary depending on how many glitter colors and design. I spend at least 10 hours on each cup and that doesn’t include the 12 hours turning time for each 3 coats of epoxy.
Right now the 20oz tumbler with one color and 1 basic design like name starts at $35.

There’s so many more techniques I want to start doing like a mud baseball cup, wood grain look, mermaid scales or use dill spice to look like grass for a field. I’ve been so busy with just the people I know ordering I haven’t even started to sell online or started other techniques.

Changing it up a little for the season and introducing Santa cams so Santa can still see what's going on. These are glas...
10/18/2017

Changing it up a little for the season and introducing Santa cams so Santa can still see what's going on. These are glass ornament and comes with packaging and tag from Santa. These are priced at $8

Edit- these ornaments are in perfect condition, I don't have a professional camera to get rid of the glare on the ornament or the window.

Made a new stencil and now everything is damn near perfect.
02/18/2017

Made a new stencil and now everything is damn near perfect.

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