Resin jewellery

I've been playing with quick setting resin for a while now and I've cast many, many pieces using my trusty Krafty Lady art moulds. In fact I have a clear plastic container full of resin casts and whenever anyone sees it they think it's a jar of lollies! What do you think? I think they look good enough to eat! Anyway, I thought it was about time I did something with them. So I set to and made a few of those casts into jewellery pieces this week. Firstly, a necklace using a Krafty Lady art mould called 8 Up (AM330). I like the simplicity of this piece - clear resin with a little bit of turquoise glitter. All I added were some turquoise glass beads, a few metal filigree beads and a length of gold chain which makes it drape nicely. I had another 3 buttons left from this mix so the two smaller ones became matching earrings....... .......and the larger one is destined to become a ring later on to complete the set. I'll post pics of that one once it's finished. And the nex......

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Resin Bangles

News Flash! Check out my latest post for your chance to win a handmade resin bangle. This morning I decided I need to make some jewellery to coordinate with my wardrobe. I make a lot of jewellery but don't wear as much of it as I'd like simply because it doesn't go with what I wear! So I thought it was about time I rectified that. I have a very limited range of colours in my wardrobe ranging from plums to smoky pinks with a splash of purple and a sprinkling of burgundy thrown in - colours that really suit my complexion and that feel so "me" when I wear them. But whilst it's relatively easy to find clothing in this range of colours, I've found it difficult to find accessories "off the rack", so to speak, that coordinate with my clothes. And that's where resin comes in.... I can tint it to any colour I like! So this morning, I pulled out the resin and my Krafty Lady bangle moulds and began tinting away. This is what I came up with. What a per......

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What to do with Peel Off Sticker Waste

Got some sequin waste in your stash? Well I'm sure you've seen it used in papercrafting before - maybe you've used it as a stencil to sponge through or perhaps you've attached a piece to your work. But take a closer look at the background of this ATC. It's peel-off sticker waste - what an interesting background! I've used up just about the entire sheet of these oriental script stickers but I just couldn't let the beautiful negative left behind go to waste. It's added a lovely lacy-ness to the background of the ATC and yet the contrast of the black-on-white adds a very strong touch. I've kept the embellishments fairly simple so they wouldn't compete with the background.... just some fans painted with Lumiere paint and an Opals heart, all cast from Krafty Lady art moulds. I love the result so much that I'm going to check the rest of my peel-off sticker sheets to see what other potential backgrounds there might be. I have a lace border sheet whi......

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ATCs - SSI Retreat

Just a quick post this afternoon. As promised, here's some more eye candy from the Southside Stampers Retreat - a selection of the ATCs I made for swaps! Click on the image and it will take you to my Webshots album where you'll find even more. Swapping was so much fun - these little miniature artworks are a wonderful keepsake and will remind me of each and every one of you every time I look at them..... thanks for a great weekend ladies. P.S. I'll upload the ATCs I received as I have time so don't forget to check back again later! ...

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Southside Stampers Retreat

After a quieter blogging month in August I'm back on deck again after the hectic lead up to the Southside Stampers Retreat which took place over this past weekend. I had the pleasure of teaching workshops to this fantastic group of ladies all day Saturday and well into the wee small hours of Sunday morning and we had a ball. There were about 40 campers in all and it was very enjoyable making friends with this lovely group of stampers. I actually remembered to take my camera with me but sadly, I forgot to take photos with it, although here's a couple of happy snaps that I did manage. If any of you have photos you'd like to share with me please send me an email. Belinda in action painting acetate butterflies Stella and Sue We worked on two different projects during the day: the morning session was a mixed media project using Lumiere paint and tyvek - tyvek is really fun to play with although a little unpredictable but what great texture you can achieve with it. I had te......

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