I have an ongoing charm necklace project. There are so many unique charms on this piece and I could write a book explaining each and every component. I found this little charm a few years back. Like most lockets, it was designed so that you can insert your photos and ...
Making Molds – Part Two
Here is my molded duplicate!Are you wondering how I duplicated a silver metal antique pin into my own new piece? In yesterday's blog post I showed you how I used EasyMold to make this new mold. This new mold is of a shallow pendant so I could use Envirotex Jewelry Resin to make a ...
Making Molds!
My table is set up to do some fun mold making projects this week!I purchased this vintage pin in an antique market in Paris. I really want to duplicate it and I was wondering if EasyMold would be able to capture all these fine lines. EasyMold is a very popular mold making ...
Quilling Encased in Jewelry Resin
This quilled gold fish is an experiment with very happy results.I had no idea this would turn out so well! I do love the art of Quilling. I don't have very much time to practice but I keep my box of quilling supplies handy and have even brought it on a plane to pass the time. At the ...
Leftover Resin Ideas
I have a little repair project on my table this week. I keep a number of molds on my desk so that if I ever have leftover resin from a project I just pour it into a mold. In this case, I used two different pours to create the silver bird and the green background.The colours I ...
The Right Tool For the Technique
This brooch features resin covered paper. This is a technique I have not used a lot because I think I was waiting for the right tool. That tool is the Westcott Extremedge Titanium scissor! They are the first pair of scissors I have worked with that are strong enough to ...