I have a special cross promotion today with Metal Complex. I am using an Instant Glam by Fernando bezel for this necklace. I purchased this vintage (1928) paper sampler at an antique market in Paris in April. The first piece is just beautiful and I knew I would find a ...
Doming
Resin and Vintage Finds and Edelweiss – The Necklace
Here is what I did with the one of a kind metal frame piece I showed you how to make yesterday on the blog. This is the dried edelweiss flower in one layer of Jewelry Resin. As you can see from this close up, the frame is shallow, but there is still a little bit more room for a ...
Special Edelweiss Bracelet – Part Two
My completed bracelet is more than I had dreamed! Yesterday I showed you how I placed vintage dried edelweiss flowers into these open back bezels. They cured perfectly and I opted to apply a thin doming layer to the top of these pieces to make the flowers even more visible. ...
Drying Flowers For Jewelry Resin Projects
My small pill box features a flower I dried earlier this summer. I picked these flowers in June. This is our first summer in our new house and I was surprised to see this bush turn into a hot pink vision. My flower press is a simple one. (I am sure I bought it at Michaels ...
Jewelry Resin and Transparency Film
This vintage watch face features an image printed on transparency film for an ink jet printer. I also used Jewelry Resin but please remember you can always use Envirotex Lite! Transparency film or "transparencies" are that clear plastic film you usually use so that you can make a ...
Can I Blame the Studio?
I had the sweetest bezels to share with you today. Note the use of the word "had." My bezel project began as it normally would. I selected these kokeshi images, cut them, placed them in the bezel and then used Ultra Seal to seal the paper and protect it from the ...