I can barely wait to get my hands in our garden and start planting some flowers and vegetables! Some of the first plants to go in will be these herbs I picked up at our local nursery. I've always wanted to make my own little plant labels, something simple and cute that I could reuse year after year ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Bezel Wire and Resin – A Tutorial For Experienced Resin Users Part ONE
This week I will have a longer post (in several parts) showing you how to create your own open back projects with bezel wire, Jewelry Resin and some strong double-sided tape. If this is your first time visiting our blog keep in mind that this a not a beginner project. I would ...
The Deep Pour – Or Why You Need Polyester Casting Resin Part TWO
Here we are. Part two of my blog series using Environmental Technology Inc. Clear Polyester Casting Resin. This acorn paper weight is my first finished project! Clear Polyester Casting Resin allows you to pour resin into deep molds and castings. You can't/shouldn't do ...
The Resin Doming Technique Explained!
First, let's begin with a little eye candy. I have a very cool new bracelet. It is made of vintage watch parts and an old dis-assembled bracelet . Last week I posted this image of some resin I poured into some old watch faces. Notice how the resin leveled out? It created a ...