Allison Murray shares a tutorial for making an acrylic bangle on her blog Dream A Little Bigger. In this tutorial she shows step by step instructions on adding a unique ingredient to the mix of casting epoxy, gold leaf … Read More ...
Glitter Washers Tutorial
Looking to make a necklace to sparkle up your wardrobe? Mel shares with us a tutorial on how to make a “Glitter Washer Necklace.” Mel describes this tutorial as “A quick fun craft that requires no tools … Read More ...
Cabochon Flower Bracelet
Kadie’s got a quick and fabulous bracelet idea to share! Kadie says she feels like she’s walking in a garden each time she opens her cabochon box. Make a cabochon bracelet like this one, and you’ll have a spring bouquet … Read More ...
More bugs
If you loved the recent giveaway of Beaded Bugs: Make 30 Moths, Butterflies, Beetles, and Other Cute Critters
Beads, bezels, wire, and resin
Carmi has been really busy! Take a look at her post on Carmi’s Art/Life World and read about the many projects she’s been working on for her other blog posts.
Here’s the link round-up to Carmi’s work pictured above:
Layered … Read More ...
Casting with resin
Check out this great tutorial for casting with resin from Objects and Elements. Once you’ve mastered the technique, see what fun things you can do with your new resin object like “Dolly Secrets.”
Sweet!
Check out the Hungry Hippie’s tutorial for these candy-sprinkle filled gems!
Exciting news from Interweave Press!
Our friends at Interweave Press have launched a new eMag about mixed media jewelry! Handcrafted Jewelry Studio launched Monday, December 6. I got a chance to review their first issue for you. Their new eMag has many of the same … Read More ...
Etsy find – KUKLAstudio
I think Tiffany might even be jealous of these faux stained glass creations from KUKLAstudio. The delicate, flowing organic shapes in the silver wire work coupled with the painted resin makes for beautiful pieces reminiscent of art nouveau jewelry. See … Read More ...
Solar Color Dust
If you use resin in your jewelry work, I wonder if you’ve seen Solar Color Dust yet? Mix this UV sensitive pigment powder into your clear resin (clear epoxy, gloss paint, lacquer, other solvent borne or plastic mediums will work … Read More ...
Make music, not war
I love this idea and can imagine how beautiful the “bells” must sound! You can see this piece in the book Making Mixed Media Art Charms and Jewelry
LED fun
Check out these brilliant pieces created by Melanie Brooks at Earthenwood Studio Chronicles. She’s used Ice Resin and LEDs to cast some really fun pieces. I can’t wait to see these worked into a finished piece!
… Read More ...How to: Prepare “Inclusions”
ibeadmag recently ran an article on how to prepare “inclusions” for resin jewelry. This article written by Michael Cluley is a great resource for how to prepare everything from flowers to candy for inclusion in resin elements (such as the … Read More ...
Making a Chanel Necklace
Here is an interesting post from If It’s Hip, It’s Here on how Chanel make the Venetian bib necklace from their new collection.
For you crafters out there, I can imagine a similar look being created with pre-made bezels … Read More ...
Tutorial: Resin Pendant
Here is a good post on making a resin pendant, or resin jewelry in general from Jean Campbell at Beading Daily. The opportunities are endless of what you could create with this technique.
