Category: Resin

  • Just a photo today of my latest dandelion pendant, made in a 25mm spherical mold so it’s not like hanging a golfball off your neck–it’s quite wearable. I saw this dandelion, tiny and perfect, while Tito and I were visiting my parents. I had to run back to the car for a tupperware container (good…

  • One of the new projects covered in my updated resin book is how to use printed elements in your resin, not only regular xerox prints, but prints on transparent sheets (such as film, or acetate). The advantage of transparent prints is that you can really play with colour, either by adding it to the original…

  • {drumroll} For the 10 day countdown to the release of Resin Jewelry, 2nd Edition, I’ve decided to do 2 fun things. Show off the new cover! That flower is called a ‘Painted Tongue’, isn’t that awful? It’s also known as a Velvet Trumpet Flower and that’s the name I shall stick with. The bezel is handmade…

  • This is definitely one of my favourite projects from the new edition of the book. I actually got the idea from my work in polymer clay, and I wondered if similar techniques could be used to create a fake stone appearance in resin. I show how to mix the resin of course, to get the…

  • One of the new projects in the book is a resin bangle with an insert of lace. I cover how to ensure that you’re cutting your lace to the right size, how to get the lace into the mold and how to pour with no worries about bubbles. From there, the book covers how to…

  • Today, I passed the entire book, in both Word and PDF form to my editor for review. A whopping 68 pages (up from the 40 pages in the 1st Edition) with tons of new photography, new ideas and 14 full-sized projects (up from the original 6) plus 2 bonus projects and 18 mini-projects in the…

  • First off, I wanted to thank all the folks who have sent kind words my way, either via the blog or email, to encourage me and express enthusiasm for the new book. For a fledgling author like myself, this means the world! Here’s one of the ones that literally made me jump for joy: “Your book…

  • I have been busy.  I am also loving every second of the experimenting, shooting, writing and innovating that I’ve done for Resin Jewelry, 2nd Edition. Every time I think I’m done, more inspiration comes my way. Clearly, the muse is working overtime. Resin Jewelry, 2nd Edition will be released September 15 and is now available…