resin cabochons

here's the batch of resin cabochonsThey are all different - stripes, kitsch with candy cake sprinkle, seed beads, swirls of colour...

resin cabochons, roses & flowers

I've just finished a batch of resin cabochons - all 16 are different! The cabochons have been demolded and are now under the lights for a couple of days.

I just LOVE working with resin!

Next project is a chunky blue necklace - I'm going to have to play around with colours to achieve the effect I'm after. First stage is now curing & looks great - I hope the effect isn't spoilt when I add a darker blue for the second stage - but they are too light blue at the moment.

I've listed some resin flowers on MISI.

The roses don't have any holes or fitting & are flat back, they will need a pendant bail or other flat back setting.

The other flowers have a hole and jump ring but would look great with a decorative pinch bail.

Here's the link to JKJ on MISI

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sterling silver resin snail earrings

I must make more of these molds so I can make more than one pair at a time...

I've also just added this bracelet to Just K Jewellery

I've decided to try & stay off the PC today and spend as much time as possible in my workroom making jewellery - my favourite pastime. Waiting for some resin pieces to finish curing so I can see how well they've worked - itching to get my hands on them....

earrings & bracelet on Just K Jewellery

make resin jewellery project...

I started writing my next jewellery making project for Easy Craft Projects yesterday. There seems to be a lot of interest in making resin jewellery so we decided a resin jewellery project would be a good idea. I'm writing it as I make some resin pendants, taking photos at each stage.
The resin casting moulds are not easily available in the UK & there isn't as much choice as in the USA. I decided it would be sensible to see what moulds are easy to find in the UK by doing a google search on "resin moulds" so I could use one of my moulds that is similar. I was a very happy bunny when my GroovyCart shop came up on the first page of my searches!

I sinned!

popped into town yesterday to buy some more stationery - I buy my mailing bags, bubble wrap etc from the pound shop - helps keep the costs down and allows me to pass those savings onto my customers!

But.... it was the first day of the Monsoon sale - and I sinned - couldn't help myself...

However...

I couldn't sleep last night, got up at 5.30 & finished these earrings. I made the molds myself from pebbles and an abandoned snail shell I found in the garden. These are on silver plated earposts but I love the snails & am going to make some more with sterling silver earposts. They are on Just K Jewellery

resin jewellery etc...

yet again I seem to be neglecting this blog. It's been a bit manic recently - there aren't enough hours in the day. I've just taken delivery of some lovely new charms and have got some more beads and gemstones on order - hopefully they'll arrive before the postal strike on friday.

for these pendants I have allowed red and yellow resin to run into each other to create the marbled effect - on Just K Jewellery

in these two pendants I have embedded handmade resin dots and an image of a leaf in clear glassy resin - on Just K Jewellery

jelly tot sweets in clear resin - made up into handbag charms - on Mums Making Money

these earring are pink tinted resin - kitsch or what! - on MISI
lots of semi precious turquoise gemstone chips - on Mums Making Money

pretty rainbow coloured cube beads - on Just K Jewellery

stripey shell beads for this necklace and earrings set - on Just K Jewellery

Should anyone want to buy jewellery from different sites - just email me & I'll sort it out for you...

Funky Resin Jewellery

I made these "beads" a while ago and have eventually made them up into a necklace and earring set. I was inspired by a 1960's style dress I bought with block colurs of orange and pink...
they will be for sale on my GroovyCart shop very soon www.justkjewellery.co.uk

As you have to mix a batch of resin each time I've got some more to make up into jewellery - just not sure yet what to make...