not bad for a first attempt...

this is my first attempt with the resin - not bad for a rookie! (well I think so). I used small silver plated blanks and filled them with resin that I'd coloured with pigment & then sprinkled glitter...

Make this Rose Quartz Necklace...

This will also be available as a kit in Just K Jewellery with a choice of gemstones

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where did this week go to...

I can't believe it's friday already - where did the week go to! I asked on my Craft Markets customer forum for an idea for the next project.

Marion from Craftymoon suggested my rose quartz necklace - this will be a good project for a beginner. If anyone wants a kit then I'll be able to offer a choice of gemstones - Jade, Strawberry Quartz, Tigers Eye etc - I'll have a rummage to see what I can find.

I went to see Mum & Dad yesterday. Mum wants a red necklace so I took a selection as well as some red beads. She ended up buying 2 necklaces & I'm going to make her another. As usual we argued about how much she was going to pay - she won, as usual!

I'd ordered some stock which arrived earlier this week - including some chokers. I made the choker below with some shell buttons I'd bought a while ago. I think it works very well. I've put this one on The Secret Jewellery Boutique.

On the domestic front I'm being a grumpy old woman (don't say "as usual" Nick). Our neighbours are having a big extension built & their builders are driving me mad. I can barely get the car on & off the drive some days. The neigbours are very apologetic but there's not much anyone can do as we're the top house in the cul-de-sac. This is quite good - there's often more cars parked outside the house (you can just see the skip on the left of the picture)

Make this Fruity Bracelet...

This bracelet is available to make as a kit (only 1 available with the square yellow beads that look like pineapple chunks - but I can make up further kits with oval or round yellow glass beads). Alternatively just follow the instructions & use your own beads and findings.

back to beading...

added this jewellery to JKJ and the pretty black stars & silver bracelet to SJB.

I've also decided to write a weekly jewellery making project. I'm in the process of finishing the first one & will probably post it here, on my blog, when it's ready. This will be the easiest way (for me) to include pictures as well as the written instructions. I'll tell you what you need to make a piece of jewellery similar to mine or you will be able to buy a kit from JKJ

Well, did he?...

No - he did a bit but didn't finish it. Am I surprised? no. We got loads of other chores done though. What strange weather - I mowed the lawn on friday & then sat and read the paper on the patio, it was a gorgeous day.... and then yesterday we woke up to about 4" of snow. Nick took some fabulous photos

Although we live in a modern house on a large estate we're lucky enough to live next to a large field where people walk their dogs & kids play. There's a slope down to a path &, as you can see from the photo, all the kids (big & small) like to sledge down it when it snows.

I've now got the resin I ordered & am looking forward to seeing how easy it is to embed different things in it & make some unusual resin jewellery. I'll post some photos here of my attempts - however awful they are to begin with

Chores...

Nick's on hols this week & we've been ploughing through some chores that have been waiting to be done for ages. Boring but necessary. Even though he's on hols he's been in contact with the office every day. He was supposed to be off for the week after easter but this job came up & he had to postpone for a week & it still isn't finished.
The big question is "will Nick finish trimming the hedge that he started last year?" By the time it's finished it'll be time to start all over again - and it isn't even a big hedge! He's done all of the hedge you can see in the photo, just needs to do the end closest to the house