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Custom order part 3 and your help needed please!
The horse hair and ashes custom order is nearly complete, I just need to swap some of the findings for sterling silver ones when they arrive (hopefully today) and make the silver name bits. I think I should be able to add the full name to the pendant...
Make 50: Week 45 and custom order continued
My make for this week is this pair of earrings, they have fabric embedded inside which gives them an ornate sketchy feel. I am progressing with the custom order I blogged about in my last post. The pieces are now sanded and polished (sorry for the f...
Custom orders
I have quite a lot of custom orders going on at the minute. I have a special project involving locks of baby hair with Jellybelly*Jellybrain plus trying out bubble rings with photos for a lady too: Normally I can do photo rings with the flatter squa...
Make 50: Week 39 and 40
Last week I made this bracelet and additional charm as a custom order with horse hair and silver stamped plaques. These hairsticks were made this week and are now available in my Folksy shop. ...
Press release: PennyDog Jewellery launches a collection for homes
PennyDog can now adorn your home with bold coasters and soap dishesFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PennyDog Jewellery, which has a rapidly growing customer base within the field of resin jewellery, has further added to the range of products available by now...
Custom pin tray- how I did it!
I made this pin tray as a custom order for http://lovealittle.etsy.com . It has magnets to attach it to the arm of her sewing machine and is shallow enough for easy access to pins when sewing. First off I needed it to be no bigger than 7cm x 8cm. Th...
Make 50: Week 13 - Wear Your Heart on Your Sleeve and Rothley Contemporary Crafts!
Something came to my head whilst walking the dog this morning so I knocked up a quick prototype. I was basically thinking about bracelets with heart on with photos in for a “Wear your heart on your sleeve” range and promotion, and I was t...
Latest press release: Knitting needles
I released a new press release this evening which I plan to distribute to knitting publications for their news pages, here it is! Resin Jewellery Designer turns her hand to knitting needles Introducing a new line of customisable resin knitting nee...
Blogumentary: Cody’s Steampunk Earplugs Part 4
Finished! I sanded them down with wet and dry, then sprayed with acrylic. Will be posted tomorrow. ...
Blogumentary: Cody’s Steampunk Earplugs Part 3
The plugs have now been cast, here’s how I did it… Mixed resin and poured into mould, filling it 3/4 full. Left to set. Sprinkled watch parts on surface of cured resin. Topped up with catalysed resin to top of mould and left to cure aga...
Blogumentary: Cody’s Steampunk Earplugs Part 2 and a few other things…
Today I got on with the business of making the mould for the resin pugs I am making for Cody… I superglued the model into the lid of a little tub to stop it from falling over… I mixed the silicone in the main part of the pot… I t...
Blogumentary: Cody’s Steampunk Earplugs Part 1
Today I got another custom order on Etsy for some earplugs, after determining how they should look and the size, I made the model for the mould. It is made from a Police “Kill Your Speed” pen barrel which nicely was 1cm in diameter, and s...
Blogumentary: Jenny Blaze’s Two-finger ring part 2
Now I’ve sanded the model down so it’s nice and smooth, ready for creating the mould: I’ve also printed and transfered the decal onto acetate, and it will fit nicely: The next step is to ive the acetate a good clean, and get cast...
Blogumentary: Jenny Blaze’s Two-finger ring part 1
I’ve decided to document the stages to completion for a custom order I am currently working on. The design is a two finger ring which will be clear resin with floating name text. There will actually be two making up this order, one side that s...
Custom order work in progress…
I’ve been making a tinfoil heart necklace for ITSABEE1 on Folksy as a custom order as there is a story behind the foil and she wants it as a keepsake. Unfortunately I got some nasty veins on the back of the piece making it look dirty from the f...
Interview with… Kalicat
I found Catherine’s work after she contacted me through my website. I think she is very talented, and creates timeless pieces. I hope you enjoy her work too. Who are you and where do you come from? My name is Catherine Marche, I am...
Finished!
I realised that I don’t really share many of my custom orders, so I have decided to share this one for http://inkspired.etsy.com of a teardrop pendant, matching earrings and 2 rings (I made an extra one in case the other was too small) and here...
