A little chain fun.

I started making these resin pendants last year. At first I just hung them on a copper chain but some of them just called out for a little something extra so I started playing around with different variations of making my own 'chain' to hang them on. Now each time I make more resin pendants I experiment with different ways to make my own chain for it.

This is a combination of metallic seed beads and Crystals.

This was a new variation this time around. The strand of seed beads is woven through the links of a brass chain.

Another combination of white seed beads and coppery crystals.

Here the copper chain is linked on the stringing wire every so often with the seed beads.

And another seed bead and crystal combination.

These do take extra time to make but I think it makes them more interesting and special. Do you have any favourite kinds of 'chains'?

Happy Creating!
Wendy

Resin Jewelry workshop

I just had another great Resin Jewelry workshop this past weekend and as usual my students were inspiring. As you can see one did a very unique shape and a few of them used their own finding they brought along making their creations very personal. Don't forget these aren't quite finished. They need a few days to set before the background is trimmed and hung from a chain and ear hooks.

Donna

Joanne

Leslie

Patrice

Ruth

Wendy

I never get tired of seeing how each student creates their own design.

Happy Creating!

Wendy

Mini family workshop

My Mom's

Sister Nancy's

So last year my sister Nancy wanted to take the Resin Jewelry workshop but the timing was never right or the workshop was full. And then my Mom said she wanted to take it too. So I decided to do a little semi private workshop just for the 2 of them. I know, sometimes I can be so nice;)

We got together in December to make the pendant and earrings and then finally got together again last week to put it all together. 
Didn't they do an awesome job!

Happy Creating!

Wendy

Resin Jewelry workshop

I had a great time teaching  Wire Frame Resin Jewelry to a fun group of women this past Saturday. They created some wonderful pieces. It's hard to take pictures since the resin needs a few days to set so they aren't trimmed and finished yet but I think you get the idea from these.

Cecelia

Donna

Joanne

Laurie

Mary Lou

Sherryl

As usual teaching has inspired me. I've got resin pieces in varying phases of the creative process all over my work table. I think I'll be ready to do a poring tomorrow and can share some finished pieces by the end of the week. 
What are you creating this week?

Happy Creating!

Wendy

Resin workshop in the studio.

Cara

 This past Saturday I had 3 wonderfully creative students in my studio to learn how to make Resin wire formed jewelry. As always I was inspired by my students designs and creativity. Unfortunately I don't get to take photo's of the completely finished pieces since they need to cure for 3 days after pouring the resin, but I did get the almost finished works in progress photos.

Julia

Julia

Lotte

Lotte

Everyone was happy with their results and I was inspired by their designs.

To make this great teaching day even better, I had the Tin Man and his helper busy weeding my gardens and washing windows. It was like a dream day, teaching in my home studio while someone is doing my hardest chores.

I've had a few request for weekday workshops during the summer. If this is something you're interested in send my an e-mail to let me know what workshop you would like to do and what dates are good for you.

Happy Creating!

Wendy

Show preparations.

Urban Craft

I'm so excited to be part of this great show on June 9th. I went to check it out and do some shopping at their last show in March and the variety and creativity of vendors was awesome. So come on out to see me. I'm busy getting ready for it.

I've been busy with my resin and even have a few new designs.

I finished up these new designs the other day. How do you like the asymmetrical look? I always get a little chuckle when people tell me they aren't comfortable with things that are a little off. I have to admit I do feel that it takes a little more effort to do something asymmetrically. Sometimes I layer things a leave them for a while before I decide if they're okay or not.

And here are some I hope to get finished today. The two on the top are going to be bracelets, I just haven't decided if they are going to turn into leather cuffs or chain and bead bracelets. The lower gear one is going to be a necklace. I will probably just add some dangles and hang it on a chain but I can never be sure until it happens.

So let me know what you think. Are you an asymmetrical or symmetrical person? Do you like cuff or bead and chain bracelets? I love getting your comments.

Happy Creating!

Wendy

New designs

Just a quick post to show you some new earrings I've finished.

 These are my first birdhouse earrings to go with my birdhouse necklaces.

 These earrings have a bit of a steampunk feel with a textured brass background and some funky odd beads dangling in front.

 This is one of my wire frame resin necklaces. It's got some shells, a dragonfly and some odd found objects imbedded in resin. It hangs on a recycled Sari silk ribbon and copper chain.

Here is another wire frame with shells in resin. This one hangs on a multi-colours seed bead and chain combination. I hope to get organized and do a workshop for this technique in my studio soon.

Well that's what I've been up to lately. So what about you? What's being created in your world?

Wendy

Resin Necklaces

So as promised here are some of my new resin necklaces. Most of them are on copper chains but the above one I added some pearls and coral beads for a change. I'm anxious to see how they do at the next show.
This one is a smaller version measuring about 2".
This was my largest piece, it came out about 3 1/2". This is a technique I learned at Bead fest back in August with Tracey Stanley. It's a fun technique but I'm trying to tweak it a bit so it's more my own creation. I haven't quit got there yet. I'll keep working on it though. That's what it's all about isn't it. Learning new techniques to make your own creations.

I was back at the Christmas card making last night for some reason so tomorrow I should have some cards ready to show you.

Have a great day!