Breaths of Fresh Air

I have some new pieces down in Studio B today, finishing their curing.

Yes, like so many, I have been lured into trying the use of resin in my jewelry.

I etched some metal and made box bezels, then lined with designs and filled with resin. I have them covered now, to protect against dust while they cure.

Tomorrow I'll drill some holes so I can wire wrap them. I hope they turn out well, they looked good when I took my last little peek.

I found this tutorial on different ways to use two-part resin. I've been etching metal and knew I wanted to make some shallow shadowboxes to put images into.

It was the perfect day to do it, because the etching and the resin both make smelly fumes. The weather was mild so I could open the windows and turn the ventillation fans on high speed to clear out the smell and fumes.

I also made a little seashell charm with resin, using one of my own molds. I added it as an accent to this little pendant with images of seashells on both sides under glass. I like the clear glowing effect of the resin charm.

I got some good news yesterday, I found out that an article with a proposed submission to Belle Armoire Jewelry magazine was accepted. The article will come out in the Spring 2009 issue, the working title is "Riveting and Writing" - and it's about making the little bevel boxes I was working on today.

Tomorrow I need to spend some time in the basement studio soldering some pieces I made earlier, especially the dichroic fused glass. It is so pretty, I need to get it finished so it's wearable.