resin and photos

i've always wanted to try this

adding  resin over my photos

i had tons of small wooden boards just siting around and

lots of my photos so i finally decided to give it a try

with all the supplies laided out and a level table i got started

i was a little nervous but my friend carmi, aka the resin goddess , assured me

that if i used a brush and "painted" the resin on my photos

i would get great results.................fingers crossed......

and a little prayer for no bubbles

the next day i woke to some beautiful images

i wish the pictures did it justice

but take my word for it , easy peasy, then perfect photos that really pop!!

resin and wire jewelry

my favorite so far

on my last trip to   john bead   i bought several bezels with matching wire

my friend carmi gave me a package of the new jewelry resin by envirotex 

she also has a fantastic resin blog where you can find out all kinds of tips and tricks

i used some of my favorite photos to get me started and then used the resin

it worked wonderfully, no bubbles!!!

next i drilled some holes around the bezels and then they sat

i wanted to add the wire but with a twist, so i kept looking and deciding

finally a spark!!

one i started twisting i couldn't stop, the beads started flying and before i knew it

i had several done

a new twist and one upped

after looking at several bezel that have been sitting on my work table

i got an idea, why not add some wire

so out came the drill, 1/16" bit

then the fun began
after a visit from my friend carmi, aka the resin queen
the ideas where flowing, she suggested using one of my digital photo
we narrowed it down to 2
since it has been a while since i poured resin, carmi offered to do the job


after several weeks, i almost forgot about it
while at carmi's studio i noticed the finished project
it looked great, she posted it on the john bead blog
now that we have worked out all the kinks i will get
busy making more!!