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 flash I took it after 10pm last night), I drilled them this morning and started working on the findings, though I need some ribbon clamps and triangular clamps to be delivered before the bulk of the work can be done. I will also be making real silver name tags for them too, so there will be another update…
Make 50: Week 44
This week’s make is this pair of ladybird earrings:
And I was asked to keep you posted on the friendship necklaces, so here are the two I currently have available, working on a girly girly one at the minute:
Make 50: Week 43
I made these knitting needles as a custom order this week:
Make 50: Weeks 41 and 42…. and um… 20.
I’ve been trying to figure out why I had a picture missing in my Make 50 set on Flickr. Turns out I jumped from Week 19 to 21. Oops. So here’s three new things to share…
Glitter cuff (not available for sale as has been sent off for secret project)
Only 8 more to go 
In other news I am working on my own range of moulds, just hoping the quotes for production aren’t too scary! I will also be selling more unusual colour of dye in a new Etsy shop as well as on www.pennydog.com
There’s still a bit of time to sign up for the first Rothley Craft Farm workshops too, including the resin jewellery workshop with me! Have a look at www.rothleycraftfarm.com for more information!
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.
Make 50: Week 38, or how to create a mess
I’ve been making textured bangles and highlighting with colour, for example these resin bangles with metallic enamel paint…
However I wanted to create some with black recesses and bought acrylic paint, thinking this would work better. It didn’t. It was messy trying to wipe off the excess paint whilst still wet so I left it to dry and now I can’t get the stuff off! I left it soaking overnight in turpentine substitute and then attacked it with a toothbrush and it STILL won’t come off! I saw a video on YouTube where someone cleaned acrylic paint off resin figurines with Dettol, so maybe I need to go down the shop and buy some. I have TCP but not sure if that will work the same.
So back on with the enamel on a new red bangle and bad news again…. I was brushing the excess of with the very same toothbrush and spattered myself including my skirt which I had only been wearing for half an hour. It’s now in the bath covered in Vanish! Fingers crossed it will survive!
Make 50: Week 37
I’ve started making cards! What do you think- do they work?
Make 50: Week 35 and 36
Another Heart on Sleeve bracelet for you this time, and I’ve also had a play with some tiny bezels to make “charm” style necklaces.
Make 50: Week 33 and 34
I missed my make last week, so here are two!
Bali Gold Coasters:
…and also some silver polishing cloths that I sent off to potential new stockists. These serve a purpose and also as a reminder of me
Make 50: Week 32
I finished my soap dish, and with SoapyChica’s soap contribution (www.soapychica.co.uk) made a gift box
