A Musical Affair: paper necklace tutorial

I’m lovin’ the paper necklaces that my friend Andreea and I made on our art date last week. The concept is as simple as can be (though it requires some patience) and the resulting jewelry is stunningly elegant, lean-in-for-a-closer-look, touchable and oh so fun! We were inspired by a project by Jason Thompson in his book, “Playing with Books: The …

Dragonfly Ice Resin Necklace

Dragonfly Necklace – Ice Resin Paper and Wire

I have been having so much fun with the Ice Resin techniques I learned last weekend from Deryn Mentock (Something Sublime)!  This dragonfly was created as a gift for my neice, Beta, who loves the color yellow.  The translucent wings on this dragonfly necklace are actually from a napkin with yellow lemons that has been treated with ice resin. The …

Ice Resin bezel jewelry by Nikki

Ice Resin Jewelry Workshop

Yesterday my mom Linda, my friend Andreea and I attended a fabulous Ice Resin jewelry workshop taught by Deryn Mentock (Something Sublime).  It was a blast!  Here are a few of my creations: And these were made by my mom, Linda Long: Andreea was very creative and used some antique spoons for her bezels – I wish I had remembered …