resin clay ring

 

 inspired by my friend carmi and her new I love resin blog

this coffee break ring is a fun and easy project

 a little resin clay, a metal complex ring bezel and

a few miniature items supplied by carmi

five minutes later and one ring finished , so cute I had to make a second

KLIK collaboration

klik© - A New Metal Complex

DIY Program Featuring the 
Ideal Blank Bezel for Resin Crafters!

featuring 50 artist and there creations

check them out on the resin crafts blog

and all the components at metal complex

 

 

for one of my submissions i knew i was going to use wire

but needed todrill some holes in the KLIK bezel first

using 3 8 inch pieces of 12 gauge aluminum wire

 it was easy to weave the wire through the holes

looping and interlocking along the way

adding gold beads with  18 gauge wire

i filled the bezel with resin clay and added gold micro beads

and a metal bee on top

 



and of course i had to try out a few more ideas

the next thought was to get out the soutache cord  beads and pearls

 



mathematical puzzle with flat leather

one class i always excelled in was math and i've always loved solving a puzzle

so the two combined with some flat leather and a rivet setter

look out!!

leather bracelets

 

having fun creating for my friend carmi 

above, nappa leather from metal complex

(in colors i  would have never of thought to use but glad i did)

 



above a flat leather with a faux suede braid

below inspired by lovely knots book from dazzle it

helping out

my friend carmi made this instant glam bezel with vintage image a few weeks ago

i got the chance to help out and finish it for her

the green rhinestone's determined my color choice

(using flat leather from metal complex and eyelet and rivet setter)

and of course i got carried away and made a matching

bracelet and earrings

leather braclets

 

some things are just that easy!!

 

pretty in pink

i've been influenced by spring and my friend carmi

to create some pink jewelry

working with products from dazzle-it

i created this faux suede bracelet and earrings

 



manipulating flat leather from metal complex

neo chain from dazzle-it

you can find all these products at john bead



flat leather pendents

i've been enjoying working with the flat leather from metal complex

after making several bracelets for my friend carmi  I moved on to necklace's

and then with some leftover pieces i got the idea to make these pendants

using some suede lace and beads to combine them together

 

creating for carmi

i  am so happy to be challenged by my friend carmi

she sits me at a table in her studio with some amazing products and says

"what can you do with this"

sometimes i can only feature one element and other times i can mix and match

featuring

 aluminum  wire

flat leather

faux suede tassels

suede lace cord

neo chain

plus all kinds of findings

she displays my work on several of her wonderful blogs

john bead

metal complex

dazzle-it

resin crafts

 

i am truly blessed to have such a great friend and a wonderful opportunity

to create every day!!

 

another leather bracelet

since the last bracelet was so quick and easy

i decided to make another

this time I doubled the leather and chain

i used matching aluminum wire to make some jump rings and staples

it took a little math and some painters tape to mark the spots

where i wanted the holes to be punched

adding the staples to join the two straps together

(starting in the centre , working out and in every other hole)

then using the jump rings to connect the fancy heart chain

after that i simply glued the leather in the clasp

and finished

leather bracelets

 

i've been buzy helping my friend carmi creating

jewelry with flat leather

metal complex has made it so easy to create these bracelets

above,  a hole punch , jump rings and some fancy chain

before you know it i'm working on several more

 

 

also available are a variety of  clasps

just simply glue leather in place

trending now---leather!!

I love a challenge and playing with new products

so when my friend carmi presented me with a supply of the latest

 from metal complex

I was like a kid in the candy store

so many colors and textures plus all the accessories

I started out by focusing on a simple color palette

and within minutes I had three cut and ready for some glue

easy peasy

add on a faux suede tassel from dazzle it

and I was on my way to creating a dozen!!

(more to show in a future post)