If you're itching for Spring colour to arrive in your garden, then this Ombré Blossom Earrings project will whet your appetite for what's to come as the weather warms up. With the cold, dreary days of winter gone, it's time to liven up your wardrobe with some florals and inject brighter colours into your accessories. And these pretty pink cluster earrings are the perfect fit. Here's what you'll need to make your own pretty floral earrings: 2 6mm Garnet Swarovski rounds 2 4mm Clear AB Swarovski crystal bicones 2 17mm x 4mm burgundy acrylic or Lucite flowers 8 11mm x 7mm red acrylic or Lucite flowers 8 11mm x 7mm fuchsia acrylic or Lucite flowers 8 9mm x 5mm light pink acrylic or Lucite flowers 28 silver head pins 2 41mm silver eye pins 14 4mm silver jump rings 8 links Beadalon Silver Plated Small Cable Chain Denatured alcohol and a disposable cloth Seed bead tube or other curved object for shaping earring wires Tools: round nose pliers, chain nose pliers, flat nose p...
The cross is a powerful symbol in Christian life and its importance in many Christian celebrations is significant. Whether you're celebrating Easter or a Baptism, this beautiful marbled resin cross is a DIY project you can make and personalise as a centre piece for your Easter celebrations or to give as a special memento to mark the occasion of a Baptism of a special child.  Here's are the materials you'll need to make one: Colourants: BLUE VERSION Castin'Craft Opaque Pigment - white ; PearlEx Sapphire Blue ;  Golden Acrylic - Teal ;  Transparent blue resin dye PINK VERSION Castin'Craft Opaque Pigment - white ; FolkArt Acrylic Paints: Parisian Pink ; Baby Pink ; Color Shift Orchid Flash Epoxy coating resin 21cm x 14.5cm (8-1/4" x 5-3/4") Wooden Cross - mine is Nicole™ but choose a cross that you like. 2 56mm x 15mm (2-1/4" x 1-1/8") Silver filigree oval connectors Ivory acrylic half pearl cabochons assortment (4mm, 5mm and 12mm) 5-minute epoxy ad...