Bracelet and bangle stacks are a huge trend in the fashion world at the moment and if you're a jewellery maker then this is a very easy look for you to achieve. It's an "anything goes" look but if you follow the recipe below, you'll nail this trend. Ingredients colour - monochromatic or complementary a variety of widths  texture  Comments Start with one statement piece and then use a stack of simple bracelets to build around it. Method Choose a monochromatic colour scheme to be on the safe side or add some pop with a complementary colour - it will turn your bangle stack into an eyestopper. Start with one wide bangle as the base for your bangle stack. Select several narrower bangles and bracelets in varying widths Include texture to add interest to your bangle stack - use organic materials like leather/suede-lace, textured or smooth metals, glossy or matt glass, natural or stained wood, resin/acrylics - think about using a variety of materials. The elements can be......

Since my last post on how to make a woven leather ring, I've made a few bangles using the same technique. The first one was with memory wire and it looks fabulous but alas, with no stretch in it, it's a very small bangle. So I switched to using 20 gauge wire to create coils the size I wanted - this was much more successful. Here's a couple of other things I learned along the way. Tape your coils in place - it makes it much easier to get the weave started. If you make your coils too large and the diameter of the finished bangle is too large like the orange one in this photo..... then try this trick. Pull the outer wire tighter.... so the outer coil is smaller than the middle coils - it will create a domed effect on the bangle. Do the same thing on the other side of the bangle.  Trim the wire to 2cm (3/4") and then thread the wire back into the weaving. And here's the finished result: you can see the orange bangle is now smaller than the purple one. So what do you t......

After last weekend's torrential rains in Brisbane and predictions of further rain and storms all week long I was concerned that today's resin workshop would have to be postponed until less humid weather. But when I woke up this morning and found the sun shining and no rain in sight, I knew the resin gods were smiling down on my little group of students today! With low humidity we were able to resin away to our heart's content. I love that this workshop allows me to make the class projects too - here's what I added to my collection today. Those of you who read my blog regularly would know that my favourite colour is purple and it has been the dominant colour in my wardrobe for a number of years. It certainly makes accessorising an outfit easy because everything goes together.  But this year I've found touches of red creeping into my wardrobe. It started with a pair of really cute Dorothy-esque shoes which I just adore! And then came a red blouse and it's coordina......

Today's project is going to take a plain resin bangle and dress it in wonderfully sparkly, pumpkin coloured glitter for Halloween. Notice the white spots on the top of the bangle in the photo below? Well, sometimes when you're working with resin, things don't turn out quite like you'd hoped - this bangle was one of those occasions. But those imperfections make it the perfect candidate for this treatment. I won't go in to what caused the white spots but instead I want to show you a way of disguising them. And seeing as it is Halloween this week, an orange bangle is ideal for the glitter treatment. For the first part of this project you'll need a resin bangle, Mod Podge , glitter (I chose a shade of pumpkin), a tidy tray to catch the glitter and a paint brush. Paint the bangle with a coat of Mod Podge working in small sections at a time. The wonderful thing about Mod Podge is that even though it's water based, it will stick to the resin..... amazing! But be......

You might remember these retro side circle bangles that I cast a few weeks back. In that post I told you that I had a little plan for them and today is the day to reveal that plan. The flat circular areas on the side of the bangles is ideal for gluing on embellishments and these disks which I cast in a paint palette with EasyCast epoxy resin are the perfect fit. Once they were cured, I glued them on with Araldite 5-minute epoxy  for a really strong bond. You can see how to mix 5-minute adhesive properly in this post .  Such a simple but eye catching result and with Halloween just around the corner, the colours couldn't be more perfect. If you're using a paint palette or other plastic as your mould, don't forget to give it a spray with mould release first or the resin will become a permanent fixture in the bottom of the palette! If you liked this idea, take a look at this related project: Pumpkin Glitter Resin Bangle Pin this Project! 'Til next time..... If you can......

Have I ever told you that I have a sweet tooth? Well, I do. So whenever I'm in Adelaide, I always pay a visit to Blackebys Sweets at the Central Market to indulge my sweet tooth with their incredible selection of traditional sweets and lollies. And my lolly of choice? Why, it's the old fashioned licorice allsort! I love the idea of wearing my favourite lolly. And with a much anticipated visit to Blackebys on Saturday, I was inspired to make some fun licorice allsorts bangles! Aren't they cool - a stack of square bangles that really look like licorice allsorts. But the benefit is, you get all the colourful layers, but with none of the calories! Now I know that not everyone is a fan of licorice allsorts but if you do like them, then you know how much fun it is to peel away the layers, one by one. And in the calorie free version, you can do that too; just switch out one colour and swap it for another - such a fun accessory to add to your wardrobe! Want to learn how to make yo......

Today the sunshine is streaming into the studio and the bangles perched on the window ledge are bathed in a lovely warm glow. Sigh..... makes your thoughts turn to summer! And that's a timely reminder that it's time to turn our attention to spring and summer fashions. Bangles and rings are great accessories to bring last year's summer wardrobe up to date so today I'm working with some new bangle and ring moulds that have a retro feel about them. Mod, retro, neon and colour blocking are all buzz words in fashion at the moment and they can easily be translated into resin jewellery. And if ever there was a match made in heaven, it would have to be retro and resin. I mean, what could be more retro than a resin bangle! A little while ago I showed you some very hip square and eclipse bangles and the retro wedge ring and today I'm working with the Classic Wide bangle, the Retro Pyramid ring and the very groovy Retro Side Circles bangle. It's amazing how different ......