Grow Where You’re Planted by Josephine Jones

This natural beauty started with an Industrial Chic™ ”grow” pendant which I attached to a rolled piece of tree bark. Inside is a hidden message ” where you’re planted”. Next I hammered copper wire , flattened the ends to mimic leaves and etched veins in them, followed by a patina. Finished with a real leaf coated [...]

Vermeer’s Girl by Lexi Grenzer

Vermeer’s “Girl With a Pearl Earring” painting has always struck a cord within me. Pondering the moment captured between artist and muse, or so I like to think, offering a peak into a special place and time. I find it all so intriguing. Vermeer’s painting inspired me to design my own “pearl earring”, and it’s [...]

Patinas and Verdigris Earrings with Spellbinders® Media Mixáge™ Texture Plates

There’s a kind of rugged beauty in patinas and verdigris. Having grown up with an avid antique hunting Mother, I learned early on that a piece of jewelry was less valuable if patina or verdigris could be seen on it. So it cracks me up every time I decide to bust out the patinas, knowing [...]

Mother’s Day Bracelet by Cindi Bisson

Inspired by the adorable daughter of a friend, I wanted to create something special for her for Mother’s Day. Photos of Autumn, flower beads, and stamped metal initials and date of birth, are sealed with ICE Resin® in a bezeled bracelet. A bit of crystal bling adds to the “girly factor.” Materials: ICE Resin® Bezel [...]

Nesting by Sandy Martin

The inspiration for this piece came from this beautiful piece of wood. My husband fished this piece out of a stream in Colorado. I knew wanted to use it in a mixed media piece but did not want to cover the beautiful texture. The cast ICE Resin® bird and wire/paper nest was the perfect accent! Supplies: [...]

Memory Flower by Thespa McLaughlin

It was so cold when I made this piece early in February and I was so ready to see a warmer season. I started buying seed packets to start our garden but it was still to cool to plant them. So while I waited I focused on mixed media projects that reminded me of warmer [...]

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