Chic Pink, a Rue Romantique Necklace by Thespa McLaughlin

To make this Chic Pink necklace I first poured pink German Glass Glitter into the Large Botanical Rectangle Bezel, one of the the new products in Kristen Robinson’s Rue Romantique Line, to form a thin layer. Next, I sprinkled a mix of pink glass seed beads over the glitter. I then mixed and poured ICE [...]

Finders Keepers Bauble Necklace by Thespoena McLaughlin

As a kid I always loved those “find it” books. You know the ones where you had to find all the pictures in the jumble of images, and find “Waldo”. Then there were those sand bottles where you had to find the button, the bead, etc. This necklace is a more sophisticated tribute to those [...]

Paper Sealer, a video tutorial with Thespa McLaughlin

Hi there! I’m Thespoena McLaughlin of Vintiquities Workshop and this is my video on the hows and whys of using paper sealant before using ICE Resin®. Enjoy!! You will need a bezel (I am using a found object buckle), Art Mechanique Paper Sealant, a vintage photo, a couple of background papers – one textured and one [...]

Vintage Dream by Thespa McLaughlin

This is a beautiful necklace that requires advanced techniques, a found object, your soldering tools, some bling and some ICE. Are you dreaming of cathedrals? Women dresses in flowing gowns? The key to the carriage? A rendezvous in the moonlight? Sigh…. The incredible Thespa shares how she formed it: Create a bezel by cutting a [...]

Baby’s First Christmas

This ornament was inspired by a vintage style Christmas tree and the need for a contemporary ornament that fit that style. It was also inspired by the use of a silver napkin ring as a bezel. The ornament has 2 sides, the one with the vintage baby picture and the other side has a vintage [...]

ICE Resin + tissue paper with Thespa McLaughlin

Thespa shares how to make tissue paper translucent with ICE Resin® You can learn more about Thespa on her Vintiquities Worshop blog. It’s DOUBLE TECH TUESDAY! That means that one lucky person who leaves a comment on this post or ICE Resin + Belle Dames will win a cool package of Industrial Chic jewelry makings. Comments [...]

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