Featuring 26 DIY jewelry projects involving working with molds and colored clays, embedding objects, making statement necklaces, and more, you'll also discover tips and tricks for customizing designs to suit your tastes and tools

Featuring expert tips and tricks to achieving beautiful results every time, see for yourself the limitless possibilities of making one-of-a-kind jewelry! Award-winning jewelry designer and author of Making Wow Jewelry, Gay Isber brings you this comprehensive guide to everything beginning jewelry makers need to know about working with resin and epoxy clay. You’ll learn how to colorize resin using micro powders and tints, make a mold, embed objects in clay, and much more. With thorough introductory info about both resins and clays and 26 DIY jewelry projects – from necklaces and bracelets to earrings and more – this fun, hands-on guide is perfect to start a new and exciting hobby in the colorful world of jewelry making!

Resin jewellery first started in the US around 6 years ago and has now become one of the fastest-growing trends in jewellery making. The technique is very simple - you simply mix the two-part resin together and pour into a bezel or pendant. Rings, pendants, brooches, cufflinks, hairpins and bracelets are all easy to make and look incredibly professional when done.In this inspiring book, well-known crafter Sara Naumann shows you just how easy and quick resin jewellery is to make, using minimal equipment and readily available products, and provides over 50 fabulous projects for you to try. You can add numerous items to the resin to achieve different effects. You can place paper in the bezels to act as a background to the resin - such as old book paper, map paper, scrapbook paper and photographs. Paper can also be painted, stencilled, or layered with washi tape before being coated with resin. Try sheet music for a vintage vibe, or origami papers for a fresh, contemporary look.In addition, you can also immerse various items in the resin before it cures, such as dried flowers and leaves, feathers, shells, beads and charms, or try adding glitter, coloured inks, nail polish and virtually anything else you can think of.The versatility of resin jewellery is awe-inspiring, providing papercrafters as well as jewellery-makers with all the skills and inspiration they need to design and make their own stunning pieces.

Kids will love learning to work with clay! These 52 projects use air drying, easy to clean up clay, making them perfect for home or the classroom!

Bring out your child’s creativity and imagination with more than 60 artful activities in this completely revised and updated edition Art making is a wonderful way for young children to tap into their imagination, deepen their creativity, and explore new materials, all while strengthening their fine motor skills and developing self-confidence. The Artful Parent has all the tools and information you need to encourage creative activities for ages one to eight. From setting up a studio space in your home to finding the best art materials for children, this book gives you all the information you need to get started. You’ll learn how to: * Pick the best materials for your child’s age and learn to make your very own * Prepare art activities to ease children through transitions, engage the most energetic of kids, entertain small groups, and more * Encourage artful living through everyday activities * Foster a love of creativity in your family

LEARN A TRENDING CRAFT: This popular style of resin crafting has received a growing influx of attention on Pinterest, Etsy, YouTube, and several online articles and tutorials. GREAT FOR BEGINNERS: Whether you’re new to resin crafting or have some experience, you’ll learn tried and true techniques to achieve 10 beautiful resin pieces with complete step-by-step photo-illustrated instructions, lists of tools and materials, must-know do’s and don’ts, and tips on how to prepare bugs, flowers, feathers, and other natural objects. MAKE BOTANICAL KEEPSAKES WITH RESIN: A perfect way to preserve special flowers, feathers, four-leaf clovers, insects, and other objects found in nature by creating unique resin crafts, including coasters, paperweights, keychains, and more.

This guide contains all the information about Resin Art needed for a beginner to start like a Pro: Resin art basics (safety, materials and tools, dyes and additives, surfaces, primers, composition, principles of color, and more) Tips and tricks for achieving beautiful results every time and creating your own one-of-a-kind creations 14 DIY lessons for creating pictures (abstraction, sea, geode, marble, clock, and cosmos) and various epoxy resin products (cups, jewelry, coasters, vases, toys, cutting boards, and trays) Step-by-step techniques and coordinating photography for each project This guide is suitable for: Art beginners who have no drawing experience or just want to find a new hobby Creative people who love everything unusual, creative and open to experimentation Surprise-lovers who are to make an unusual gift to relatives or friends with their own hands Design connoisseurs who want to decorate their home or office with a picture in the style of their interior The author of the guide is an artist Tatiana Danilova, who has been teaching adults resin art, alcohol ink, and fluid art techniques for over three years at her own art studio.