Inspiration and Collaboration - What?

You know sometimes how things just pop into your head and you just have to say it, do it, or what ever but you need to make it happen! I have all these favourite photo's of my favourite things around my home that I have been pondering on doing something rather special with to share and maybe even fill my Etsy Store with. So go figure but some how I think I am going to get together some ideas and reduce them down to 'cutsie small' and turn them into wear able art pieces or jewellery of some kind. My project for the next week so I hope to update the outcomes this time next week if all goes to plan and get some feedback from those of you who know!

Fun Fun Fun - An Excuse to Party!

A class with the adorable Mel on Wearable Art

See more on Flickr of every thing I managed to make in this range but generally I did a class with some friends that meant we got to play with our hoard of stamps and beads. Yes Stamps and Beads! Two of my most favourite things. 

First we got to stamp with stazon ink onto shrinkie plastic as above, cut it out, toast it and watch it shrink like little kids down to about a third of it's size and then turn our treasures into charms. In true Brenda style I just had to go overboard and create lots and lots and lots with colour colour colour and now I need a party to be authorised to wear this very loud ensemble - any invites pleeeease?

What Did I do Today ?????

Resin Class - Beginners 101

Well the day finally arrived I had my chance to learn some resin skills to complete my jewellery pieces I made with Stephanie Lee at the Creative Soul Retreat I did back in March this year whilst in Melbourne. Today I learn't the techniques to place resin in bottle caps on domino's and trinkets. Whilst next week we will be playing with moulds, layering, finishing technques and tinting.

Whilst I have not completed those particular pieces of Stephanies in this first class today I certainly will be getting to them now and posting soon!

The very talented mixed media artist with who I am lucky to only live around the corner from her store - Lorrie Lennox took it upon her brave self to teach Nicole and I(below)  just what we needed to know to get addicted. This is her with her adorable daughter Bec.

These are just a snippet of the photo's of the day - all my class step by step  photo's in order and some minor instructions are on my Flick account in the Jewellery Collection Album so be sure to check them out.

Next week we get to day 2 and finish the items so more to come then. In the meantime I had to leave all my precious new items at the store over night to set so as not to risk damaging the surface on the way home.

Just because I know I will have made way toooooo many trinkets for little ol me - I will post next week a 'give away' from these classes to celebrate my new blog and life in general casue I can. Odd's will be good as it's a new blog so leave a comment on the next resin entry - cause I love comments!