Ice Resin Blog HoP!!!!!

Yay!!! It's a blog hop of the most awesome kind because it has to do with some of my most favorite things to work with....Ice Resin and Art Mechanique goodness!!!

The Ice Resin Design Team has all been playing around with the Art Mechanique Bezel Bracelets and I cannot wait for you to see the amazing creations - to be sure you see them all head over to Ice Resin Blog by clicking on the image at the very bottom of this post.

If you are lucky enough to be at the Bead and Button Show you can check them out yourself and stock up.....'cuz let me tell you after seeing the inspiration that this BlOg HoP provides you will want lots of these in your studio to create with!!

Art Mechanique Bezel Bracelets are available for you to fill and embellish with
your own creativity now at the ICE Resin booths (901 and 903) at the Bead and
Button Show in Milwaukee at the Delta Center, June 6-9, 2013.

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I'm calling my creation....

Steps to Unlocking Me

 

Supplies Used:

Art Mechanique Bezel Bracelet

Ice Resin

Iced Enamels - Relique Ivory

Iced Enamels Brush & Iced Enamel Medium

Vintage Glass Buttons

Wire & Beads

Designs By Me Key Charms

Clay

Ink - Stayz On

Making Memories - Number Stamps

I've been going through lots of changes in my personal life and I decided to create a bracelet that commemorated the steps that I've taken and the doors that I've opened for myself in the process.  In the designing process the images of keys and numbers are what my mind kept gravitating to so that is what I went with.

I used the Iced Enamels in two of the bezels and I chose the Relique Ivory because I love how the bits of gold and black helped to bring another level of color to the piece.  Using the process that you can find on the Ice Resin Blog (click the image below):

 

I created my enameled bezels and sealed both in Ice Resin.  I also used a bit of the Ice Resin to adhere my two glass buttons into two of the remaining bezels on the bracelet. 

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After the Ice Resin was cured I used an air drying clay to press into the remaining three bezels, making sure that I used enough clay so that it was raised a bit and there was a good surface for stamping into.  I used my number stamps and stamped 1, 2 and 3 into the bezels and set it aside to cure before moving on.

 

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Once the bezels had air dryed I used my Stayz On Ink pads in black, brown and aqua to color the clay.  I also used the tip of a gold Sharpie to add pops of gold in some spots on the clay.

 

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To finish off the bracelet I created little dangles out of shimmering gold and clear beads and then I added the little key charms and made sure to space them so that there was plenty of movement throughout the piece.

 

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 Have Fun and Happy Creating!!!!!

xoxo,

Lesley V.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comments

[Larissa Heskett =)]

I LOVE your Beautiful Bracelet!! Such a NEAT Design with the Enamels you added!! I would LOVE to try these and play with them!! THANKS for sharing and have a Fabulous Week!! =)

[Lexi Grenzer]

Hello Lovely Friend! Your project came out so great! Each little bezel is filled with goodness! Xoxo

[Cindy Cima Edwards]

Love this bracelet - so many cool things going on in it!

[Thespa]

Hi Lesley! Great piece, I love how you used the air dry clay in a couple of the bezels. Hugs!

[Jen Crossley]

Just gorgeous Lesley