Handmade Holidays 2014!!

Welcome to the final day of the 4th Annual Handmade Holidays Blog Hop! We hope you enjoyed the projects from the last 2 days! A few years ago we were looking online for handmade gift ideas and thought it would be great if there was a resource dedicated JUST to handmade gift ideas. Enter the Handmade Holidays hop! We've gathered over 100 of our creative blogger friends in the craft industry as well as some of our fellow product manufacturers to bring you a plethora of inspiring gift ideas you can make now to give to your friends, family, and colleagues. Pin and bookmark these ideas for this holiday season and to use throughout the year! Each day of the hop features approximately 30 gift projects and you can "hop" from one blog to another to check them all out.

Hi everyone :) I have created an unique necklace and jewelry board. I had the pleasure of using Ice Resin, Walnut Hollow, and Rolex product to create my pieces. Here is a how to of how I create this fun gift. 

Now remember you can change up the colors to fit your style. 

First I took Ice Resin's Molding Putty and one of my daughter's resin horses and made a mold of the horse. I then poured the mold with Ice Resin. I also cut shapes out of a couple of sheets of Rowlux and layered them with Resin also. This gave them a nice gloss finish and give them an extra layer of strength.  While those cured I moved onto my jewelry board.

I had created a mold from a $1 store frame and poured it with resin. The fun part about the molding putty is you can use any found object to create a mold out of. While the frame cured I took black chalkboard paint and painted the face of my Walnut Hollow wood plank. I let that dry. 

I wanted to add a splash of red to our board so i traced out on the board where I would like to place the frame. Then I also traced an insert onto a piece of Rowlux and cut it out. I adhered the Rowlux onto the board. 

I used liquid Gold leaf paint and painted the edge of my board as well as my resin frame. I then adhered my resin frame to the board. Using self tapping eyelet's I screwed them into the face of my jewelry board. 

To put my necklace together. I took a large bezel that I resined my Horse head onto (The red background is a piece of red Rowlux). I then used jump rings to attach my Rowlux embellishments to the bottom of the Bezel. The smaller bezel is resined with Rowlux confetti and Iced Enamels. 

Here is my finished result. A fun gift for that Romantic in your life. 

Happy Creating...

Supplies Used: Ice Resin, Iced Enamels, Ice Resin Molding Putty, Ice Resin Romantique Bezels, Rowlux film, Walnut Hollow Wood plank, black chalkboard paint, gold liquid leaf, Gold eyelets, misc jewelry findings and chain. 


 Are you ready for lots more creative handmade gift ideas and projects?? Follow along on our blog hop! Simply click on each of the links below to be taken to that post with additional information and photos on how to create a handmade gift project. Have fun and pin away! Clearsnap  Westcott  Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L  Ellison Educational Equipment  ICE Resin  Neat and Tangled  Therm O Web  Walnut Hollow  Elizabeth Craft Designs  Rowland Technologies  Graphic 45  Hydrangea Hippo   Pink and Main  The Buckle Boutique   Jamie Dougherty - Jamie Dougherty Designs  Elizabeth Craft Designs - Raquel Mason  Meagan - The Charming Farmer  Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L - Angela Ploegman   Carolyn Dube - A Colorful Journey  Pink and Main - Mistyana Wright  The Buckle Boutique - Niki Wilson  It’s Sew Lorine - Lorine Mason   ‎ Therm O Web - Andy Knowlton  L. Grace Lauer - Uniquely Grace  Clearsnap - Meihsia Liu Oh Snap Lizzie - Lizzie Sanchez Graphic 45 - Katie Zoey Ho Charity Wings ICE Resin - Tatiana Allen Polly Carlson - Pieces by Polly Ellison Educational Equipment - Jan Hobbins  RoseRedd Paper Studio - Rochelle Washington a Rafflecopter giveaway

Follow our Handmade Holidays Gift Ideas Pinterest board for even more inspiration!

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Clearsnap || Ellison Educational Equipment || Walnut Hollow || Graphic45 || Westcott || ICE Resin || Therm O Web || Rowland Industries || Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L || Pink and Main || Elizabeth Craft Designs || The Buckle Boutique || Neat and Tangled

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Handmade Holidays Blog Hop Day 3!!!!

Welcome to the Third Annual Handmade Holidays blog hop!! The best crafters, designers, and makers have come together to create and share  a series of thoughtful, handmade gifts for the holidays during this 3 day blog hop. Our goal is to inspire you to create something from the heart this holiday season as well as share how to use our products in fun, innovative ways. We intend this hop to serve as a resource to you for this holiday season and for years to come.

Hop along to each blog in the list. Each day, from November 1 through November 3, 2013, we’ll be posting a brand new list of blogs to hop to. Comment on each blog, share your favorite posts over social media, and then use the Rafflecopter widget at the bottom of each post to enter to win the Grand Prize, a gift basket filled with crafty swag from the companies on the hop! We’re ready to inspire, share, and create – are you ready to hop?

Today I have a fun creative project for all of you. Nothing says more heart felt than homemade. This necklace would be a wonderful gift for that special someone this Christmas or that perfect finishing touch for those holiday parties!

 To create this piece you will need, polymer clay, ICE Resin, Jewelry pieces(Industrial Chic), Smooch in (Olive Twist), Color Box in (Fawn), Pliers, paint brush. 

First use the polymer clay and fill your bezel with the clay. Then you will use a rubber stamp to make a design in the clay. Once you have your design put it in the oven and bake until finished (look at guidelines on the box, products and bake times may vary.)

Once your piece is cooled you can now color it. First use your ColorBox ink and run it over the surface of the clay. You can then use the smooch, with its fine point brush and paint in the crevasses to add more dimension to the clay.  

To protect your surface add ICE Resin with a brush. It's self-leveling so you won't have to be too precise when painting it on. You just don't want to add too much. (To mix your resin use the plunger and add your 1 to 1 mixture and stir to make sure the two parts are blended evenly.)

Now you can add your chain and other embellishments to finish the necklace. You can use so many different colors and materials to create this look!! Now go and get your creativity going and make your Holidays handmade ones. 

I have a mixed media prize pack up for grabs!! Leave a comment and you will be entered for the pack valued at over $50.00!!!! 

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November 3:

Clearsnap http://blog.clearsnap.com

Craft Attitude  http://www.jonathanfongstyle.com/blog/

Smoothfoam http://www.smoothfoam.com/blog/

Donna Salazar Designs  http://donnasalazardesigns.blogspot.com/

Walnut Hollow http://walnuthollowcrafts.wordpress.com/

100 Proof Press http://www.100proofpress.com/_blog/Blog

Graphic45 http://g45papers.typepad.com/

ICE Resin http://iceresin.com/icequeen/

Stampendous http://stampendousblog.wordpress.com/

Sizzix – Eileen Hull Designs http://eileenhull.blogspot.com/

Jamie Dougherty http://jamiedoughertydesigns.blogspot.com

Nathalie Kalbach www.nathaliesstudio.com

Jen Goode http://www.100directions.com/

Kathy Cano-Murillo http://www.craftychica.com/site/

Tanner Bell   http://www.craftteen.com

Jennifer Priest http://hydrangeahippo.com

Jen Cushman http://jencushman.wordpress.com/

Adrienne Ford http://bry-and-i.blogspot.com/

Joanne Fink http://www.zenspirations.com/home/

Vicki O'Dell http://vickiodell.com/

Liz Hicks http://blogerisms.blogspot.com/

Denise Hahn http://inmyblueroom.blogspot.com/

Courtney Chambers http://www.alittlecraftinyourday.com

Tami Mayberry http://tamimayberry.blogspot.com/

Norma Rapko http://normarapko.blogspot.com/

Cheryl Waters http://blog.artsyfindings.com/

New Video Tutorial on How to Alter Prima Flowers with Resin

In this tutorial I will show you how to use Polymer Resin on Prima paper flowers. It makes a great jewelry or mixed media element.



Jamie :)

A little Leather and Glaze

This month over on Tattered Angels Blog the design team is working on using Tattered Angels paints with Fabrics. I got a little ahead of myself and also did a project out of leather lol. You'll have to wait and see what I created out of fabric till the 7th, but for now take a look at a leather cuff I made out of scrap leather from Michaels, Glimmer Glaze and a few eyelets. The cuff measures. 7 1/2 x 2". There are three different leathers all treated with Glimmer Glaze.

The base piece was painted with Sugar Cane and buffed with Cowboy. I used a fan brush to apply it, It gives it a more even smooth coat.


The bow and circle pieces were painted and sealed with Cowboy. The glaze did an amazing job of sealing the edges of the leather, keeping them from shedding apart. It also Brings out the grains of the leather, making them look richer and deep.


I applied all of my eyelets with my Crop-A-Dile. That thing is a monster lol. It had no problems punching through two to three layers of thick leather.


Hope this inspired you to pull out those paints and try them on something new. Have a wonderful week.

Jamie