I tested out using gel polish to make stones for jewelry.

I tested out using gel polish to make stones for jewelry.  I'd say it worked.  :D  The stone on the left is just the holographic chrome powder Lust by JReine over black.  I definitely need to make sure my sticky coat goes down smooth.  You can see some brush strokes in that one.  It was the first one I made so the second one came out smoother.  The stone on the right was made using the same method as my dandelion nails, except thatw I didn't put the dandelions on it because it was just an experiment.  It turned out so well that I kind of wish I had, but I'll know better next time.  Now that I know this works I'll probably make some jewelry using these methods.  I'm excited to once again have more to paint than just my nails.  I am slowly but surely working towards re-opening my Etsy and I'm really excited about that.  I definitely need a creative outlet in my life.

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I literally haven't painted anything...

For the first time in what feels like ages - I relaxed.  I didn't do ANY WORK yesterday whatsoever.  Didn't clean the house, mow the lawn, do schoolwork or study; worked no craft shows or festivals...  It was SO NICE and I NEEDED it.

My skin is far from beautiful, but man, it looks and feels a LOT better.  I am so thankful for that.

So what DID I do this weekend?  Friday I played Rock Band because I have missed drumming so bad.  I also danced like a fool because I had the house to myself and I just needed to.  I don't get much in the way of exercise anymore and that is what I used to do for entertainment back before I had the Internet.  I have always felt so much better after dancing myself to exhaustion.  I'm sure a good workout would make me feel the same, but where's the fun in that?  😂

Saturday I sat down and painted some stones.  I think they are mostly pretty - I used these really amazing flakie polishes that I bought myself (on sale!) for making all A's, but there are a few stones I'm not too keen on.  I don't like the bottom 2 pink ones so I may remove the paint - I am not sure yet.  Opinions welcome, but go easy on me. I literally haven't painted anything (not even a fingernail) in months.  🙁

I haven't really had time to make stuff lately...

I haven't really had time to make stuff lately, but these are two custom necklaces I made fairly recently.  One is from Dr. Who and one is from the Legend of Zelda.  Shadow chose an image off of the internet to use on the Zelda one as a gift for a friend.  The Dr. Who was a collaborative group effort and I promised the owner of this one that it would be One of a Kind.

If you have photos or graphics that you would want to wear in a necklace, ring, or keychain I am up for doing that.  I can't really sell this kind of stuff commercially on my Etsy since it's all copyrighted, but I'll do it for friends.  I usually sell necklaces for $20, keychains for $10, and with the rings it depends on the size and setting.

I am not necessarily over here trying to scrounge up business because with school and work I'm busy enough, but if you want something, I'm happy to make it as long as I can have a week or so to work on it.  You can ask Shaun - I'm a perfectionist so I will do the same thing over literally 20 times and pick the best one to sell you.  (I promise it's not a waste - as long as I don't set the stones I can acetone the images off and use the glass again.)

I just came across these and thought they looked nice so I wanted to share.  🙂

Super huge thanks...

Super huge thanks to the awesome Nina of Model City Polish for sharing Polish All the Things for me.  Thanks to her share I made my first sale on Etsy!  Huge day for me!  😃

I AM SO EXCITED!!!

The other polish ring I made the other day.

3:19 pm:  The other polish ring I made the other day.  I used my favorite color - Essie Demure Vixen.  If no one else likes this ring I might keep it for myself.  😜

3:21 pm:  These are some of my larger (18mm) earrings.  Yes, I had Halloween on the brain.  😂😂😂

These change from blue to purple to almost pink - depending on the light. I love how they turned out.

Neon and black. Had to do at least one!

Ready for Halloween. If no one wants these now, I'm sure they'll sell at OxfordFest in October. 😃

Ready for Halloween. If no one wants these now, I'm sure they'll sell at OxfordFest in October. 😃

Weird color combo that I couldn't resist.

I did a ring with the brown crackle and gold, and a lot of people seemed intrigued by it. So I thought I'd make some earrings to match.

3:25 pm:  Smaller earrings (12mm) - and now I have studs!  I also have some more paisley in the works.  😃

This totally has flakies in it, but they aren't showing in the photograph. Really pretty in person, though. 🙂

This totally has flakies in it, but they aren't showing in the photograph. Really pretty in person, though. 🙂

Two new rings.

Two new rings.  I have also done an ass ton of earrings, but I don't have time to post everything right now.  Maybe tonight or tomorrow.  🙂

I am especially proud of the koi fish.  I painted the colors in with a teensy brush.

I think these are all spoken for, but...

I think these are all spoken for, but if they turn out not to be then they're up for grabs.  🙂

Working on photos for my Etsy.

7:31 pm:  Working on photos for my Etsy.  These are the large rings I have to put up.  They are about an inch in diameter.  Prices will be a little higher on Etsy to account for all the fees, but of course my Facebook friends get dibs and discounts.  😉

7:33 pm:  Pair of earrings that I almost can't bring myself to sell...  😃

8:11 pm:  My favorite ring.  I think it's SO PRETTY.  It sure is in the sunlight!

8:15 pm:  These are my large oval rings.  😃

8:43 pm:  These are my smaller rings.  I think they are a little larger than a half inch in diameter.  And they have pretty bands.  🙂

8:44 pm:  Jennifer, check out your purple swirly ring in the light - much better than the crappy photo I took last night!

OPINIONS NEEDED!

OPINIONS NEEDED!

These stones I painted aren't glued in yet so if they are askew - that's why.  It doesn't matter yet.

I wanted to ask you all what you thought of these.  If any of them truly suck I can wipe the stone off and start over.  But once they are glued in, they're in.

My original jewelry didn't have colored images, but I found out last night that I could fill in the lines on some things which looks awesome, but is a LOT more time-consuming.  Most of these I like, but I wanted to know what other people think.

The wings look A LOT BETTER in person.  The are light gray with a dusting of iridescent glitter on them.  They are really nice in the sunlight.

I like the waves and the swirly print below that is really subtle which I don't mind.

Now that I see Oscar with a flash on it looks like I could have done a better job on him.  I was thinking about re-doing Oscar and Cookie Monster, but without the glitter.  I'm not a fan of the glitter.  Opinions on that?

The cats and Rainbow Brite - I'm down with those.

The last 3 - I think they are neat, but I'm not sure if anyone would actually want them.  So if they aren't spectacular enough to buy, let me know.  I am asking so it's ok to say that to me.

Aaand... go!