Seaglass trinket saucers

These little dishes were made by lining a saucer with cling film to make a mould, then mosaic-ing small, flat pieces of seaglass together in a sort of free style jigsaw leaving as few gaps as I could.

To stick it together I brushed uv resin over and set it before peeling the sea glass from the cling film (comes off quite cleanly) brushing more resin on the underside and setting that.

Final stages involve more thin layers of resin on both sides to smooth over dips and fill little gaps.

The first dish was thicker and had a more crinkly surface. For the second dish I used slimmer glass and less resin. Not sure which I like best.

These are both sturdy and stable as well as being useful. only took about an hour from start to finish.

Aunty Jenny’s necklace

When sorting through my late Aunt’s jewellry I broke a necklace. Although it was probably on its way to the charity shop, I felt guilty so decided to craft it into a new life.

I set the beads in uv resin to make three pendant baubles. These can be hung on a window latch, car rear view mirror or Christmas tree (with the right string) but here I have used some toning ribbon from my stash so I can finish the project off without buying.

Don’t feel so guilty now.