Cool Room Decor and Necklaces

New Necklaces

I found a great use for Apoxie Sculpt clay! 

These metal flowers have been in my box of miscellaneous lovelies for years not knowing what to do with them. I could never get the back completely smooth to work with. That's where the Apoxie Sculpt comes in! Since it can stick anything to anything it is the perfect adhesive to use. 

I like the earthy look of it under the flowers and how it gives them depth. This has been featured in the Jewelry Making Journal.

Cool Room Decor

Jim and I live in an old drafty house! He mentioned we could benefit from draft dodgers (aka door snakes) for a few doors. So off to Etsy I went and found Cool Room Decor.

We went with a plain brown that would work with the decor. The fabric is heavy and feels luxurious!

We bought a massive bag of rice to fill them up. 

Luckily there is two of us, otherwise there would have been rice all over the floor! 

They are available in wide array of colors and prints. Perfect for drafty window too! You choose the length.

draft dodgers

This shop also offers pretty pillow covers. I love this print!

pillow cover

It is also a great shop for valances!

valance

I love the different shapes offered.

valance

There are also super cute stockings for Santa to fill!

stocking

Next time you need something custom for your home, stop by Cool Room Decor. You won't be disappointed!

Thank you for stopping by. Enjoy your week ahead! ~Val

Apoxie Sculpt and a Multi Gemstone Lanyard

Gemstone Lanyard

I made another multi stone lanyard this week! These are always fun to make. This one is available in my Etsy shop. 

Apoxie Sculpt
Apoxie Sculpt includes both workable clay and adhesive so things can be stuck to it!

So I was curious to give it a try. I bought a package of silver color.

The one of the left is the clay. On the right is the epoxy. You simply take equal parts of each and mix them together with your hands until fully combined.

I like to freeform things when I can and clay is perfect for this! I'm experiment first with what I can do with it and how it looks hardened. Here was my first try adding a red jasper cabochon. Ok, I need to work on texturizing!!! Not my favorite.

With this piece I first rolled out a tube thinking of a donut, but my hands decided to try a ribbon shape. I like the idea of maybe creating awareness ribbons with appropriate colors. I should have done more smoothing here.

That last one is my favorite. I had a thicker piece that I twisted and stuck a cabochon of leopardskin jasper to.

I like how this came out with some texture since I don't want it to look machine made.

So I will be experimenting more and looking for tips online. There wasn't much on youtube except monster creation (apparently this sort of material is big in the monster world)!

There are many positives to this clay including:

• no baking required (hardens rock solid in 24 hours)
• allows a work time of 1 - 2 hours so you don't need to rush
• 0% shrinkage
• design ideas are endless with stamping, molding, painting and more
• different materials will adhere to it including stones, crystals, polymer, metal, plastic and wood
• it also comes in a variety of colors

Thank you for stopping by! Enjoy your week. :)  ~Val