The Maker's Bench

Palm Sunday is approaching. || #palmsunday #catholic #catholictradition #holyweek #handmade #palmleaves #localart

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This is the next series I had been working on: coasters with Matroyshka doll designs. The latter was copied from a set of pretty greeting cards I picked up in a bookstore in HK many years ago. Luckily, the cards are still in good condition and didn’t need unwanted specks to be removed. It took me longer to make this set because I was experimenting with coat base and sealers. How much is enough? Depending on how these will be used, I discovered 2 coats of everything (acrylic for base, acrylic color of your choice, sealer) are not enough. Anyway, this project is a good reminder (1) that greeting cards too pretty to be used can be inspirations for resin art designs, (2) to test other sealer that can protect paint on wood. ‘Think I’ll try poly-u next time. 🤔 || #resin #resinart #wood #woodcoaster #woodproject #woodprojects #greetingcards #matroyshka #matroyshkadoll #matroyshkadolls #russiannestingdolls #homedecor #homedecoration #gift #giftideas #diycoasters #diy #diyhomedecor #handmade #handmadecrafts

One of the items I’ve been making and selling for some time now is the beaded Via Crucis. One of the benefits of repeatedly creating this religious item is that I finally know what each station stands for. Making these is tough on the hands, but absolutely nothing comes close to the tough journey Jesus had to go through. Compared with traditional renderings, I deliberately choose beads with bright colors. One of these hangs in my prayer corner; I like looking at items with a bit more color. || #religiousitems #catholic #catholicitems #viacrucis #wayofthecross #lent #lentenseason #beadeditems #prayer #prayercorner #religiousgifts #religiousgiftideas

Keychain bezel with Japanese image on it and minus the clasp. || #crafts #craft #handmade #keyfobs #beads #keyaccessories #gifts #giftideas #resin #resinart #diygifts #keychain #keychains #images #bookmarks #japanese #japanesestyle #japaneseprint #japaneseprints

Keychain bezel with Japanese image on it and minus the clasp. || #crafts #craft #handmade #keyfobs #beads #keyaccessories #gifts #giftideas #resin #resinart #diygifts #keychain #keychains #images #bookmarks #japanese #japanesestyle #japaneseprint #japaneseprints

Keychain bezel with Japanese image on it and minus the clasp. || #crafts #craft #handmade #keyfobs #beads #keyaccessories #gifts #giftideas #resin #resinart #diygifts #keychain #keychains #images #bookmarks #japanese #japanesestyle #japaneseprint #japaneseprints

In another post, I mentioned I am working on a set of key chains with images of Japanese children at play on them. This is one of them . . . minus the clasp and the bell that I want to adorn it with. It’s easier to photograph the bezel minus those two, which are quite easy to attach anyway. || #crafts #craft #handmade #keyfobs #beads #keyaccessories #gifts #giftideas #resin #resinart #diygifts #keychain #keychains #images #bookmarks #japanese #japanesestyle #japaneseprint #japaneseprints

This is the next series I’m working on right now: images of Japanese children at play. Actually, the images were copied from a set of bookmarks I bought during my last trip to Tokyo (some years ago). This one is #kawaii, if I may say so myself. || #crafts #craft #handmade #keyfobs #beads #keyaccessories #gifts #giftideas #resin #resinart #diygifts #keychain #keychains #images #bookmarks #japanese #japanesestyle #japaneseprint #japaneseprints

Is this another tiger lily, except that it’s white? || #crafts #craft #handmade #keyfobs #beads #keyaccessories #gifts #giftideas #giftideasformoms #giftideasforgirls #resin #resinart #diygifts #flowers #fortheloveofflowers #keychain #keychains

Admittedly, I am not sure what this flower is called. Any help will be much appreciated. || #crafts #craft #handmade #keyfobs #beads #keyaccessories #gifts #giftideas #giftideasformoms #giftideasforgirls #resin #resinart #diygifts #flowers #fortheloveofflowers #keychain #keychains

I think this flower is what is referred to as a tiger lily. || #crafts #craft #handmade #keyfobs #beads #keyaccessories #gifts #giftideas #giftideasformoms #giftideasforgirls #resin #resinart #diygifts #flowers #fortheloveofflowers #tigerlily

“A rose by any other name . . .” This keychain has a minor flaw near the center. Awww. || #crafts #craft #handmade #keyfobs #beads #keyaccessories #gifts #giftideas #giftideasformoms #giftideasforgirls #resin #resinart #diygifts #flowers #fortheloveofflowers #rose

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Here’s another simple project involving resin. The image is a bit pale (at least to me) so I decided to add an 8 mm bead with a bright color just to make the overall look of this keychain ‘come alive.’ || #crafts #craft #handmade #keyfobs #beads #keyaccessories #gifts #giftideas #giftideasformoms #giftideasforgirls #resin #resinart #diygifts #flowers #fortheloveofflowers