Archive for September, 2013
Write because you have something to say.
Write because you’ve always wanted to.
Write because you only just realized that you might die next week, or tomorrow, or five minutes from now, and you want to leave something behind for posterity.
Write because you have a secret fire burning inside of you and the only way that you can fan the flames is by sharing your thoughts with someone else.
Write because you’re bored and don’t have anything better to do.
Write for yourself.
Write for other someone else, or maybe everyone else.
Write because you love seeing your stats counter surge every time you post something. Write because nothing satisfies you quite so much as seeing others share what you’ve written. Write because you like the attention; there’s nothing wrong with liking the attention.
Write because it fills the emptiness in your heart or your soul or your pancreas…
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Project 2 – Using a sealant to preserve elements – Washi Earrings
Published September 13, 2013 PR Leave a CommentThe Blue Brick | Inspired Yarns
Welcome to the second of 5 blog posts that feature the projects and skills in my new book – Resin Jewelry, available for purchase Wednesday Sept 18th! To celebrate, I’m giving away 2 copies of the book on Wednesday. Entering your name is simple–just leave a comment on this post, or any of the next 3, telling me what you’d love to do with resin!
The second project covers how to preserve papers and fabrics in resin, to keep the colours from bleeding out into the resin. This opens up an entire world of decorative paper, photographs, rice paper, and fabrics! Check out the image below to see some examples of what’s possible using this skill.