The Blue Brick | Inspired Yarns

The printed books have arrived and I am so happy. They are lovely and colourful, and the paper and weight feel so amazing, and it’s got a spine which for some reason I find utterly delightful. If you are a book book person who enjoys…

The Blue Brick has been overdue for an overhaul, and what better time to do it than on the day that I launch the book? It’s got a new logo, a new look and a new focus; trying to bring some of the things I…

The book went to print last night, so I’m pretty stoked =D I’m excited to be through all the stages of writing, pouring resin, editing, photography and processing – this definitely feels like it’s been a huge task. I would have never gotten there without…

One of the things that really differentiates my new book from its predecessor is the focus on using pigments. I included several projects that cover how to use resin dyes, resin pigments, acrylic inks, and inclusions (such as my faux opal effect). This project has…

{drumroll} For the 10 day countdown to the release of Resin Jewelry, 2nd Edition, I’ve decided to do 2 fun things. Show off the new cover! That flower is called a ‘Painted Tongue’, isn’t that awful? It’s also known as a Velvet Trumpet Flower and that’s…

Today, I passed the entire book, in both Word and PDF form to my editor for review. A whopping 68 pages (up from the 40 pages in the 1st Edition) with tons of new photography, new ideas and 14 full-sized projects (up from the original…

September 18th will mark the 1 year anniversary of my book ‘Resin Jewelry’. In that time I have learned so much, about writing, about resin and about how much farther this versatile medium can be taken. I have also had a year to interact with the…