I recently completed a whole bunch of little ring boxes. The picture above is an instagram shot of a few of them getting ready for their resin coating.
I love making these boxes, but the resin stage can be finicky. To start off, I dripped some of the resin on my pant leg, but the rest of the process went well. The next day I checked on them and each one was beautiful and perfect. Once they were hard (or so I thought) I made the mistake of leaving them out on a table to photograph them. I think the cat must have knocked two of them over. That wouldn’t have been too bad, but the two he knocked over fell on the face of two others. The resin to resin contact sealed their faces together and ruined four all together. I was sad because they were four that I really liked in particular. It wasn’t a huge casualty but it was just the experience of the ruined pieces felt like it blemished the whole experience. Does that ever happen to you?
Still, I have many more that turned out perfectly and beautiful and are waiting, affordably, in the shop for new homes. Click on the images above to take you to the listing, where you can see even more pictures of each box. I have listed four now, but stay tuned for more.
I love Mandy’s blog and I always look forward to her updates. I especially enjoy our shared love for roadside attractions and unique touristy stops which she features frequently.
I just love my little shop so much. There have been times I have fretted over this or that about my shop, but I will always be grateful to Etsy for the opportunity to make a dream come true.
I love making my little treasures. I love sending them out into the world. Etsy has offered me that opportunity.
edit to add: I feel like a fool for not thinking to thank all of those who have supported me in my online shop and have purchased things from me. Etsy has offered the platform, but the actual support came from you. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Just a quick pop in to share some new items I’ve added to my etsy shop.
I made this 12″ square pinwheel painting with chalkboard paint, so you can customize and share your own affirmations.
I made this little painting last year for a commercial project that never got the green light. I really love it a lot, but I made the painting knowing that it would be for someone else, so I am posting it to my shop now.
And last but not least:
Party on, Wayne! Party on, Garth! These confetti buttons were made for you to take your own party on the road. Each button is made up of tiny handcut paper confetti.
I got the circle series itch and had to run and buy some big sheets of watercolor. I feel like I always say this about every piece, but I LOVE this piece. I started with the bag of vintage photographs I got at the flea market and picked this one in particular because of the color and content. It just had this great, warm, vintage feel to it that I hoped to carry through the rest of the piece.
This original piece is available in my etsy shop with a few other remaining circle series pieces.
Earlier this year Etsy had a glitch where certain shop’s banner reverted to old ones. My shop was one of those. The problem was fixed but it got me questioning if my latest banner wasn’t enticing or inviting enough. A week or two ago I actually switched my shop banner back to the old one to see if I’d notice any difference in views.
I liked the old one because it was very colorful and the current one was pretty monotone. The old, colorful one felt more cheerful and more “robayre” to me. I was trying to think of a new look that would be colorful, cheerful and robayre when the idea of confetti hit me.
I couldn’t wait until this weekend to actually do it. I cut up all the confetti myself. I like it and I’m going to try and start adding some of the confetti to the background of product pictures as well, for an entirely cohesive look.
Check out the confetti theme on my blog, etsy and twitter.
And then, here are all my old banners in chronological order (completely forgot about the rabbit one, and I had it on my etsy shop for about two years)
Rilo kiley - silver lining by epb21
I was your silver lining, but now I’m gold.
Here is a pretty collection in silver and gold.
From top (left to right) shineel’ilboaz, Autumn Moss Blooms, Gold and Silver Garland, Silver Ruffle Wristlet, Lucite Ring Trio, Gold Metallic Abstract Painting
This week I added the first new item to my etsy shop in a very, very loooooong time. The item is the silver and gold paper garland above. It’s based on a tutorial I posted last year, but I loved the garland enough that I wanted to make some to share.
Back in February, during Thing-a-Day, I designed a bow tie ring made from fabric. I’ve finally come back to those and created some specifically for my shop. They are now available here in a variety of colors and sizes. If you see one you like, but not in your size, just send me a message and I’ll create a custom listing for you.
I designed the gray background pattern on the computer, printed it out and then used my fine illustration pen to fill it in. I love how the hand drawn line work gives it an additional texture and more of an organic feeling, than if it had been solid, crisp lines.
These 1″ buttons are now available in my Etsy shop, as either pinback badges, or magnets.
