Octopus Ring Holders

My mother once lost the diamond in her wedding ring doing dishes at work. To prevent this, I made her a place she could keep her ring when she didn't want to lose it. And so I came up with the design for these nautical themed ring holders.

Each octopus is made by hand using polymer clay and then decorated with matching gemstones and placed on a seashell. Resin is added to the cup-positioned shells to create a pond effect, and then draped over the octopi to mimic the effect of being wet with water droplets. Sometimes I add realistic air plants and small shells to the outside for a more natural effect or to balance any tipping caused by the way the shell sits.

 

Resin being applied to the green octopus.

 The hardened water droplet effect on the same octopus as shown above.



Price: $10.00+ USD (depending on size/complexity). Fragile - shipping unavailable.

Glow Silhouette Scenes

One of my more recent products are handmade glow-in-the-dark silhouette scenes.

Each necklace is filled with a hard, clear resin mixed with a non-toxic powder that reacts with light to produce a glow in the dark. It is not your standard glow-in-the-dark chemical found in over-the-counter paints and dyes, and lasts longer and glows brighter when charged by either the sun or bright artificial light. I then hand paint scenes onto the resin once it has hardened in black acrylic paint. Once dry, another coat of resin is applied to protect the design from wear and tear.

An example of the powder before it is mixed with the resin, glowing:

Price: $15.00 USD + Shipping.

Koi Ponds

One of the designs I'm most proud of--my koi pond bottle caps. They come in necklace or key-chain forms.

 

All fish are 100% handmade with polymer clay, baked in the oven, and then painted with acrylic paints. They are then sealed in a protective polyurethane spray and placed into the desired bottle cap atop a thin layer of white glow-in-the-dark sand. Some are accented with pieces of tillandsia (air plants) and/or tiny shells, and then the entire piece is submerged in clear resin to give the illusion of water. Bubbles can form in the resin, which can be popped as the piece dries, or left to harden in place since they match the theme of the piece.

The backs of each cap can either be left plain to show the cap logo (beer, soda, etc.), or painted white and given an initial (see below). The backs that are painted are sprayed with a protective gloss coating.

The backs of a commissioned set of necklaces.

The clay fish before they are baked and painted.

Price: $10.00 USD + shipping.