Why my Resin Jewellery Makes the Best Presents for Mother's Day

When I decided to start my plumbing blog, The Plumbette, I had grand ideas of upcycling old tapware and turning them into jewellery. I wasn’t sure how I was going to do it, but I looked at different ways of setting flat washers into bangles through the use of resin.

I did a google search on resin jewellery making classes and booked myself in. I loved the class and enjoyed a new creative outlet. I started making my own bangles and rings as the course included products and materials to make my own jewellery at home.

I got to work and enjoyed the process of mixing colours to create a different variety of bangles in many shades. Once a bangle or ring was made, I’d get Jacob to trim off the edges and sand them down for me. I still find making jewellery fun, but these days rarely have time to enjoy my hobby.

Just some of the square bangles I have made and sold

What was a hobby turned in a mini side business as family and friends requested I make some jewellery for them and so I started to make items to sell on Made It. It was a lot of fun and I loved when I got a sale.

These days, I have my excess stock sitting in my market box ready to take to a market should I ever feel the need to sell my jewellery.

What it looks like wearing 3 bangles stacked together

With Mother’s Day coming up, I thought now would be the perfect time to sell the stock that I didn’t get round to selling.

With the increase of cheap jewellery outlets like Colette Hayman and fashion stores offering their own collection, sometimes it can be hard to charge a lot for my handmade jewellery. It’s sadly an issue all artists face when creating a product. I’ve always sold my resin jewellery well under what I should charge to meet the market. It can take a couple of hours to make each piece and some bangles require a curing time of 24 hours before they are ready to be taken out of the mould and sanded back.

Any excess resin I usually pour into fondant moulds which I then turn into earrings.

The way to determine if a resin product has been handmade is to find a white dot on the piece and bubbles. This is proof that the resin has been poured into a mould and hasn’t been mass manufactured.

I love all the pieces I make and enjoy when I get told that the item is going to someone as a gift.

Mother’s Day is the perfect time to purchase a handmade item for mum. You may even make a sneaky purchase for yourself as a way to celebrate the good job you’ve done over the past year.

Either way, I’m sharing all my pieces below hoping that they can find new owners and I hope to eventually experiment with my craft and make more fun pieces. I find the process very therapeutic.

If you would like to purchase anything in the collages below, leave a comment with which letter or number you would like. Postage is $8.65 and each piece can be gift wrapped if you’d like. I also combine postage if traveling to the one destination. These can only be shipped within Australia.

Once you’ve chosen your pieces I will send an invoice through paypal where you can have the option to pay with your credit card.