jewelry by Katherine Swift

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Follow Katherine as she details her designs, jewelry making processes and general life adventures on the KMS Designs blog.

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Resin jewelry with recycled and "upcycled" items

 

Katherine has combined crystal clear resin with recycled (or "upcycled), post-consumer items to create pendants, bracelets and earrings in a variety of striking colors.

This collection of pieces is created by first forming a mold of a master model.  This mold is used as the reservoir for casting the resin jewelry with found materials or vintage objects.  The resin is made of two components. Each must be carefully measured and mixed thoroughly before pouring into the mold. After pouring the resin, post consumer materials, such as glass shards, found objects, vintage papers and sundries are randomly dropped into each piece. Resin jewelry takes several days to cure.  Once the handcrafted jewelry pieces are removed from the mold, they are sanded and buffed to achieve a crystal clear and high polish appearance.