The Art of Resin Jewelry: Layering, Casting, and Mixed Media Techniques for Creating Vintage to Contemporary Designs

I can't believe this has less than a five-star average rating at the time I'm reviewing this, and that raters seem to prefer Heidi Boyd's Exploring Resin Jewelry. The Art of Resin Jewelry is so much better, in my opinion. The Body book is repetitive and unimaginative. You learn a few techniques and then they're repeated throughout the book, mostly just doming items. This book covers all sorts of clever and unusual ways to use resin, beyond simple doming and casting. I've owned it for years and I come back to it again and again for new ideas.

Ever since I saw my first superchunky, gorgeous colored resin bangle, available for sale at an online store back in the early 2000's, I have been intrigued by the mystique of always different resin jewelry. Yes I kick myself to this day that I never bought that bangle!Now I spot brilliant fabulous clear resin jewlery, with pretty silver embellishments, and inlaid semiprecious stones, for sale online. I see resin as well on etsy with yummy looking real candy pieces or sprinkles and glitter floating cheerily in the molded colorful bangles or pendants.Well, I have finally broken down and bought my own how to book, from the best teacher around, and I am thrilled! Now that I own this award winning book, The Art of Resin Jewelry, by Sherri Haab, I can stop looking and start doing! Having already "devoured" this great book, I plan to get to work (or to play!) as soon as possible! I am hoping to stretch my imagination to the fullest, and to see what I can do as well, with resin as my launching pad!Sherri Haab is the perfect guide for a neophyte like me! I need HER clear writing style. I need the fun of seeing the variety of her projects, such as her high art "Pod Bead" bracelet, shown in two colors, and her ultra hip Techno Polymer Clay Bezels (which obviously use more than just resin as the medium you work with). That second project I just mention comes from a whole section in the book she offers which is called "Combining Resin With Polymer Clay". Everthing is so fascinating!The author is straightforward in her writing style and her book is great, in the manner in which she assists the reader to take the intial steps toward learning how to create coated resin, casted, molded or combined medium resin jewelry.Not only did she produce this super cool book, she has a website where you can pick up the things you will need to create you own jewelry (molds, resin, colors, powders, bracelet blanks, ring blanks and more) without going through the sometimes confusing process of wandering around in a local craft store or even two, looking here and there and checking and rechecking your list of required resin needs you have to obtain to get started. This book and her site will get you started. Who knows were you will end up!I love this book! I am please with the saftey precautions she is careful to explain, I love the projects, and I feel that this is a terrific all around crafting book!

Book clearly shows current products and provides warnings about some of the more toxic products one can use. Several articles on making your own molds and has pictures to clarify text. Being new to resin I found it a very useful first book. While I will use it for jewelry I will also use it formaking parts for model railroad parts. Resin is low cost enough to experiment. Will use it for faux amber, love the stuff, but real amber is way too expensive and color variations are hard to find.

This book takes the mystery out of working with resin. It explains mold-making in good detail and provides useful info for choosing the right raw materials. Not every artist can also teach, but Ms. Haab is skilled at both. The book is well laid out, not repetitive, and provides sample projects along with a list of necessary materials. Many of the projects are not my style preference, but written descriptions and pictures are clear and can be used for inspiration. Published in 2006, it is recent enough that the raw materials are still relevant and available.

Well written and well researched. I especially liked the fact that the suppliers of materials needed for creating the projects in the book, were listed in the last part of the book. Sherri's instructions were easy to follow and the photos of each step were extremely helpful. It good that both advanced as well as beginners are able to use this book and come up with excellent results.Many of the different techniques possible for using resin were explained which gives the reader the desire to jump in and start to make some lovely creations.

This is an excellent book with lots of illustrations of how to use resin to create amazing jewellery. want to add a photo into that locket? see how to do it easily and perfectly. how about colour - want to blend, layer or create your own colours? sherri shows you how. i have followed her examples and produced a professional result to amaze my friends .

This book is a wonderful resource for anyone interested in making resin jewlery. Its in depth and as always Sherri Haab explains in detail just "how to" do it. My disappointment is with the pieces of jewlery she chose to create. There are only a few that I would duplicate. That said if you are wanting to learn this medium then buy the book.

I am quite happy to have this book as it's the only one of have of resin & I certainly want to have one - I do feel it could have been more interesting as far as items to make go but one can hardly see it before you buy it - Overall I am happy to have it

Deffinantly worth it, this has given me loads of advice that would have taken me ages to find on the net. Will help me to achive every think I want to with resin jewelery.

I bought this when I was trying to choose and new hobby and found this to be aesthetic as well as useful. A great buy if you want to make resin jewellery.

Made a good present, but there was trouble getting the resin provided to cure

Just what I wanted.

Excellent reading