Have you ever been emotionally moved by a piece of art. It doesn’t have to be that “ground shaking” type of movement. Maybe, more of a “lightness”? Or maybe the art made you feel “happy”? That is what the jewelry created by Jill of Brave Sunday does for me. It makes me feel happy. I […]
Learn how to create interesting textures into colorized Epoxy Clay to make fabulous focal pieces! In this tutorial you will learn: How and why to clean Nunn Design Bezels How to create a silicone mold using organics or found objects How to mix Epoxy Clay How to colorize Epoxy Clay with Castin’ Craft Opaque Pigments […]
Adding Jacquard Pearl Ex Powdered Pigments to the surface of Epoxy Clay is a great way to add color and visual interest to your jewelry designs. With time, the Jacquard Pearl Ex Powdered Pigments applied to Epoxy Clay can fade in color and “rub” off. To keep the colors vibrant, here are 4 ways to […]
In the early years of Nunn Design, I was “burning the candle from both ends” as the saying goes. I was running a business, supporting a family and raising two little girls. I was overcommitted, yet had a heck of a time passing up on opportunities to promote Nunn Design and to inspire creativity. Being […]
Making molds from freshly picked organics is a beautiful way to bring a natural element of texture and design to your jewelry. In this tutorial I will walk you through: How to select organics with interesting texture How to use Easy Mold Silicone Putty How to cut a silicone mold to fit your bezel Supplies […]
Enrollment for the 2019 Fall Semester of free online classes is happening now! Join us for yet another fun semester of learning online! The first class started on October 11th! There will be a series of 4 classes, over 4 weeks. Here is what we will be covering in this series. If this looks like […]
The motivation for this technique was to make it easier for the maker to create fabulous pendants with a more streamlined process. By using colorized Epoxy Clay in the base of the bezel, then applying the organics, only a single pour of resin is required! In this tutorial, we will cover: How and why to […]
Over the past 3 years, Nunn Design has created color formulas to help our customers create on-trend colors using our brand of resin and Castin’ Craft Opaque Pigments. The color formulas created are based on annual predictions of the top colors across all industries. The company that predicts these colors is the Pantone Color Institute, […]
How to Mix Nunn Design Resin Resin is a mixed media medium that has been on the market for years. If you had a positive experience with resin in the past, you probaby LOVE this medium. If you had a negative experience, you likely HATE it. A lot of the challenges that have occurred with […]
Epoxy Clay is a two-part epoxy clay that air dries in 120 minutes and cures within 12 hours. It is ideal for sculpting and embedding. I love this medium and am continually finding techniques for creating with it. Epoxy Clay comes in a variety of colors, but Nunn Design distributes only the White, Black and […]
Becky’s Tidbits! Episode 5 Becky’s Tidbits are a glimpse into what I am working on, reading, studying, asking myself and creating. My intention is to share and hopefully get you as excited as I am about being curious about the subject I’m exploring in the moment. Thanks for joining me! What do you want to […]
Jewelry that captures the beauty of nature is still a very strong trend for many makers within our community. To create beautiful floral resin jewelry, using dried flowers and organics, start your creative process with preserving and preparing your organics. The preparation process is a critical part to successfully creating floral resin jewelry. If the […]
Each year the team at Nunn Design combs through our product line and makes tough decisions about what to let go of from our everyday stocked collection of findings. I know it is sad, however, this is a necessary step in keeping the collection of findings fresh! Everything that we let go represents a new […]
The plating process for Nunn Design Findings is pretty involved! There are a lot of steps to provide the aged look that our brand has become known for. To read what it takes, you can visit our previous blog post: Understanding Nunn Design Pewter and Plating. The final step of the process involves applying a […]
It has been several years since Christi Friesen released a line of metal coatings and colorants called Swellegant. Christi primarily uses the metal coatings to transform, patina, and dye polymer clay, but I played with the patinas and coatings on the Nunn Design Brass Stampings! For this Swellegant Metal Coating Sampler, I started out with […]