I am often asked whether I can work with fragments of flower petals and preserve these broken fragments within resin jewellery. I can of course work with broken pieces of flowers and petals, and have done on many occasions, resulting in beautiful pieces of jewellery.
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| Jewellery from real flower petal fragments |
There is likely to be many reasons for wanting fragments or broken pieces of flowers and petals to be preserved in items of jewellery. The common reason is that the flowers have been kept from a special occasion, such as a wedding or funeral without adequate preservation. Over time the flowers or petals have become brittle and disintegrated.
The following are just a few of the examples of jewellery that I have previously made, incorporating a few fragments of flowers and petals.
Here is a resin heart shaped pendant containing broken fragments of flowers. There are several types and colours of petals incorporated into the design and the three-dimensional nature of the resin pendant really does show off the colours and textures of the flowers.
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| Resin pendant containing broken flower fragments |
A resin and sterling silver brooch containing a quantity of broken fragments of different coloured petals.
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| Sterling silver brooch containing flower fragments |
Sterling silver and resin pendants containing broken fragments from a single petal creating an abstract design.
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| Sterling silver pendant with petal fragments |
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| Sterling silver pendant - petal fragment abstract design |
Sterling silver and resin cufflinks containing an abstract design of broken flower petal fragments.
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| Sterling silver cufflinks with petal fragments |
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| Cufflinks containing abstract design of broken petals |
A collection of matching resin pendants, keyring and earrings containing pieces of Baby's Breath (Gypsophila) flowers, backed by pieces of colourful flower petals.
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| Jewellery collection containing flower fragments |
And finally, a resin keepsake paperweight containing rose petals, scattered throughout the paperweight.
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| Resin paperweight containing rose petals |
As an alternative to incorporating broken pieces of flower petals into the design, flowers from bouquets can be ground down, compressed and formed into items of resin jewellery, therefore preserving the memories of the special occasion.
You can see more examples of my jewellery and paperweights made from real flowers here: Real Flower Jewellery
Mick
