Beach Themed Jewelry Holders

by Regina Pickering.
(Ovett, MS, USA)

A pair of beach themed air-dry clay jewelry bowls

Winter for us in the deep south this year has been extraordinarily cold, with two snowfalls already, one in excess of 6 inches.

For those of us who are not accustomed to coping with the extreme cold, it can be a little depressing.

I like to make all the ladies in my family a handcrafted gift each Christmas, so to lift their spirits, I thought a beach-themed jewelry holder would remind them of Summer and the beach.

Beach themed ceramic jewelry bowl

The square bowl bases were purchased ceramic, while the round bowl bases were made with air-dry clay and stamped with beach text.

The water is tinted resin with sand, shells, driftwood, etc., and I added interesting large rocks with wire trees to hold their earrings.

One friend who loves mermaids got my first attempt at making a polymer clay mermaid in her bowl as a special surprise.

Beach themed jewelry bowl with polymer clay mermaid

As you can see I was not brave enough to attempt a face for the mermaid, so instead I tried to make her look like she was exhausted after searching the sea floor for the pearl she found.

Regina Pickering
Sirius Mojo Crafts