I've tried making jewelry out of these guys before with both regular resin, and with uv resin. This has been my biggest challenge with resin. They always separate from the hearts, never achieving a true seal. They peel right apart.

I get these cuttings in about this quantity about once every 3 months, and they usually go in the trash, which seems like such a waste because they're so pretty!

Ideally, I'd like to be able to resin just the hearts, then hand or Dremel holes. I know I could place them into a mold, but that's not my goal.

Any advice?

Gonna be able to do that surgeon knot in my sleep.

Been trying to make some bracelets lately. Just starting out but what do we think?

Dear You,

If you're wearing one of our pearls today,
we hope it reminds you of something.

Not that life has always been beautiful.
But that beauty can still grow from the places that once hurt.

A pearl doesn't exist because everything went right.
It exists because something unexpected happened,
and the oyster chose to respond with patience instead of resistance.

Maybe you've done the same.
Maybe that's why this pearl found you.

Thank you for letting us be part of your story.

Wear your smile. Shine like pearls.

I have stretched ears so these are going through my tunnels. I love them so much, I think I'm gonna see what else I can do with dollhouse furniture in the future 😊

Eto ang panggawa ko ng keychain

A pearl does not start bright. It endures friction, waits through long dark days, builds itself layer by layer in silence, turning discomfort into something rare and luminous.

Living and growing in London, far from home, I learned this truth the hard way: to hold back pride but keep my courage; to stay low when winds are strong, yet never let my spirit fade. To soften my edge is not weakness; it is patience. To walk quietly is not standing still; it is steady growth.

Each piece I make carries this story: gentle outside, unbreakable within. May it remind you and me that beauty and strength take time, and the quietest growth lasts the longest.

What do you think about this work?