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On A Whim Designs Ex-polymer clay earring maker. Now just dabbling in art Hi, and welcome to On A Whim Designs! Thanks for visiting

On A Whim Designs is a handmade jewellery store that was born in 2011 completely on a whim! Starting small, and with no formal training in jewellery work, I have now made thousands of items over the last few years, and I love the constant learning process involved in bringing new styles and techniques to my range. From pretty and feminine, to retro and contemporary , On A Whim Designs delights in making pieces full of quirky individuality and love. As well as designing and making jewellery for On A Whim, I also work on the family farm with my husband in the SW of WA. I have 4 adult children – one who works on the farm with us and the other 3 working/studying in Perth. My other passion – apart from creating jewellery – is singing barbershop with my chorus, A Cappella West, in Perth.

I was asked to present a little workshop on doing print transfers on the gel plate last week. Despite the heat, which ca...
02/03/2026

I was asked to present a little workshop on doing print transfers on the gel plate last week. Despite the heat, which caused a few problems with our paint drying super fast (and just being reeeally hot!) we had a lovely time. The ladies in the group were very experienced artists and I loved seeing their take on this technique. It even inspired me to get my plate back out when I got home, and I think I might have a go at trying some more styles and ideas.
But to start … something very simple, but effective I think!

Trying something different. This reminded me a bit of my polymer clay days, making slabs. Different … but a bit the same...
29/04/2025

Trying something different. This reminded me a bit of my polymer clay days, making slabs. Different … but a bit the same!

I’m a little bit obsessed with printing tapes right now. Loving everything about these prints!
23/04/2025

I’m a little bit obsessed with printing tapes right now. Loving everything about these prints!

It took me a few goes, but I got somewhere in the end … Still more things I want to try out with this image. Image from ...
22/04/2025

It took me a few goes, but I got somewhere in the end …
Still more things I want to try out with this image.

Image from .soup

Gel print on A4 Bristol paper

I had heaps of lovely old dictionaries, books and old sheet music that I’d bought for jewellery making, and kept for yea...
21/04/2025

I had heaps of lovely old dictionaries, books and old sheet music that I’d bought for jewellery making, and kept for years … and then, in a moment of heady cleaning frenzy a while ago I threw it all out. Of course, now I reeeeeeally want it all back! 😭😭

Gel print - image transfer on book pages.

Astrodog Rover - To boldly go where no dog has gone before.
12/04/2025

Astrodog Rover - To boldly go where no dog has gone before.

Floyd again … hitting the town in his going out suit.
12/04/2025

Floyd again … hitting the town in his going out suit.

Floyd the Used Car Salesdog. You’d trust a doggy used car dealer over a human one wouldn’t you? Look at those lovely big...
11/04/2025

Floyd the Used Car Salesdog. You’d trust a doggy used car dealer over a human one wouldn’t you? Look at those lovely big brown eyes!

This is Ground Control to Major Tomcat … The first of my Dogs & Cats in Space series. I enjoyed playing with an almost w...
09/04/2025

This is Ground Control to Major Tomcat …

The first of my Dogs & Cats in Space series. I enjoyed playing with an almost watercolour effect in this one.

I’m playing with the idea of doing a few little series of prints - this one will be one of a “Dogonauts & Catonauts” (“A...
09/04/2025

I’m playing with the idea of doing a few little series of prints - this one will be one of a “Dogonauts & Catonauts” (“Astrodog & Astrocat”??) series. Stay tuned for more to come 🚀🚀

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