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[caption id="attachment_3477" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Bubble-free magic gloss pendant"][/caption]

I'm going to try sealing with acrylic medium next time, low dose Sildenafil Citrate, Sildenafil Citrate mg, and I plan to embellish these two to hide the little flaws.

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Make a Resin Bottle Cap Charm

Leah — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:48:17 +0000

Using bottle caps as bezels for resin is a great way to make jewelry without spending a lot of money on materials. If you are just starting to work with resin, I recommend using bottle caps for your practice pieces - they are free, and you probably have some lying around your house. Plus it's recycling! Here's what you will need:

two-part epoxy resin
clean, dry bottle caps
newspaper or plastic bags to cover your workspace
scissors
glue (I use mod podge)
paper
small found objects, bits of hardware, beads, glitter, or whatever else you hav that is small enough to fit inside the bottlecap
drill & small drill bit (1/16 inch or smaller) (optional)
water or other lube for drill (if using a drill)
wire (16, 18, or 20g is what I would use)
round nose pliers
flat nose pliers
wire cutters
safety gear, including good ventilation & a respirator so you don't breathe in the resin fumes

Now here's what you do:

Prepare your workspace: protect it with newspaper, or plastic such as plastic grocery bags.
If using an image for a background, cut the image out to fit in the bottle cap & glue it down. Let glue dry completely before moving on.[caption id="attachment_728" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Bottle Cap Charms After Gluing"][/caption]
Arrange your objects, glitter, etc in the bottlecap
Mix the resin according to the manufacturer's instructions and use a small stirring stick such as a popsicle stick or wooden coffee stirrer to drip just enough resin into the bottle cap to completely cover your objects and/or collaged image. Be careful not to overfill the bottle cap because cleaning up spilled resin is really not fun - trust me.
Let the resin cure - this could take up to 72 hours - you may want to put something like an upside down pie pan over your pieces while they cure, so that they don't get dust stuck to the surface[caption id="attachment_730" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Bottle Cap Charms with One Resin Layer"][/caption]
If you are happy with the look of the piece, you are ready to drill or wrap it. If it looks like it needs more resin, you can pour a little more and let it cure again. I like to do two layers of resin so that I can place objects on top of the first layer, giving the piece a little more depth.

Once your final resin layer has cured, you are ready to make these into something. A few ideas:

Drill a hole near the top & insert a jump ring or bail to make a pendant or charm (tutorial coming soon!)
Wire wrap it to use as a pendant or charm (tutorial coming soon!)
Glue it to a ring finding, brooch finding, or magnet

Resin Collages

Leah — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:48:46 +0000

My regular readers are probably familiar with my 3D resin pendants - but embedding objects in resin in only one of its many potential uses in jewelry making and other crafts. For example - it is a great medium for making collages, and because it stiffens and seals paper, creating a collage with resin is a great way to prepare paper for use in jewelry projects. Just think of all the things you can do with paper...write on it, paint on it, draw on it, print on it...plus you can use pages of old books, magazines, newspapers, photos...and don't even get me started on all the cool stuff available to papercrafters today like stamps, embossing powders, metallic inks... [caption id="attachment_528" align="alignnone" width="350" caption="Detail from Resin Collage featuring current events"][/caption] One very important thing to know about how resin affects paper: if you apply resin directly to paper, it tends to make the paper transparent. So if you have a piece of paper, such as from a magazine, that has text or images on both sides, you may want to seal it with glue or mod-podge before using it in a resin collage. (Or not, sometimes the transparent, double-sided effect is nice.) Also - because resin will seep through paper and fabric, you need to have a sheet of plastic underneath your collage to protect your work surface. I used a sheet protector, and when my collage was dry, it just peeled off. I'm sure you could use other kinds of plastic, but I happen to have some old sheet protectors lying around so I used what I had. I can't guarantee all types of plastic will work as well...so try this project at your own risk! [caption id="attachment_529" align="alignnone" width="350" caption="Resin Collage featuring current events"][/caption] For my collages, I tore articles out of a recent issue of the San Francisco Chronicle - politics, hurricane Gustav, and some sports clippings. I also used scraps of ribbon, and some tissue paper that had been used as wrapping for a baby gift I received. So the materials, other than the resin, are all recycled. The technique is pretty simple: mix your resin according to the manufacturer's directions. I used about 1/2 ounce of resin for my collage. I laid out a layer of paper on the sheet protector, and using a foam brush, coated it with resin (on both sides). Then I layered tissue and ribbon over the paper & covered that with resin, again using the foam brush. I made sure everything was coated well and sticking together. At one point, I peeled the collage off of the sheet protector and flipped it over so I could add stuff to the back. When I was satisfied with how it looked, I set it aside to cure. [caption id="attachment_530" align="alignnone" width="350" caption="Resin Collage featuring sports news clippings"][/caption] Resin safety tip: wear a respirator and work in a well-ventilated area. I worked next to an open door, with a fan blowing fumes away from me. Once my collage was completely cured (you can tell because it doesn't feel sticky) I peeled it off of the sheet protector. I noticed that I could have done a better job of getting rid of air bubbles while I was working, but it still looks pretty good - you can read the text in most places, and there are areas that are transparent with others that are more opaque. [caption id="attachment_531" align="alignnone" width="350" caption="Detail from resin collage featuring sports clippings"][/caption] Resin tip: if the resin doesn't ever stop feeling tacky, unfortunately you probably mixed it incorrectly or got the ratio a bit off. It's important to be very precise when mixing resin, or it won't properly cure. If this happens, and you really want to save the piece, mix a new batch of resin & apply a coat over the piece, again allowing it to cure - 90% of the time, this has worked for me. Now that my collage is finished, I'm going to cut it up and use the pieces in a jewelry-scale project. With mica! Related ideas you could try:

plasticize a sheet of paper or fabric using the same technique - just don't layer anything with it
add pigments or glitter to the resin to add some color or sparkle to your collage
incorporate non-paper objects into your collage - resin sticks to most non-plastic, non-wet objects

New Camera

Leah — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:27:19 +0000

My old digital camera (a Sony Cybershot that I had for almost 4 years) broke, and since I'm running a business that operates partly online, I really needed to replace it quickly. I liked the old one a lot - it was easy to use, and took pretty good pictures of my jewelry, as well as my husband's artwork, and was a great point-and-shoot for vacations, holidays, and pics of my pregnant belly over the last seven months. Well - I replaced it with a Nikon D40, and I have to say, I never knew taking pictures could be this easy. It is a DSLR, so it has all kinds of manual controls that I could use if I knew more about photography, but what I love about it is that, set to automatic, and with the lens set to autofocus, it does a really good job on its own. I haven't had time to really play with it and see what it can do, but here are a few jewelry pictures I shot over the weekend. This one is a resin pendant I made a while ago. Resin can be tough to photograph, because it is so shiny there tends to be glare. For this shot, I just put the pendant on a background outside & snapped a few shots. I think it looks pretty good. This is a close-up of an earring I made recently. I have always had trouble getting decent pictures of earrings for some reason, but I think this one isn't bad. I think better lighting would have improved the shot, but it's better than most of my previous attempts using the old camera. I didn't edit these at all, except to crop out the excess background. Oh yeah - both pieces are for sale in my etsy store. Here's a link to the camera on Amazon: Nikon D40 6.1MP Digital SLR Camera Kit with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor Lens

New Resin Pendant

Leah — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:56:57 +0000

One of my latest resin pieces, which I just finished over the weekend. (It is for sale in my my etsy store.) Because I make my resin pieces using deep bezels for a three dimensional effect, they can take several weeks from start to finish, with thin layers of resin and found objects built up one at a time. I like the appearance of floating objects on a colored background. I mix my own colors using dyes, powdered pigments, and even cooking spices or cosmetics, then layer clear resin and objects on top of the custom colored background. Each pendant is finished with a shiny domed resin top to magnify the scene I've created in the resin. Once all the layers have completely set up, I finish these pendants with a handmade Argentium sterling silver bail. It is a very time-consuming process, but I enjoy creating these miniature wearable art pieces.

Crocheted Purse and a WIP

Leah — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 21:27:21 +0000

I know it isn't jewelry, but I made this cute crocheted purse while following along with the learn to crochet lessons at Crafty Daisies. There was a link to a purse pattern in lesson #4, which I altered slightly, mostly by making it bigger and winging it on the ruffle part since I didn't write it down (but ruffles are easy enough to crochet without a pattern). And since this is supposed to be a jewelry blog, here's a picture of my latest in-progress resin piece, using the top of an altoid tin as a bezel:

Cleaning and Caring for Resin Jewelry

Leah — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 20:32:02 +0000

Since resin jewelry is so different from metal jewelry, I thought it would be useful to post a few tips on caring for it. Resin is a kind of plastic, so it can be cleaned with water and hand soap or dish soap - very easy! Resin jewelry doesn't need to be polished. If it starts to look dull or dingy, try cleaning it under running water with a little hand soap. If that doesn't help, it's possible that the resin has been scratched, in which case the best way to fix it involves filling the scratches with more resin. In my experience, scratching has not been a problem, but that doesn't mean it can't happen. I recommend storing resin jewelry wrapped in tissue, a plastic bag, a tissue filled box, or a cloth pouch. This is similar to the way I recommend storing silver, except that with resin, there is no need to worry about keeping it dry and tarnish free, so really any container that will provide a cushion between it and all the other objects in a jewelry box is fine.

Working with Resin

Leah — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 02:19:26 +0000

This one is bubble free at least:

[caption id="attachment_3477" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Bubble-free magic gloss pendant"][/caption]

I'm going to try sealing with acrylic medium next time, low dose Sildenafil Citrate, Sildenafil Citrate mg, and I plan to embellish these two to hide the little flaws.

Make a Resin Bottle Cap Charm

Leah — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:48:17 +0000

two-part epoxy resin
clean, dry bottle caps
newspaper or plastic bags to cover your workspace
scissors
glue (I use mod podge)
paper
small found objects, bits of hardware, beads, glitter, or whatever else you hav that is small enough to fit inside the bottlecap
drill & small drill bit (1/16 inch or smaller) (optional)
water or other lube for drill (if using a drill)
wire (16, 18, or 20g is what I would use)
round nose pliers
flat nose pliers
wire cutters
safety gear, including good ventilation & a respirator so you don't breathe in the resin fumes

Now here's what you do:

Prepare your workspace: protect it with newspaper, or plastic such as plastic grocery bags.
If using an image for a background, cut the image out to fit in the bottle cap & glue it down. Let glue dry completely before moving on.[caption id="attachment_728" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Bottle Cap Charms After Gluing"][/caption]
Arrange your objects, glitter, etc in the bottlecap
Mix the resin according to the manufacturer's instructions and use a small stirring stick such as a popsicle stick or wooden coffee stirrer to drip just enough resin into the bottle cap to completely cover your objects and/or collaged image. Be careful not to overfill the bottle cap because cleaning up spilled resin is really not fun - trust me.
Let the resin cure - this could take up to 72 hours - you may want to put something like an upside down pie pan over your pieces while they cure, so that they don't get dust stuck to the surface[caption id="attachment_730" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Bottle Cap Charms with One Resin Layer"][/caption]
If you are happy with the look of the piece, you are ready to drill or wrap it. If it looks like it needs more resin, you can pour a little more and let it cure again. I like to do two layers of resin so that I can place objects on top of the first layer, giving the piece a little more depth.

Once your final resin layer has cured, you are ready to make these into something. A few ideas:

Drill a hole near the top & insert a jump ring or bail to make a pendant or charm (tutorial coming soon!)
Wire wrap it to use as a pendant or charm (tutorial coming soon!)
Glue it to a ring finding, brooch finding, or magnet

Resin Collages

Leah — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:48:46 +0000

plasticize a sheet of paper or fabric using the same technique - just don't layer anything with it
add pigments or glitter to the resin to add some color or sparkle to your collage
incorporate non-paper objects into your collage - resin sticks to most non-plastic, non-wet objects

New Camera

Leah — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:27:19 +0000

New Resin Pendant

Leah — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:56:57 +0000

Crocheted Purse and a WIP

Leah — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 21:27:21 +0000

Cleaning and Caring for Resin Jewelry

Leah — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 20:32:02 +0000

Working with Resin

Leah — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 02:19:26 +0000

This one is bubble free at least:

[caption id="attachment_3477" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Bubble-free magic gloss pendant"][/caption]

I'm going to try sealing with acrylic medium next time, low dose Sildenafil Citrate, Sildenafil Citrate mg, and I plan to embellish these two to hide the little flaws.

Michon Jewelry Blog » resin

Leah — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 02:19:26 +0000

This one is bubble free at least:

[caption id="attachment_3477" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Bubble-free magic gloss pendant"][/caption]

I'm going to try sealing with acrylic medium next time, low dose Sildenafil Citrate, Sildenafil Citrate mg, and I plan to embellish these two to hide the little flaws.

Make a Resin Bottle Cap Charm

Leah — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:48:17 +0000

two-part epoxy resin
clean, dry bottle caps
newspaper or plastic bags to cover your workspace
scissors
glue (I use mod podge)
paper
small found objects, bits of hardware, beads, glitter, or whatever else you hav that is small enough to fit inside the bottlecap
drill & small drill bit (1/16 inch or smaller) (optional)
water or other lube for drill (if using a drill)
wire (16, 18, or 20g is what I would use)
round nose pliers
flat nose pliers
wire cutters
safety gear, including good ventilation & a respirator so you don't breathe in the resin fumes

Now here's what you do:

Prepare your workspace: protect it with newspaper, or plastic such as plastic grocery bags.
If using an image for a background, cut the image out to fit in the bottle cap & glue it down. Let glue dry completely before moving on.[caption id="attachment_728" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Bottle Cap Charms After Gluing"][/caption]
Arrange your objects, glitter, etc in the bottlecap
Mix the resin according to the manufacturer's instructions and use a small stirring stick such as a popsicle stick or wooden coffee stirrer to drip just enough resin into the bottle cap to completely cover your objects and/or collaged image. Be careful not to overfill the bottle cap because cleaning up spilled resin is really not fun - trust me.
Let the resin cure - this could take up to 72 hours - you may want to put something like an upside down pie pan over your pieces while they cure, so that they don't get dust stuck to the surface[caption id="attachment_730" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Bottle Cap Charms with One Resin Layer"][/caption]
If you are happy with the look of the piece, you are ready to drill or wrap it. If it looks like it needs more resin, you can pour a little more and let it cure again. I like to do two layers of resin so that I can place objects on top of the first layer, giving the piece a little more depth.

Once your final resin layer has cured, you are ready to make these into something. A few ideas:

Drill a hole near the top & insert a jump ring or bail to make a pendant or charm (tutorial coming soon!)
Wire wrap it to use as a pendant or charm (tutorial coming soon!)
Glue it to a ring finding, brooch finding, or magnet

Resin Collages

Leah — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:48:46 +0000

plasticize a sheet of paper or fabric using the same technique - just don't layer anything with it
add pigments or glitter to the resin to add some color or sparkle to your collage
incorporate non-paper objects into your collage - resin sticks to most non-plastic, non-wet objects

New Camera

Leah — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:27:19 +0000

New Resin Pendant

Leah — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:56:57 +0000

Crocheted Purse and a WIP

Leah — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 21:27:21 +0000

Cleaning and Caring for Resin Jewelry

Leah — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 20:32:02 +0000

Working with Resin

Leah — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:48:17 +0000

two-part epoxy resin
clean, dry bottle caps
newspaper or plastic bags to cover your workspace
scissors
glue (I use mod podge)
paper
small found objects, bits of hardware, beads, glitter, or whatever else you hav that is small enough to fit inside the bottlecap
drill & small drill bit (1/16 inch or smaller) (optional)
water or other lube for drill (if using a drill)
wire (16, 18, or 20g is what I would use)
round nose pliers
flat nose pliers
wire cutters
safety gear, including good ventilation & a respirator so you don't breathe in the resin fumes

Now here's what you do:

Prepare your workspace: protect it with newspaper, or plastic such as plastic grocery bags.
If using an image for a background, cut the image out to fit in the bottle cap & glue it down. Let glue dry completely before moving on.[caption id="attachment_728" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Bottle Cap Charms After Gluing"][/caption]
Arrange your objects, glitter, etc in the bottlecap
Mix the resin according to the manufacturer's instructions and use a small stirring stick such as a popsicle stick or wooden coffee stirrer to drip just enough resin into the bottle cap to completely cover your objects and/or collaged image. Be careful not to overfill the bottle cap because cleaning up spilled resin is really not fun - trust me.
Let the resin cure - this could take up to 72 hours - you may want to put something like an upside down pie pan over your pieces while they cure, so that they don't get dust stuck to the surface[caption id="attachment_730" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Bottle Cap Charms with One Resin Layer"][/caption]
If you are happy with the look of the piece, you are ready to drill or wrap it. If it looks like it needs more resin, you can pour a little more and let it cure again. I like to do two layers of resin so that I can place objects on top of the first layer, giving the piece a little more depth.

Once your final resin layer has cured, you are ready to make these into something. A few ideas:

Drill a hole near the top & insert a jump ring or bail to make a pendant or charm (tutorial coming soon!)
Wire wrap it to use as a pendant or charm (tutorial coming soon!)
Glue it to a ring finding, brooch finding, or magnet

Michon Jewelry Blog » resin

Leah — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 02:19:26 +0000

This one is bubble free at least:

[caption id="attachment_3477" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Bubble-free magic gloss pendant"][/caption]

I'm going to try sealing with acrylic medium next time, low dose Sildenafil Citrate, Sildenafil Citrate mg, and I plan to embellish these two to hide the little flaws.

Make a Resin Bottle Cap Charm

Leah — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:48:17 +0000

two-part epoxy resin
clean, dry bottle caps
newspaper or plastic bags to cover your workspace
scissors
glue (I use mod podge)
paper
small found objects, bits of hardware, beads, glitter, or whatever else you hav that is small enough to fit inside the bottlecap
drill & small drill bit (1/16 inch or smaller) (optional)
water or other lube for drill (if using a drill)
wire (16, 18, or 20g is what I would use)
round nose pliers
flat nose pliers
wire cutters
safety gear, including good ventilation & a respirator so you don't breathe in the resin fumes

Now here's what you do:

Prepare your workspace: protect it with newspaper, or plastic such as plastic grocery bags.
If using an image for a background, cut the image out to fit in the bottle cap & glue it down. Let glue dry completely before moving on.[caption id="attachment_728" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Bottle Cap Charms After Gluing"][/caption]
Arrange your objects, glitter, etc in the bottlecap
Mix the resin according to the manufacturer's instructions and use a small stirring stick such as a popsicle stick or wooden coffee stirrer to drip just enough resin into the bottle cap to completely cover your objects and/or collaged image. Be careful not to overfill the bottle cap because cleaning up spilled resin is really not fun - trust me.
Let the resin cure - this could take up to 72 hours - you may want to put something like an upside down pie pan over your pieces while they cure, so that they don't get dust stuck to the surface[caption id="attachment_730" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Bottle Cap Charms with One Resin Layer"][/caption]
If you are happy with the look of the piece, you are ready to drill or wrap it. If it looks like it needs more resin, you can pour a little more and let it cure again. I like to do two layers of resin so that I can place objects on top of the first layer, giving the piece a little more depth.

Once your final resin layer has cured, you are ready to make these into something. A few ideas:

Drill a hole near the top & insert a jump ring or bail to make a pendant or charm (tutorial coming soon!)
Wire wrap it to use as a pendant or charm (tutorial coming soon!)
Glue it to a ring finding, brooch finding, or magnet

Resin Collages

Leah — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:48:46 +0000

plasticize a sheet of paper or fabric using the same technique - just don't layer anything with it
add pigments or glitter to the resin to add some color or sparkle to your collage
incorporate non-paper objects into your collage - resin sticks to most non-plastic, non-wet objects

New Camera

Leah — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:27:19 +0000

New Resin Pendant

Leah — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:56:57 +0000

Crocheted Purse and a WIP

Leah — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 21:27:21 +0000

Cleaning and Caring for Resin Jewelry

Leah — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 20:32:02 +0000

Working with Resin

Leah — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:48:46 +0000

plasticize a sheet of paper or fabric using the same technique - just don't layer anything with it
add pigments or glitter to the resin to add some color or sparkle to your collage
incorporate non-paper objects into your collage - resin sticks to most non-plastic, non-wet objects

Michon Jewelry Blog » resin

Leah — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 02:19:26 +0000

This one is bubble free at least:

[caption id="attachment_3477" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Bubble-free magic gloss pendant"][/caption]

I'm going to try sealing with acrylic medium next time, low dose Sildenafil Citrate, Sildenafil Citrate mg, and I plan to embellish these two to hide the little flaws.

Make a Resin Bottle Cap Charm

Leah — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:48:17 +0000

two-part epoxy resin
clean, dry bottle caps
newspaper or plastic bags to cover your workspace
scissors
glue (I use mod podge)
paper
small found objects, bits of hardware, beads, glitter, or whatever else you hav that is small enough to fit inside the bottlecap
drill & small drill bit (1/16 inch or smaller) (optional)
water or other lube for drill (if using a drill)
wire (16, 18, or 20g is what I would use)
round nose pliers
flat nose pliers
wire cutters
safety gear, including good ventilation & a respirator so you don't breathe in the resin fumes

Now here's what you do:

Prepare your workspace: protect it with newspaper, or plastic such as plastic grocery bags.
If using an image for a background, cut the image out to fit in the bottle cap & glue it down. Let glue dry completely before moving on.[caption id="attachment_728" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Bottle Cap Charms After Gluing"][/caption]
Arrange your objects, glitter, etc in the bottlecap
Mix the resin according to the manufacturer's instructions and use a small stirring stick such as a popsicle stick or wooden coffee stirrer to drip just enough resin into the bottle cap to completely cover your objects and/or collaged image. Be careful not to overfill the bottle cap because cleaning up spilled resin is really not fun - trust me.
Let the resin cure - this could take up to 72 hours - you may want to put something like an upside down pie pan over your pieces while they cure, so that they don't get dust stuck to the surface[caption id="attachment_730" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Bottle Cap Charms with One Resin Layer"][/caption]
If you are happy with the look of the piece, you are ready to drill or wrap it. If it looks like it needs more resin, you can pour a little more and let it cure again. I like to do two layers of resin so that I can place objects on top of the first layer, giving the piece a little more depth.

Once your final resin layer has cured, you are ready to make these into something. A few ideas:

Drill a hole near the top & insert a jump ring or bail to make a pendant or charm (tutorial coming soon!)
Wire wrap it to use as a pendant or charm (tutorial coming soon!)
Glue it to a ring finding, brooch finding, or magnet

Resin Collages

Leah — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:48:46 +0000

plasticize a sheet of paper or fabric using the same technique - just don't layer anything with it
add pigments or glitter to the resin to add some color or sparkle to your collage
incorporate non-paper objects into your collage - resin sticks to most non-plastic, non-wet objects

New Camera

Leah — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:27:19 +0000

New Resin Pendant

Leah — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:56:57 +0000

Crocheted Purse and a WIP

Leah — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 21:27:21 +0000

Cleaning and Caring for Resin Jewelry

Leah — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 20:32:02 +0000

Working with Resin

Leah — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:27:19 +0000

Michon Jewelry Blog » resin

Leah — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 02:19:26 +0000

This one is bubble free at least:

[caption id="attachment_3477" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Bubble-free magic gloss pendant"][/caption]

I'm going to try sealing with acrylic medium next time, low dose Sildenafil Citrate, Sildenafil Citrate mg, and I plan to embellish these two to hide the little flaws.

Make a Resin Bottle Cap Charm

Leah — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:48:17 +0000

two-part epoxy resin
clean, dry bottle caps
newspaper or plastic bags to cover your workspace
scissors
glue (I use mod podge)
paper
small found objects, bits of hardware, beads, glitter, or whatever else you hav that is small enough to fit inside the bottlecap
drill & small drill bit (1/16 inch or smaller) (optional)
water or other lube for drill (if using a drill)
wire (16, 18, or 20g is what I would use)
round nose pliers
flat nose pliers
wire cutters
safety gear, including good ventilation & a respirator so you don't breathe in the resin fumes

Now here's what you do:

Prepare your workspace: protect it with newspaper, or plastic such as plastic grocery bags.
If using an image for a background, cut the image out to fit in the bottle cap & glue it down. Let glue dry completely before moving on.[caption id="attachment_728" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Bottle Cap Charms After Gluing"][/caption]
Arrange your objects, glitter, etc in the bottlecap
Mix the resin according to the manufacturer's instructions and use a small stirring stick such as a popsicle stick or wooden coffee stirrer to drip just enough resin into the bottle cap to completely cover your objects and/or collaged image. Be careful not to overfill the bottle cap because cleaning up spilled resin is really not fun - trust me.
Let the resin cure - this could take up to 72 hours - you may want to put something like an upside down pie pan over your pieces while they cure, so that they don't get dust stuck to the surface[caption id="attachment_730" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Bottle Cap Charms with One Resin Layer"][/caption]
If you are happy with the look of the piece, you are ready to drill or wrap it. If it looks like it needs more resin, you can pour a little more and let it cure again. I like to do two layers of resin so that I can place objects on top of the first layer, giving the piece a little more depth.

Once your final resin layer has cured, you are ready to make these into something. A few ideas:

Drill a hole near the top & insert a jump ring or bail to make a pendant or charm (tutorial coming soon!)
Wire wrap it to use as a pendant or charm (tutorial coming soon!)
Glue it to a ring finding, brooch finding, or magnet

Resin Collages

Leah — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:48:46 +0000

plasticize a sheet of paper or fabric using the same technique - just don't layer anything with it
add pigments or glitter to the resin to add some color or sparkle to your collage
incorporate non-paper objects into your collage - resin sticks to most non-plastic, non-wet objects

New Camera

Leah — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:27:19 +0000

New Resin Pendant

Leah — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:56:57 +0000

Crocheted Purse and a WIP

Leah — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 21:27:21 +0000

Cleaning and Caring for Resin Jewelry

Leah — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 20:32:02 +0000

Working with Resin

Leah — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:56:57 +0000

Michon Jewelry Blog » resin

Leah — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 02:19:26 +0000

This one is bubble free at least:

[caption id="attachment_3477" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Bubble-free magic gloss pendant"][/caption]

I'm going to try sealing with acrylic medium next time, low dose Sildenafil Citrate, Sildenafil Citrate mg, and I plan to embellish these two to hide the little flaws.

Make a Resin Bottle Cap Charm

Leah — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:48:17 +0000

two-part epoxy resin
clean, dry bottle caps
newspaper or plastic bags to cover your workspace
scissors
glue (I use mod podge)
paper
small found objects, bits of hardware, beads, glitter, or whatever else you hav that is small enough to fit inside the bottlecap
drill & small drill bit (1/16 inch or smaller) (optional)
water or other lube for drill (if using a drill)
wire (16, 18, or 20g is what I would use)
round nose pliers
flat nose pliers
wire cutters
safety gear, including good ventilation & a respirator so you don't breathe in the resin fumes

Now here's what you do:

Prepare your workspace: protect it with newspaper, or plastic such as plastic grocery bags.
If using an image for a background, cut the image out to fit in the bottle cap & glue it down. Let glue dry completely before moving on.[caption id="attachment_728" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Bottle Cap Charms After Gluing"][/caption]
Arrange your objects, glitter, etc in the bottlecap
Mix the resin according to the manufacturer's instructions and use a small stirring stick such as a popsicle stick or wooden coffee stirrer to drip just enough resin into the bottle cap to completely cover your objects and/or collaged image. Be careful not to overfill the bottle cap because cleaning up spilled resin is really not fun - trust me.
Let the resin cure - this could take up to 72 hours - you may want to put something like an upside down pie pan over your pieces while they cure, so that they don't get dust stuck to the surface[caption id="attachment_730" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Bottle Cap Charms with One Resin Layer"][/caption]
If you are happy with the look of the piece, you are ready to drill or wrap it. If it looks like it needs more resin, you can pour a little more and let it cure again. I like to do two layers of resin so that I can place objects on top of the first layer, giving the piece a little more depth.

Once your final resin layer has cured, you are ready to make these into something. A few ideas:

Drill a hole near the top & insert a jump ring or bail to make a pendant or charm (tutorial coming soon!)
Wire wrap it to use as a pendant or charm (tutorial coming soon!)
Glue it to a ring finding, brooch finding, or magnet

Resin Collages

Leah — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:48:46 +0000

plasticize a sheet of paper or fabric using the same technique - just don't layer anything with it
add pigments or glitter to the resin to add some color or sparkle to your collage
incorporate non-paper objects into your collage - resin sticks to most non-plastic, non-wet objects

New Camera

Leah — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:27:19 +0000

New Resin Pendant

Leah — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:56:57 +0000

Crocheted Purse and a WIP

Leah — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 21:27:21 +0000

Cleaning and Caring for Resin Jewelry

Leah — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 20:32:02 +0000

Working with Resin

Leah — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 21:27:21 +0000

Michon Jewelry Blog » resin

Leah — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 02:19:26 +0000

This one is bubble free at least:

[caption id="attachment_3477" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Bubble-free magic gloss pendant"][/caption]

I'm going to try sealing with acrylic medium next time, low dose Sildenafil Citrate, Sildenafil Citrate mg, and I plan to embellish these two to hide the little flaws.

Make a Resin Bottle Cap Charm

Leah — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:48:17 +0000

two-part epoxy resin
clean, dry bottle caps
newspaper or plastic bags to cover your workspace
scissors
glue (I use mod podge)
paper
small found objects, bits of hardware, beads, glitter, or whatever else you hav that is small enough to fit inside the bottlecap
drill & small drill bit (1/16 inch or smaller) (optional)
water or other lube for drill (if using a drill)
wire (16, 18, or 20g is what I would use)
round nose pliers
flat nose pliers
wire cutters
safety gear, including good ventilation & a respirator so you don't breathe in the resin fumes

Now here's what you do:

Prepare your workspace: protect it with newspaper, or plastic such as plastic grocery bags.
If using an image for a background, cut the image out to fit in the bottle cap & glue it down. Let glue dry completely before moving on.[caption id="attachment_728" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Bottle Cap Charms After Gluing"][/caption]
Arrange your objects, glitter, etc in the bottlecap
Mix the resin according to the manufacturer's instructions and use a small stirring stick such as a popsicle stick or wooden coffee stirrer to drip just enough resin into the bottle cap to completely cover your objects and/or collaged image. Be careful not to overfill the bottle cap because cleaning up spilled resin is really not fun - trust me.
Let the resin cure - this could take up to 72 hours - you may want to put something like an upside down pie pan over your pieces while they cure, so that they don't get dust stuck to the surface[caption id="attachment_730" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Bottle Cap Charms with One Resin Layer"][/caption]
If you are happy with the look of the piece, you are ready to drill or wrap it. If it looks like it needs more resin, you can pour a little more and let it cure again. I like to do two layers of resin so that I can place objects on top of the first layer, giving the piece a little more depth.

Once your final resin layer has cured, you are ready to make these into something. A few ideas:

Drill a hole near the top & insert a jump ring or bail to make a pendant or charm (tutorial coming soon!)
Wire wrap it to use as a pendant or charm (tutorial coming soon!)
Glue it to a ring finding, brooch finding, or magnet

Resin Collages

Leah — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:48:46 +0000

plasticize a sheet of paper or fabric using the same technique - just don't layer anything with it
add pigments or glitter to the resin to add some color or sparkle to your collage
incorporate non-paper objects into your collage - resin sticks to most non-plastic, non-wet objects

New Camera

Leah — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:27:19 +0000

New Resin Pendant

Leah — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:56:57 +0000

Crocheted Purse and a WIP

Leah — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 21:27:21 +0000

Cleaning and Caring for Resin Jewelry

Leah — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 20:32:02 +0000

Working with Resin

Leah — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 20:32:02 +0000

Michon Jewelry Blog » resin

Leah — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 02:19:26 +0000

This one is bubble free at least:

[caption id="attachment_3477" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Bubble-free magic gloss pendant"][/caption]

I'm going to try sealing with acrylic medium next time, low dose Sildenafil Citrate, Sildenafil Citrate mg, and I plan to embellish these two to hide the little flaws.

Make a Resin Bottle Cap Charm

Leah — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:48:17 +0000

two-part epoxy resin
clean, dry bottle caps
newspaper or plastic bags to cover your workspace
scissors
glue (I use mod podge)
paper
small found objects, bits of hardware, beads, glitter, or whatever else you hav that is small enough to fit inside the bottlecap
drill & small drill bit (1/16 inch or smaller) (optional)
water or other lube for drill (if using a drill)
wire (16, 18, or 20g is what I would use)
round nose pliers
flat nose pliers
wire cutters
safety gear, including good ventilation & a respirator so you don't breathe in the resin fumes

Now here's what you do:

Prepare your workspace: protect it with newspaper, or plastic such as plastic grocery bags.
If using an image for a background, cut the image out to fit in the bottle cap & glue it down. Let glue dry completely before moving on.[caption id="attachment_728" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Bottle Cap Charms After Gluing"][/caption]
Arrange your objects, glitter, etc in the bottlecap
Mix the resin according to the manufacturer's instructions and use a small stirring stick such as a popsicle stick or wooden coffee stirrer to drip just enough resin into the bottle cap to completely cover your objects and/or collaged image. Be careful not to overfill the bottle cap because cleaning up spilled resin is really not fun - trust me.
Let the resin cure - this could take up to 72 hours - you may want to put something like an upside down pie pan over your pieces while they cure, so that they don't get dust stuck to the surface[caption id="attachment_730" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Bottle Cap Charms with One Resin Layer"][/caption]
If you are happy with the look of the piece, you are ready to drill or wrap it. If it looks like it needs more resin, you can pour a little more and let it cure again. I like to do two layers of resin so that I can place objects on top of the first layer, giving the piece a little more depth.

Once your final resin layer has cured, you are ready to make these into something. A few ideas:

Drill a hole near the top & insert a jump ring or bail to make a pendant or charm (tutorial coming soon!)
Wire wrap it to use as a pendant or charm (tutorial coming soon!)
Glue it to a ring finding, brooch finding, or magnet

Resin Collages

Leah — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:48:46 +0000

plasticize a sheet of paper or fabric using the same technique - just don't layer anything with it
add pigments or glitter to the resin to add some color or sparkle to your collage
incorporate non-paper objects into your collage - resin sticks to most non-plastic, non-wet objects

New Camera

Leah — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:27:19 +0000

New Resin Pendant

Leah — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:56:57 +0000

Crocheted Purse and a WIP

Leah — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 21:27:21 +0000

Cleaning and Caring for Resin Jewelry

Leah — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 20:32:02 +0000

Working with Resin

Leah — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 18:00:53 +0000

Resin is an alternative material that is gaining popularity with jewelry and mixed media artists. There are many different brands of resin available for artists and crafters to experiment with. The basics are the same though - follow the mixing instructions given by the manufacturer (resins come with two parts - resin and hardener - that have to be mixed together to startt he curing process - but the mixing ratios vary by brand), pour, drip or paint resin where you want it, and wait at least 24 hours, but often 72 hours, for the resin to completely cure. I recently took a one-day workshop with mixed media jewelry artist Susan Lenart Kazmer on using resin, and I enjoyed it so much that I've been experimenting a lot on my own since the class with different ways to use resin in my jewelry work. Some uses for resin:

Filling a bezel - this is something we did in class. It is one of the easiest ways to start playing with resin. You take a bezel - which could be a traditional bezel made from silver, or a small found object like a beer bottle cap. Then you add small pieces of paper or found objects inside the bezel and cover them with resin. Once dry, you can drill a hole through the piece to make a pendant or earring dangle.
Filling a mold - similar to filling a bezel, molds are available commercially (or can be created by the artist - but that's a topic for another time) and filled with resin and small objects the same way bezels are filled. The difference is that when the resin is cured, it is removed from the mold, resulting in a very different effect.
Covering objects - this is a little bit harder than filling molds and bezels, but objects can be covered in resin. I have successfully done this by painting thin layers of resin onto small objects and allowing each layer to cure before painting on the next layer. It is a very time consuming process, and it can be difficult to do without ending up with drips, but is also a means to create very unique pieces, as well as preserving small organic objects, such as small sticks. I heard about an art exhibit where parts of a human corpse were preserved in resin - definitely not something I'd ever want to attempt! But, it gives you an idea of what a versatile material resin is.

One of the things that is appealing to me about working with resin is that it is a relatively new material. There aren't very many experts on working with resin, so every experiment I do is exciting. Unlike working with silver, a material I can ask thousands of experts for advice on, most people working with resin today are just starting to discover it and try new things. And it is so different from metalwork, yet easily combines with the metalwork I do. Silver bezels can be filled with resin to add color, texture, even images to what would otherwise be a very simple piece of jewelry. I plan to write project tutorials for working with resin in the near future, but my advice to anyone thinking about trying resin is to experiment. Gather together some bezels, or found objects that could work as bezels, purchase some resin (the brand I use is called Colores and is available from Rio Grande), and see what you can come up with filling your bezels with the resin and small found objects. Color can be added by mixing in colored powders, such as the mica powders used by stampers. Almost any object small enough to put in a bezel can be embedded in resin. There aren't many teachers right now doing resin workshops, but if you can find one, it's a great introduction to the material, and having someone show you step by step how to mix, pour, color, etc. can be helpful.