Jewelry Making

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(Two part clear) "resin" and "varnish" (or finishes/sealers) are two different things, though both will create a clear glossy coating and seal.

Here’s info about resins (including where to buy them, the different types, and much more info on using them):
http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091115185640AAXBfZF
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AqRoGzjtN95Is41Kmm_SHHfsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20091011042033AAytK0x
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100402061140AAD0jwB

Finishes can be lots of different materials though, and be purchased in lots of different places. You don’t say what your jewelry is made from, or what you want it to look and act like, so it’s hard to say much about what you might want for your particular situation. Here’s some stuff I’ve written before about some of the clear finishes for polymer clay jewelry, and those plus more could be used on air-dry clay jewelry:

For a clear "glaze" (finish), you *can* use any of these on air-dry clays or on polymer clays:

…clear fingernail polish (for polymer clay the polish must be water-based not "enamel"…anything that says ok for acrylic nails, for example)
…clear polyurethane (gloss, satin, or matte) from hardware store…I’d get a water-based one myself… the Varathane brand is very popular for polymer clayers (and the Studio by Sculpey version of gloss sealer at the craft store is probably the same thing, just rebottled and more expensive)
…floor polishes like "Future" (now called Pledge with Future Shine) or Mop ‘N Glo… these will be thinner than the options above, but will definitely be glossy
…there are also other "glazes" or other materials available at craft and art supply stores that will give a glossy effect and seal if you get the right kind, but none of those will be as tough (re scratching or cloudiness from later humidity) as the ones above:
"acrylic mediums," other "gloss sealers," ModPodge or other decoupage mediums (or thinned down permanent white glue which is the same thing) or "dimensional white glues like Diamond Glaze/etc, clear embossing enamels, etc:
You can read more about all those plus some others if you’re interested on this page at my site:
http://glassattic.com/polymer/finishes.htm

Diane B.

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Hello,

I am from Germany and there aren´t many people who are working with resin to make jewellery. But I know a lot of people does in the USA so I am asking you:)
Where can I get colors for resin or can I take acrylic paints? How do you color your resin?

Thanks,Maggie

You don’t generally want to use water-based colorants for 2 part resins…in fact you won’t want to embed anything that has the least bit if moisture or residual moisture either, or to use things like that as inclusions. You might get away with a little bit of water-based material, but it’s just not a good idea because of the problems water can create in resins.

For liquid colorants, you can buy the colorants sold "for resin" in a range of either transparent or opaque colors (online at eBay or other places that sell resin for arts and crafts, or maybe locally at art supply stores or "plastics" stores if you have them, or maybe hobby or craft stores in small kits?).
But you can also use artists’ oil paints (the kind that artists use to paint with on canvas, in tubes– not "enamel" paints/finishes or anything that *must* be cleaned up with paint thinner).
Most oil paints are transparent. If you want your colorants to be opaque though when you’re using oil paints, you’ll need to use at least some White oil paint in the mix which is always opaque; but that probably won’t allow you to get a really dark, deep color if that’s what you want.

You can also use powdered colorants (from things like ground spices to shavings from oil pastels and more), pigments from the art store or even I believe the cake supply store, and other "inclusions" (mica powders, microfine glitters, etc., etc) to color resin.

You might want to check out the page at my site that deals with resins, and for this topic click on the subcategory called *Coloring & Inclusions* (your English is excellent so you shouldn’t have a problem with all the text/info):
http://glassattic.com/polymer/other_materials.htm

And here are also some previous questions at YA where my replies have summaries about other issues re using resins, the different types of resin, etc:
http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091115185640AAXBfZF
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AqRoGzjtN95Is41Kmm_SHHfsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20091011042033AAytK0x
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100402061140AAD0jwB
(One of my answers will have a link to Craftster.org where there are a lot of discussions about using resin for jewelry too–you might want to check that out.)

HTH,
Diane B.

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I was making resin jewelry and spilled some resin on my concrete patio. Any ideas on how to get it off or rid the discoloration.

Serious answers only please.

Good luck with that. Epoxide resin will bond to the silicon in the cement - you’ll probably have to abrade it off. You might have luck with muriatic acid (aka concentrated hydrochloric acid - have a talk with the guy in the hardware store before you try to use it), but the odds are against it.
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I want to make resin jewelry but I don’t have a hand drill to put the holes in.. is there another way to put holes in it?

You can also drill holes with an electric drill (a small one like a Dremel or other "rotary tool," or a regular electric hand drill).
Here are some of the Dremel brand ones:
http://www.dremel.com/en-us/Tools/Pages/CategoryProducts.aspx?catid=13

You could also glue on a bail instead of making a hole to have the cording pass through, or you could even do something like wire-wrapping around the piece, etc., to add a connector.

(You might want to check out this page at my site about using resin, drilling into it, etc., even though there’s a bunch more stuff I haven’t yet added to the info:
http://glassattic.com/polymer/other_materials.htm )

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I really would like to make some at home! Can someone please explain to me how to make jewelry (well charms) out of resin? Also where might I find resin?
Also can you paint resin?

Resin is an amazing medium, affording near endless possibilities for created new designs. There does, however, seem to be a blatantly large void in the realms of Internet information on the subject. So I wanted to share some of what I have learned in a series of tutorials on the materials and techniques used in resin casting. I recommend starting with EasyCast clear casting epoxy resin. It is great for beginners because it has an easy 1:1 mix ratio. It cures slowly, which is good and bad. Bad because you have to wait a day or more for your piece to fully cure before you can pop it out of the mold. But good – very good, if you need time to fiddle around with colors or inclusions. You have at least a good half hour (depending on local temperature) before the resin starts to gel and thicken.
You can get more information about resin from this website, i think it may be helpful for you:

http://www.craftsadvisor.com/make-spa-products-at-home-bath-salts-bath-body-recipes-bath-bombs-and-soap-making/

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If you know anything, please tell me.
I hear to make it, you need molds or something?
Basically, can you all tell me everything I need to make some amazing resin jewelry?
The materials I’ll need, how the shape it, how it works..?
Thank you!

ALSO: Where can I get Hello Kitty (or any other) little trinkets or charms that are simply plastic. I think that kinda stuff for my bracelets.

<3

I would limit your selection at first until you know what you are doing, so if you like bracelets, make bracelets.

You can make beautiful resin bracelets, like these:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woALcM9gqVY&feature=related
This is a seahorse design, really nice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g01O6v5Nd8I&feature=related
Mermaid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_5ZadiRzVE&feature=related

Here’s how to use a bracelet mold: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H–TW7msaOg&feature=related
Basic supplies: http://skinnerstudio.blogspot.com/2009/02/how-to-make-resin-jewelry-supplies.html

Have fun with it! Hello kitty supplies are available many places on line. Delish beads has some cute ones: http://delishbeads.myshopify.com/collections/charms/pink

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I, for the first time made resin jewelry yesterday! And it came out great!

However I would like to buff one of the edges, whats the best way? Options?

THANKS !
Do you have a dremel (one of those small rotary tools). They are pretty cheap, and there are buffing attachments that would work perfect for what you are doing. I have seen a dremel (or a craftsman(sears brand of rotary tool) for as cheap as $20.

http://www.amazon.com/Dremel-750-02-Minimite-4-8-Volt-Two-Speed/dp/B0000302Y1/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1267915414&sr=8-4

http://www.amazon.com/Dremel-684-01-20-Piece-Polish-Accessory/dp/B00005LEXV/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1267915459&sr=1-1

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i buy this Super Glaze Eproxy at a paint store for $25.99 usd http://www.picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/YrbgbMK2l70Bee1A_6C0MjkZ4tEHFltfDlY2TWYuhi0?feat=directlink
its my first attempt for resin jewelry, in my country i search for resin in craft stores and they do not sell that , and here we don’t have Michaels store,oh walmart dont have resin.
at home depot i can find resin? its for the next time
where i can find a tutorial to work with Eproxy resin??
can i use chocolate molds with this resin?

what type of glitter and paint i can use for resin jewelry ??

Yes, you can use this product for making resin jewelry –at least some kinds of jewelry.

This type is called a "bartop" epoxy resin (note that there’s no R in the spelling of "epoxy" when you do searches online), and clear epoxy resin sold for that use is generally the same thing as "craft" epoxy resin (in other words, it’s clear enough).

Here are the instructions for using this particular brand from online, or you can just do an online search for the name of the product, and a link for the pdf version of the instructions will be in the results:
http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:qB6nxaAmZIkJ:www.newparks.com/PDF/71540-Instructions_FP.pdf+parks+super+glaze+epoxy&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjINMLiSI7usu9Gb3AplPHZ2uXIZigj8c9t3hI2osynvB-ZXugZO2gGm2uLvKwZo0N0YW4HuLc61Zspldm17O4bZwsBWteCS0KxY2wYqhjCjGOTZDpdydawjIfAJhNg9UYEgXdG&sig=AHIEtbQuapUMqI9MPXZYX4eRg6jCZYiXXQ

Craft resins are usually sold in craft stores, art supply stores, hobby stores, and hardware stores in the U.S., with the "bartop" resins also sold at hardware or home improvement stores like Home Depot.

Be aware though that there are at least two types of clear craft resin you’ll often see –polyester resin and several types of epoxy resin. They’re not the same, and they can’t always be used for the same types of "jewelry," etc.

Instead of writing all the differences again, just check out my answers in these previous questions about resin for summaries of that info, plus more about using resins:
http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091115185640AAXBfZF
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AqRoGzjtN95Is41Kmm_SHHfsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20091011042033AAytK0x
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100402061140AAD0jwB
…and maybe this one too: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100206091500AA7eXFv

For much more info (and lessons, brands, types, molds, paints and inclusions, etc.) re using craft resins though, check out this page at my site:
http://glassattic.com/polymer/other_materials.htm

HTH,
Diane B.

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post a website or a sep by step guide

i have a 15 centemeter image that i am mounting on a centemeter thick peice of wood.. byt how do i get that clear coating ?

There are two ways to get what you’re asking about with a resin, and two different types of 2-part resin that could be used (though I find often people don’t realize there’s a difference in the 2 types and what each can and can’t do, calling them all just "resin").

If you use a *polyester* resin, you’ll be putting your image and wood into a mold that’s just a bit wider than your wood, face down onto the resin, then adding more resin on top fully trapping or "encasing/embedding" the items in resin. Polyester resins are also called "casting" resins because they’re intended to be poured into molds… there the front part of the resin item will be the part that’s deepest into the mold. One brand is Cast ‘N Craft… it will be mixed by adding a few drops of part B (the catalyst) to a lot of part A.

The other way to do it would be with an *epoxy* resin.
For that, you’d place your image (adhered to the wood), face up this time, on top of a small riser –narrower than the wood but any height–often a few stacked coins are used.
Then mix equal parts of its part A and part B, and pour that over the top (upward facing) image**… some brands are Envirotex Lite, Ultra Glo, etc. Any excess will drip off the edges but the resin will also pool and dome a bit and create a very thick coating ("equal to 60 coats of polyurethane" I think they usually say).
You can also brush epoxy resin on the back of your wood if you want then let cure again, or just use a polyurethane or diluted white glue for that part.
Epoxy resins are the type that are also frequently used for bartops to get that thick clear coating (and sometimes even called bartop resin.)

You can buy either of those types of resin at craft and hobby shops if you don’t need much of it.

(**be sure and seal the paper and any bare wood that will be touching any resin before using it since those materials are porous –you can use a thinned down permanent white glue, then let it dry …otherwise the paper will turn translucent, and the wood could cause moisture or air released during the cure causing problems (not sure about that last part though)

There’s more info on the two types of resin and how to use them on this page at site if you want to check it out:
http://glassattic.com/polymer/other_materials.htm

P.S. You don’t need a blowtorch for popping the normal bubbles that happen when epoxy resins first start to cure. Most will pop on their own, or you can use anything that makes carbon dioxide like a match, or your breath (exhaling through a straw can focus your carbon dioxide even more).

HTH,

Diane B.

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i would really like to get into making resin jewellery like this http://www.chicki.co.uk/jewellery/apple-ring/prod_1336.html

but i have no idea about resin or how you make it or anything! can anyone help me with what i need and how you do it etc?

Here are some directions (there are others on the net too): http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/cr_jewelry/article/0,2025,DIY_13762_5731337,00.html

sample of some molds: http://www.dickblick.com/zz335/87/

Looks like you need a mold, resin mixture, resin release and
something to embed (if you want).

Hope this helps you some.

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