Jewelry Making

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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I’m interested in making my own body jewelry, and I thought I would start with resin.
My big problem is that I can’t find anything to use a mold that would be appropriate for 00g ear plugs!
Has anyone had any experience with resin, and if you’ve ever made your own plugs, how did you make/where did you get a mold?
Any tips are welcome.
Thanks, but, I have some clay..

Please be careful. In a lot of people, clay can be toxic. Maybe it’s just Fimo, though.

This has been discussed on Body Art Forms some times. I can’t remember the details of how some people have made plugs, but I’ll link you to the forum.

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I have seen tutorials on enbedding things in resin. I have also seen some resin jewelry that uses the little round candy sprinkles. Would the resin not make the candy sprinkles bleed out into the resin? I was wondering if I would have to seal them in some way prior to embedding….

The colouring in candy sprinkles will only run if its wet in water. The resin would not make it run so any pre-sealing of the sprinkles would be unnecessary.

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I want to start making resin jewelry, but I was wondering if I should use Polyester resin of Epoxy resin. Also, ANY other information I can get would be lovely, cause I’ve never done it before!

Thanks
Whether you’d want to use a polyester resin or an epoxy resin would mainly involve exactly how you want to use it.

In general, polyester resins are use in (deep) molds, then are removed after curing (though there is one new line of "tweaked" epoxy resin called Easy Cast that can be cast in deep molds too, though it will come out a bit soft and/or flexible if heated (even with body heat).

Epoxy resins are generally used for pouring into shallow "cells" (like pendant trays, cabachon settings, polymer clay frames, etc) where they are left in place, or they’re used to pour over freestanding flat surfaces (like bar tops, or smaller things).

Polyester resins are less "safe" to lungs, etc., than epoxy resins.
Epoxy resins come in two parts mixed one to one, and polyester resins come in two parts mixed a lot of one to a few drops of the other.
You’d want a craft type polyester resin if you went with polyester, not the lines that are usually used for fiberglass, etc.

There’s loads of info, lessons, etc, on both kinds of resin (as well as a few variations on those), and also info about mixing, applying, coloring, brands, etc., on this page at my site if you want to check it out:
http://glassattic.com/polymer/other_materials.htm
I’ve also written about resins before (here and elsewhere), so you might want to check out these too for summaries:

http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=275238.msg3112408#msg3112408
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=293667.msg3341730#msg3341730
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=254029.msg3522191#msg3522191

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AqrgkeBSA9O5mPYmuEFkMbrsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20090718165216AAJahSb
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AvmUkcJwjNazA4cK2Xywf2Dsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20080411123337AAqv0lf

HTH,

Diane B.

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I recently started jewellery making and eventually I’d like to start making and designing with the above materials. Just wondering what else I’d need…clippers, jumprings etc.. Erm, also any tutorials you may find (please specify the page if on a forum). I tried DIYScene, Little Black Cherry, Googled continuously…

That’s a pretty wide range of things, and "polymer clay jewelry" would be a hugely wide field!

Here are some places to begin looking for info about those things though (mostly from my site, but there will also be links to other sites on those pages)… on each page, you’ll find tutorials, tips, links to examples, etc:

RESINS:
http://glassattic.com/polymer/other_materials.htm
BOTTLECAPS USING EPOXY RESIN:
…(same page as above, but click on the subcategory *In Permanent Cells* under the Epoxy category)

POLYMER CLAY JEWELRY (though the tutorials/tips/links to examples for the huge range of *patterns* and *effects* that can be created with polymer clay would dealt with on other pages of the site –see Table of Contents link in the "Source" below for a listing of all the pages):
http://glassattic.com/polymer/beads.htm
… http://glassattic.com/polymer/beads-holes.htm
http://glassattic.com/polymer/jewelry.htm
http://glassattic.com/polymer/pendants_cording.htm
http://glassattic.com/polymer/buttons.htm
http://glassattic.com/polymer/wire.htm

HTH,

Diane B.

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