Back in my Blick days, I had to make some resin gems for an example project, but never really took it any further than that. So when I was given an Amazon gift card, I did what any sane COVID-era hermit would do, blow it on another hobby. I’d seen some cool and inspiring pieces on Pinterest and Instagram, which my brain interprets as “hey, I can do that!” I started with a sweet paperweight and some scrap jewelry chain.
I used Dr. Resin brand resin, which was the 16oz $14.99 kit from Amazon along with a $14.99 Silicone Casting Molds Set. I had some Pearl Ex powder and glitter in my cache of art supplies. Heated up my resin in a plastic bag in water in a mini crock pot. Make sure you wear gloves, have good ventilation, and mix in very small batches. A heat gun or lighter can help get rid of bubbles.
I’m gonna look so baller at the arcade tonight.
The giddy 80s child inside me was dancing around when I removed these pieces from the molds. They set in 24hrs and were fully cured in 72hrs. The little metal moons are from a nail art kit. Can’t wait to make these into earrings and other jewelry. OTHER TIPS: Stir the resin with the hardener for a full 7 minutes. Use scotch tape to get dust particles out of silicone molds. Don’t mix the powders in the molds just mix and pour from the silicone mixing cups. Also don’t scrape the the mixing cups, there’s a chance that some didn’t mix in the corners.