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ANYTHING YOU PUT INJEWELRY needs to hold up underthe stress jewelry undergoes when
you wear it, but that doesnt mean
everything you put in jewelry has
to be bullet-proo. As long as your
design adequately protects delicate
items, they are durable enough.
Resins are a great way to protect
and preserve such ephemerals as
abric and paper that need to be
kept dry as well as sae rom scratching or chipping.
Borrowed rom resin casting developed primarily or light
industry, embedding ocal elements in resin opens up thepossibilities or ound object and personal memento jewelry
as never beore. Bits o old ribbons, a partly stained blouse,
hardware odds and ends, ticket stubs, vintage labels, ower
petals, autumn leaves, even candy or a piece o a wedding
invitation are all candidates or your handmade resin jewelry
experiments, potential centerpieces or pendants, earrings,
bracelets, and even rings. You can also create decorative ele-
ments using resins alone.
I youd like to dip into resin, this eBook is or you. How to
Make Resin Jewelry: 4 Free Projects plus Bonus Guide
to Resin Jewelry Supplies includes a resin jewelry tutorial
or our dierent kinds o resin jewelry. Tree use a premade
bezel or the embedded object, but i youre comortable do-
ing it, you can make your own bezels and other adaptations
as you please.
Another project shows you how to create aux enamel ear-
rings in the style known as plique--jour, rom the French
or letting in daylight, in which both sides o the work are
unbacked and open to the light! Youll also fnd great tips or
working with resin, and an easy-to-use comparison o resin
jewelry supplies and products that includes pros and cons or
several types o resin, including some specially developed or
jewelry use.
Learn how to make resin jewelry and expand your world o
jewelry making materials today. Its all waiting or you in How
to Make Resin Jewelry: 4 Free Projects plus Bonus Guide
to Resin Jewelry Supplies.
Mrl Whit
Editorial Director, Interweave Jewelry Group
RESIN & BRONZE WIRE CUFFBY HELEN I. DRIGGS
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THE RIGHT RESINBY ELEANORE MACNISH
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URBAN RELICBY LISA BLACKWELL
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FLOWER-BURST RINGBY DANIELLE FOX
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COLORFUL RESIN EARRINGSBY TOM & KAY BENHAM
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Flowerburst RingBY Danielle Fox
W mbddd i wopar
poy rsi, a pair o blak
amld, rivlik owrs
adds dimsio ad pu o is oral
md rig.
T o o l s & M a T e r i a l s
3 crystal volcano 2mm crystal atbacks2 black 52mm vintage enamel owers1 silver-plated 20303mm bezel ring1 piece o decorative paper
2-part epoxy resinMultipurpose glueJewelry cementSmall clear disposable plastic measuring
cupSmall paintbrushCrat stickoothpickParchment paper
Liver o sulur (optional)Finished size: Adjustabletechniques: Collage; Gluing;Oxidizing; Resin
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step 1 Oxidize the ring: Oxidize the bezel ring with liver o sulur i desired.
step 2 Cut and seal the paper: Careully cut out a piece o decorative paper to ft
inside the bezel (fg. a). Working on the piece o parchment paper, use the paint-
brush to coat both sides and the edges o the cutout paper with multipurpose
glue (fg. b) and let dry; repeat several times to ensure that the paper is completely
sealed. Place the sealed paper cutout in the ring bezel.
B
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FLOWER-BURST RING By dANIELLE FOx
step 3 Embellish the paper: Use the toothpick to dab
the back o 1 atback crystal with jewelry cement, thenadhere it to the cutout paper (fg. c). Repeat twice with
the remaining atbacks, then twice more with the enamel
owers. Let dry.
step 4 Pour the frst layer o resin: Pour oz Part A resin
into the plastic measuring cup, then pour oz Part B resin
into the same cup. Use the crat stick to gently old the two
parts o resin into each other, mixing until smooth, about
2 minutes. Tis batch o resin will be useul or 30 minutes.
Use the crat stick to drizzle resin mixture into the bezel
until it reaches the top o the bezel. Place the bezel in a
warm, drat-ree area to dry or at least 6 hours.
step 5 Pour the doming layer o resin: Repeat Step 4,
drizzling resin into the bezel until it domes (fg. d). Let dryand cure completely; this will take 3 ull days . Do not touch
the resin until it is completely dry or youll risk leaving
fngerprints.
DANIELLE FOX
is the editor o Handcrated Jewelry and Stringing magazines,
the author o Simply Modern Jewelry (Interweave, 2008), and
the coauthor o Mixed Metals (Interweave, 2009). She lives
with her husband and Berner puppy near Boulder, Colorado.
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resources
contact your local bead shop. Flatback
crystals: Fusionbeads.com. enamel Flowers:
isabellas collections. ring: amate studios
(wholesale only). letterpress i stinkgreeting card: hello!lucky. ice resin: www.
iceresin.com. mod podge multipurpose glue
and g-s hypo cement: michaels.
T i p s
A 12 oz plastic soda bottle flled partway with sand
works as a perect ring stand: Te rings shank fts inside
the bottles opening, while the ring top rests on top.
o help cut out a piece o paper that fts inside the
bezel, ink up the bezel part o the ring on an ink pad,
then use it to stamp your paper. Wash o the ring
immediately to remove the ink, then cut out the paper
just inside the stamped line. rim as necessary to ft the
paper snugly inside the bezel.
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Immorali a prsoal mmo by isrig i i a prmad bl sig ad ovrig i wi a
wopar rsi miur a dris ard ad lar. T uky bl usd i is kla is omplmd
by sraps o lar ad ai.
Urban Relic
BY LISA BLACKWELL
T e C H N i Q U e s
Jump ringsResin
Wire wrapping
M a T e r i a l s
1 bronze 14mm ring3 fne silver 624mm bone links1 recycled-metal 1224mm ree-orm
charm1 shibuichi 2335mm 2-hole bezelpendant1 natural brass 512mm lobster clasp
1 natural brass 7.3mm jump ring5 natural brass 10.3mm jump rings2-" (27 links) o natural brass 3.5mmsoldered rollo chain
5" (21 links) o natural brass 5.58mm
unsoldered oval chain16" o brass 20-gauge wire6" o dark brown 2mm leather lacedecorative paper
2-part epoxy resinmultipurpose glue
T o o l s
scissorsdisposable mixing cupPopsicle stick
handheld torch (optional)2 pairs o chain- or at-nose pliers
wire cutters
s o U r C e s
Contact your local bead shop. Bronzering, recycled-metal charm, bone links,
and bezel pendant: Zoa Art. Naturalbrass jump rings, chain, and clasp:Vintaj Natural Brass Co. (wholesaleonly). Leather: MB Imports. Brass wire:
Rio Grande. Enviroex Lite Pour-OnHigh Gloss Finish resin: Jo-Ann Fabricand Crat.
T i p
Items that look great in bezels: old photographs, small collages
pieces o paper torn rom an old book or letter, decorative pap
and small beads, buttons, or sequins.
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URBAN RELIC By LISA BLACkWELL
step 1 Insert the decorative paper into
the bezel: Use the scissors to cut a piece o
decorative paper that will ft inside the bezel,
then insert it in the bezel (fg. 1).
step 2 Fill the bezel pendant with resin:
Prepare the resin by mixing equal parts o
Part A and Part B in a mixing cup. Use the
Popsicle stick to gently stir the mixture or a
smooth resin; a whipping motion will create
bubbles. Once mixed, let the resin stand
or 5 minutes. Pour the resin into the bezel
pendant, allowing it to dome slightly on top
(fg. 2). I you see bubbles in the resin, you canremove them at this point with a handheld
torch: simply sweep the torch quickly over the
surace o the resin, making sure not to get
the ame too close to the resin, or it could
burn. Let dry or 24 hours.
step 3 Attach the recycled-metal charm
to the pendant: Use the 7.3mm jump ring
to attach the recycled-metal charm to the
bottom hole o the bezel pendant (fg. 3).
step 4 Prepare the chain: Disassemble the
5.58mm chain into the ollowing pieces by
opening and closing the unsoldered chain
links as you would jump rings: 2 single-link
(") pieces, one 3-link (") piece, one 7-link
(1-") piece, and one 9-link (2-") piece.
step 5 Make the center o the necklace:
Attach one 10.3mm jump ring to one end
o the rollo chain (fg. 4). Use the other end
o the rollo chain to string the pendants
loop. Attach one end o the 3-link piece o
5.58mm chain to the ree end o the rollo
chain (fg. 5). Attach one 10.3mm jump ring to
the other end o the 3-link piece o 5.58mm
chain.
step 6 Add the short segments o leather:
Use one end o one 1-" piece o leather to
string the 10.3mm jump ring attached to one
end o the rollo chain (fg. 6). Fold the end
o the leather over the jump ring and to the
center o the leather; secure the resulting loop
with multipurpose glue (fg. 7); let dry. Use
the other end o the same piece o leather
to string the bronze ring. Fold the end o the
leather over the bronze ring and to the center
o the leather so that it overlaps the leather
end that is already glued down by about";
secure the resulting loop with multipurpose
glue. Repeat entire step starting with the
10.3mm jump ring attached to the end o the
3-link piece o 5.58mm chain and attaching
it to another 10.3mm jump ring.
step 7 Add the long segment o leather: Use
one end o one 3" piece o leather to string
the bronze ring, opposite to where the short
piece o leather was attached in Step 6. Fold
the last" o the leather over the bronze ringand secure the resulting loop with multi-
purpose glue; let dry. Repeat entire step using
the other end o the same piece o leather
and one 10.3mm jump ring.
step 8 Secure the short-leather loops with
wire wraps: Use one 4" piece o brass wire to
string one o the leather loops ormed in Step
6, leaving a" tail (fg. 8). Wrap the wire our
or fve times around the center o the short-
leather segment (fg. 9); trim excess wire rom
both ends, leaving just enough wire to tuck
into the leather. Repeat entire step using the
other short-leather segment.
step 9 Secure the long-leather loops with
wire wraps: Use one end o one 4" piece o
brass wire to string one o the leather loops
ormed in Step 7. Wrap the wire our or fve
times around the base o the leather loop.
Repeat entire step using the other loop
ormed in Step 7.
step 10 Attach the bone links: Use one
10.3mm jump ring to attach the ree 10.3mm
jump ring on one short-leather segment to
one end o 1 bone link. Use 1 single link o
5.58mm chain to attach the other end o
the previous link to one end o another link
(fg. 10). Use 1 single link o 5.58mm chain to
attach the other end o the previous link to
one end o another link. Finish this hal o the
necklace by attaching one end o the 9-link
piece o 5.58mm chain to the other end o
the previous link.
step 11 Attach the clasp: Attach one end
o the 7-link piece o 5.5x8mm chain to the
clasp. Attach the other end o the chain to the
ree 10.3mm jump ring on the long-leather
segment.
lisa blackwell is one hal o Zoa Art and a
PMC artist. She lives in Inman, South Carolina,
and can be reached at www.zoaart.com.
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step 1 Soak bezels in strong, resh, warm
pickle. Scrub components with brass brush
and dish detergent. Give components a good
rinse and let dry or several hours in warm
place on wad o paper towels.
I stock a wide variety o preabbed brass
components, most o which are suitable or
resin containment. It is cheaper to buy themthan to abricate them, but i you are a purist,
you can abricate actual bezels youve soldered
yoursel. It is important to clean them well so
as not to interere with the resin chemistry.
step 2 Seal abric strips with abric stiener.
Tis step makes cutting them out easier, and
will encase any errant abric dye in polymer.
You can use printed paper, too, but seal that
with polymer based decoupage medium and
let it dry completely.
Resin & BronzeWire CuffA trendy cu and an ancient metal
BY Helen i. Driggs
s k i l l s
SawingRivetingHammer orming
M a T e r i a l s
Resin or other drillable ocal elementin a bezel
8-gauge round bronze wire20-gauge bronze or brass sheet12-gauge copper wireJax patina or brass and bronze
Masking tape
T o o l s
Hand tools: orging hammer, rivetinghammer, jewelers saw and blades, oval
bracelet mandrel, fles, B+S gauge, 1/2"diameter dowel, mandrel or rodOther tools: torch and pickle pot orannealing, resin measuring and pouringsupplies, scissors, abric or paper, abric
stiener, ex shat and #45 drill bit,ball bur, brass brush, dish detergent,Sharpie
s o U r C e s
Most o the tools and materials or
this project will be available rom wellstocked jewelry supply vendors.
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step 3 Working on a wax-paper background
(resin wont adhere to it), cut out abric
patches and insert into cells o brass bezels .
I you create circular ocals, a circle template
makes it easy to get a perect ft.step 4 Follow manuacturers directions or
mixing resin and hardener. Use a wax-lined
paper cup to create a pouring spout and
careully fll bezels.
step 5 Cure or 24+ hours in a protected
place.
Ive got potential dust and cat hair issues in
my studio. I position my resin ocals under the
lid o a Riker mount so I can check on them
or bubbles as they cure, which also prevents
airborne cat hairs rom settling on the surace.
step 6 race edges o bezel and draw outline
or mounting plate. Make a pattern on paper,
adhere to brass sheet. Cut out with saw.
Hammer texture i desired, keeping metal at.
Clean fnish edges.
step 7 Cut two 6" lengths o 8ga bronze wire.
Clean fnish cut ends. Anneal, quench, and
pickle. Rinse and dry.
step 8 Make Sharpie mark at 3" on both
wires.
step 9 Wrap wires around mandrel, rod, or
dowel at center mark to orm long U shape.
step 10 Hammer cut wire ends completely
at, to about 20ga thickness. Anneal. Quench,
pickle, and rinse. Dry wires completely.
step 11 Drill hole at 1, 5, 7, and 11-oclock
positions o ocal with #45 drill bit.
step 12 Countersink hole in resin slightly with
a ball bur. Set ocal aside.
step 13 Drill holes into edges and center obacking plate with #45 bit.
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Use a drinking straw to blow on the suro poured resin to pop the inevitable
bubbles that rise to the surace as it cureTake care not to touch the resin suracewith the straw.
Tere are lots o molds on the marketnow or resin i you cant fnd the bezelstyle components.
Use wax paper to protect your worktoprom spills; resin wont adhere to thewax paper.
Seal paper and abric with the appro-priate sealant to prevent the resin romsaturating the paper, or causing the abdye to leach out into the plastic.
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RESIN & BRONZE WIRE CUFF By HELEN I. dRIGGS
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step 14 Measure wrist. Position backplate at
appropriate area o bracelet mandrel based
on wrist measurement. Indicate outline o
backplate with masking tape and Sharpie on
mandrel. Mark hole locations.
step 15 Form annealed wires into cu shape
at marks on mandrel. Ensure hammered
sections overlap drilled hole positions at edge
and center.
step 16 Cut 3" length o 12ga copper wire.
Hammer a mushroom head on one end o
wire with rivet hammer.
step 17 Rivet cu wire to backplate one
hole at a time. Make sure wire ends overlap at
center holes, but do not extend too ar past
rivet.
Tis measurement will depend on the size
o the wrist, the size o the backplate, and
the length o the at hammered sections
o the bronze wires. Compare the wrist
measurement marked on the mandrel, and
fle away any excess attened wire. Hammer
the center rivets ush with the surace o the
backplate to ensure the ocal sits at on thesurace and does not rock. Veriy ft o bracelet
beore riveting on the ocal.
step 18 Position drilled ocal on backplate.
ranser position o frst drilled hole o ocal to
backplate.
step 19 Insert rivet wire into drilled holes,
mark length and cut. Complete rivet,hammering until ush on both sides. Veriy
positions o ocal and backplate. Repeat
riveting process or remaining 3 holes.
step 20 Patina bronze to deep chocolate
brown. Hand polish to high sheen and seal
patina with dab o wax.
helen i. driggs is Senior Editor oLapidary
Journal Jewelry Artistand an experienced
metalsmith. A BFA graduate o Moore College
o Art, she has worked as an inormation
graphics artist, art director, writer, and editor.
She is a member o the Pennsylvania Society o
Goldsmiths and the Society o North American
Goldsmiths.
6 d e s i g n o p t i o n s
Drill parallel holes down the cu wires andattach beads down the length o thebracelet with 20ga wire.
Instead o open curves on the cu,hammer the U shapes together tightly.
Rivet 1 big and 2 smaller side ocals to the cu
Embed other stu in the resin just remember to keep the areas you haveto drill clear o glass, stone, or otherundrillable materials.
Fill the bezels with fred polymer clay insteado resin.
Make a metal clay ocal instead o a resin one,
but make sure the holes you create will fredown to a size compatible with the12ga rivet wire.
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Color Resin EarringsPretend plique--jour enamel
BY TOM & KAY BENHAMs k i l l s
FabricationSolderingResin
M a T e r i a l s
24-gauge sterling silver strip: .020 x.12528-gauge fne silver bezel wire: .013
x .125Sterling silver seamless tubing: .188OD x .156 ID18-gauge sterling silver round wireDouble-sided carpet tape
Five-minute, two-part epoxyICE Resin and Hardener (we chosethis product because o its ability toproduce a glistening dome fnish)
Assorted colors o fne glitterRenaissance Wax
T o o l s
Hand tools: assorted pliers; assortedfles, jewelers gram scale, tube cuttingjig; jewelers saw and blades, ush
cutter, cup burLayout tools: pencil, paperFinishing tools: beeswax, vibratorytumbler
Other tools: disposable mixing cups,spatula, micro-spatula, eye dropper,wooden toothpicks, acetoneSoldering tools: torch and tips , striker,
ux, easy solder, soldering block,quench and pickle
s o U r C e s :
ools & Materials: Most o the toolsand materials or this project will beavailable rom well stocked jewelry
supply vendors.ICE Resin: www.iceresin.com
OPenInG PhOtO: JIM LAWSOn
PROJect PhOtOS: tOM & KAY BenhAM
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COLORFUL RESIN EARRINGS By TOm & kAy BENHAm
Once we agreed on our design, we used
tracing paper to create our pattern.
{photo 1} Use pattern as a guide. With
fngers and assortment o orming pliers,
create rames o earrings rom lengths o
sterling silver strip, similar to orming a bezel.
Mark and cut strips, then fle ends square.
{photo 2} Solder outer rames using easy
solder. Quench, pickle, rinse. File and sand
solder joint smooth.
{photo 3} Again using fngers and
assortment o orming pliers, this time with
5 6 7 8
1 2 3 4
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lengths o fne silver bezel wire, orm each
partition piece to ft pattern. ake time
to adjust and readjust each partition until
satisfed that it fts pattern snugly.
{photo 4} Use tube cutting jig to cut our .125"
lengths o sterling silver tubing.
wo tubing lengths will create the openings
or the ear wires; the second set to create 2
teardrop shapes which we ormed with our
small needle-nose pliers.
{photo 5} Mix up small batch o fve-
minute, two-part epoxy to secure each
intersection with outer rame. Apply epoxy
to each joint with tip o wooden toothpick,
then place assemblies under work lamp to
allow a proper cure.
We did not bond the teardrop shapes or
the ear wire openings at this time.
{photo 6} Place a strip o double-sided carpet
tape to a sheet o paper, then remove release
strip rom top side o carpet tape. Careully
press each assembly onto tape to seal bottom
o assembly so it wont leak when liquid resin
is poured into each cavity. Press small teardrop
shapes and pieces o tubing or ear wires ontocarpet tape according to the pattern.
{photo 7} Careully weigh equal amounts o
resin and hardener with jewelers gram scale.
{photo 8} Mix resin with spatula or two
minutes per manuacturers recommendation.
Because we wanted our earrings to match, we
mixed a batch large enough so that we could fll
comparable partitions in both earrings in one
application.
{photo 9} Add glitter in small amounts
using a micro-spatula. Add glitter in severalsmall batches, rather than adding too much
to avoid having to mix up another batch.
Mix glitter thoroughly into resin ater each
addition.
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{photo 10} Using dropper, add each batch
o resin in appropriate cavities. Fill cavities
only 3/4 ull to allow or fnal doming layer o
clear resin. Clean eye dropper with acetone
between each resin batch.{photo 11} Allow resin to cure at room
temperature or one hour according to direc-
tions. Place assemblies under work light or
24 hours. Ten turn light o and allow resin to
cool to room temperature beore proceeding.
{photo 12} Mix a large enough batch to
dome both earrings at same time. Again, with
eye dropper, add resin slowly and careully so
it domes up. Dont allow resin to ow over
sides. Allow resin to cure at room temperature
or one hour, and then place under work light
or 24 hours. Remove rom light and allow to
cool to room temperature beore removing tape
rom back. Avoid touching the resin surace as it can
acquire fngerprints or several days beore it is
ully cured.
Create ear wires with 20ga sterling silver
round wire. Round each end with the
cup burr lubricated with beeswax beore
shaping.
We placed the ear wires into a vibratory
tumbler or a couple o hours to work-harden
them.
Beore attaching earrings to wires, apply a coat
o Renaissance Wax to protect resin surace.
TOM & KAY BENHAM are teachers of
both metalsmithing and lapidary, are mem-
bers of The Florida Society of Goldsmiths
and The Central Florida Mineral & Gem So-
ciety.
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The Right Resinfnd the kind that works or you
BY ELEANORE MACNISH
Rsis av bom vry popular or jwlry us, as mid mdia is bomig mor widly usd ad apd i jwlry
appliaios. O, oly kid o rsi I kw abou was oi wopar poy rsi. now, os o alraivs is, may
o wi, ak goodss, ar ooi. Tis is a aou o my qus or pr rsi.
tWO-PARt ePOxY ReSInS
Until testing Ice Rsin by Susan Lenart Kazmer and colors Rsin
by Rio Grande, I only had experience using toxic two-part resins and
used them only when I absolutely had to. wo-part epoxy resins are
terribly messy to work with, tend to bubble and keep bubbling over
the course o several hours (meaning you have to babysit them and
check on them every ew minutes to check or new bubbles), and are
toxic. o be quite honest, I was not terribly excited about these two
particular resins being nontoxic because they were still in the class o
the dreaded two-part resin. But I was wrong. Incorrect. Blissully o
the mark.
I started by mixing the ICE Resin. Te viscosity is wonderully
smooth, and it was easy to mix, with ew bubbles. As I stirred, the
mixture went rom hazy to crystal clear and almost all the bubbles
dissipated! When I started mixing the Colores Resin, I used the
resin and the thick hardener and elt a sense o doom as I mixed. It
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THE RIGHT RESIN By ELEANORE mACNISH
Colores
PaPer andresinIn gnral, itis a good ida always to sal papr
(inluding t dgs) you plan to ovr wit
rsinvn toug my xprimnts rvald tat
Ice Rsin, colors Rsin, and Gl du Solil sm to
work wll wit unsald glossy poto papr. Inmost
ass, i you do not sal t papr, t rsin will
turn it translunt. I you miss a oupl ospots, t
papr will at lik a wik and pull rsin into itsfbrs.
Somtims, I lik t t o a littl bit orsin
blding into t imag bausit addsto t agd
look. howvr, i its important tat t imag b
onsistnt,you must sal it ompltly!
Wn I sal papr or rsin (xpt Amazing
Glaz), I sandwi it btwn two pis olar
paking tap, utt imag out o t tap and
spradglu around t dgs. I t imag is too
larg to b ovrdby t tap, I brus bot sids
wit wit ratglu, lt it dry, and tn ut out t
imag and sal t dgs wit glu. It is nssary to
sal any papr produt, vintag or ontmporary.
Here, the let side o the
sheet music was sealedand the right side was notsealed. It makes a gigantic
dierence!
IceResin
FYI
A savvy crafter reviews three types of resin!
was thick and milky and riddled with bubbles . . . and stayed
that way. Ugh! I reread the instructions and could not fnd
anything I had done wrong. I tried again, but with the thin
hardener and a one-to-one ratio (rather than the one-to-two
recommended). Presto, success! Te resin mixed beautiully,
went rom hazy to crystal clear, and almost all o the bubbles
dissipated just seconds ater mixing!
I poured a little o each resin over a glossy photo rom
an ink-jet printer that was in a brass bezel to see i it was
compatible with the ink and the photo paper and also to
check the resins doming abilities. I mixed the remaining
bit o each resin with pixie dust, a coating used or
lampworked glass beads, to color it. I then poured the resins
into bottle caps and brushed a little o each over some
paper just to cover all the bases. Te next morning, ater
everything had cured, I inspected my workeverything was
perect! Te only dierence was the colored ICE Resin was
a bit tacky while the Colores Resin was rock hard. Te ICE
Resin eventually hardened completely ater another twenty-
our hours. I did not color either resin with the manuac-
turers suggested products, but rather with what I had on
hand, and this could make a dierence. All in all, both o
these products are spectacular! >>
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THE RIGHT RESIN By ELEANORE mACNISH
ice rby Susan Lenart
Kazmer
2-Part EPoxy
rEsin
cby Rio Grande
2-Part EPoxy
rEsin
mgG
by Lisa PavelkaUV rEsin
G d s
by JudiKinsUV rEsin
Dd Gz
by JudiKinsrEsin GlazE
azg Gz
by JudiKinsrEsin GlazE
nontoxic X X X X X X
Dries crystal
clearX X X X
Dries yellow Over time X
Dries rock HarD X X X X
Dries smootH X X X X X X
cures in 520
minutesX X X
cures in
12 Hours
Cures fullyin 36 hours
XTakes more
than 24 hours
can Be Heat cureD X X Cures only by heat
selF-levelinG X X X X X X
Dome eFFect easily
acHieveD on a Flat
Piece oF PaPerX X X
Domesin a
bezelX
Requires multiplelayers to dome
in a bezel; will notdome on paper.
comPatiBle
witH unsealeD
Glossy ink-jet
X X X Sometimes
easy to use X X X X X X
sanDaBle X X X X X
waterProoF X X X X X
FlexiBle X X X X X
easily crackeD X
2009 Price $3 per oz $1.22 per oz $9.50 per oz $26.29 per oz $2.63 per oz $3.25 per oz
resinchart
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THE RIGHT RESIN By ELEANORE mACNISH
ink-jet printer in Gel du Soleil, letting it cure, then topping it o with
Magic-Glos to achieve a high dome. It worked beautiully! Tese two
products seem to be compatible with one another.
Gel du Soleil would be my choice as the product to use if
the resin needs to flow into lots of intricate spaces (like tiny
watch parts) or if you want to use an ink-jet image without
having to seal it first. Magic-Glos has become my go-to
product for its amazing doming properties and rock-hard
finish. When price becomes a factor, Magic-Glos wins hands
down. Magic-Glos is about $9 per ounce and Gel du Soleil is
about $26 per ounce. Because Gel du Soleil can be applied to
ink-jet images and its compatible with Magic-Glos, Ill keep
them both in the studio!
ReSIn GLAzeS
JudiKins Amazing Glaz is basically a nontoxic, granular embossing
powder, which seemed very promising and not scary at allaside
rom the thought o putting an entire pendant in the oven or a ewminutes. Ater playing with it, I discovered Amazing Glaze is great or
certain applicationsjust not or my applications. When you bake it, it
turns a aint yellowa very good thing in certain applications because
it adds an aged look, but not good or me since I use vintage materials
that are already yellow. It will dome, but only ater a ew visits to the
oven, adding a little more powder each time. Particularly troubling is
the inexibility o this material. When used in a thick-walled bezel/
charm, it is great. But when used on something larger, it will crack at
the slightest bending movement o the area in which it resides. Still, it
is easy to use (even or children), sandable, and orms very ew bubbles,
which you can get rid o by reheating.
JudiKins Diamond Glaz is also easy to work with. It has a great consis-
tency and works well as an adhesive or to protect stones in settings.
Keep in mind, though, a 1-millimeter-thick layer takes two to three
hours to dry. Diamond Glaze can yellow like Amazing Glaze and does
not dry crystal clear, but rather a bit cloudy. Also, it is not waterproo
(because it is water-soluble) and scratches airly easily.
Needless to say, Im elated about the inux o new resin products into
the market! Not only have manuacturers conquered the toxicity issue,
but theyve also come up with ormulas that no longer yellow, crack,
bleed into paper, or resist doming. Reerence the chart on page 15 or
more inormation about the properties o each resin mentioned in
this articleIm positive that you, like me, will fnd the right resin orwhatever project youre working on!
eleanore macnish is a glass beadmaker and silversmith living in
Albuquerque, New Mexico. She has been making glass beads or ten
years and doing silver work or two-and-a-hal years. Visit www.emacnish.
com to see more o her work.
UV ReSInS
In the category o ultraviolet (UV) resinsresins that will cure in direct
sunlight or under a UV lampI compared JudiKins Gl du Solil to
the resin I ell in love with a while ago, Magi-Glos rom Lisa Pavelka.
I applied both resins side by side to a variety o suraces: a rag-cotton
paper, a glassine envelope, and two small round cutouts rom a
postcard.
Gel du Soleil is thinner-bodied than the Magic-Glos and produced
almost no dome when I applied it to at pieces o paper. Tis is
because it spreads out instead o keeping a dome shape like the Magic-
Glos. I used in something like a bezel, the Gel du Soleil produced a
dome, but again not quite as rounded and high as the Magic-Glos.
Tink o it like this: the viscosity o Magic-Glos is like honey, and the
Gel du Soleil is like honey warmed in the microwave.
Another dierence: the Gel du Soleil is not as hard when ully cured as
the Magic-Glos. When ully cured, you can make a dent (temporary)
with your fngernail in the surace o the Gel du Soleil; the surace o
the Magic-Glos is too hard to make a dent.
I then applied both UV resins to two ink-jet printsone print on
normal copy paper and one print on glossy photo paperto see i
there was any dierence in the two products with regard to adhesion
and the eect o the resin seeping into unsealed paper. Guess what?
Tere is a gigantic dierence! Both worked fne on the normal copy
paper, but the Magic-Glos slid right o the glossy paper and let a
bunch o goopy, uncured resin on the surace o the print (I suspect
because o a chemical incompatibility with the ink). Te Gel du Soleil
cured ully and adhered to the glossy paper with no problemin act,
it adhered so well that when I tried to peel it o, most o the paper
came with it! With Gel du Soleil, making an ink-jet print on glossy
photo paper eliminated the need to seal the paper! I was so excited I
could hardly stand it.
I wondered i I could combine the best characteristics o both resins
by embedding a photo printed on glossy photo paper with an
Gel du Soleil
Amazing Glaze
DiamondGlaze
Magic-Glos
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