[Katherine Swift]

This comes through email by Cory:

Hi there. I hope I can get a response. I know yall are really busy and thats always a good thing.
🙂

I have a few questions.

I have been reading a whole lot on making resin jewelry and trying to figure out how to start.
And I have lots of questions and Ill start with just a few.

Id like to start by making lever back earrings and posts stud earrings in either 10mm or 15mm I am wondering how will I be able to find a mold to make the cabochons for that size..
Or do I have to pour the resin directly into the bezel?

Can I use nail polish to color the resin?
Can I pour glitter in the resin?
And what is the best resin to use for filling earring bezels?
Do I always need to work in a warm area for resin to harden?

[Katherine Swift]

Hi Cory,Youre going to love resin!  Here are the answers to your questions:

1.  The easiest thing for the bezel cabochons is to pour the resin directly into the bezel.  If you want to make cabs that size to put into the earrings, I would suggest making a template of the size you want, then making a silicone mold from that template.

2.  I have no experience using nail polish within the uncured resin as a colorant.  I have tried it later as a glossy coating but found it to have a gritty finish to it.

3.  Glitter works very well in resin!  If you want it to stay mixed in the resin, you will need to get a very fine consistency glitter, otherwise, it will sink to the bottom.

4.  To fill earring bezels, use a doming resin.  The Resin Obsession crystal doming resin works very well for this.  https://shop.resinobsession.com/collections/resin/resin-obsession-crystal-doming-resin. 

A warm area is essential for your resin to cure properly.  The area needs to be in the 72 degree Fahrenheit range in order for it to work.

Good luck!

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