This Might Be The Best Resin Bangle Tutorial

Let’s get right to it. I will show you how to make a resin bangle in this tutorial. It’s colorful and chunky, plus it can be a great way to use leftover resin.

Resin Supplies needed:

Jewelry resin
Castin’Craft Opaque Pigments: Yellow, White
Castin’Craft Transparent Dyes: Red, Blue
Silicone bangle mold
Silicone trivet with hexagonal cavities
Gas torch or BBQ gas lighter
Measuring cups
Wooden stir sticks
Nitrile gloves
Toothpick
180 grit wet/dry sandpaper
Scissors
Utility knife

Before beginning our resin bangle tutorial, work out the volume of your mold. To do this, fill the mold with rice or water and pour it into a measuring cup. If you use water, dry the mold thoroughly before continuing. Otherwise, you can use the math formulas here:   How much resin do I need?

Step 1: Mix and color resin for hexagons

Measure out equal quantities of Parts A and B of clear casting resin. You will need approximately ¾ fl oz in total.

 

Stir the resin until it is mixed. Scrape the cup’s walls to remove any unmixed resin and continue stirring until thoroughly mixed. Pour the mixed resin into a second cup and mix again. Double mixing ensures the resin is thoroughly blended.

Divide the resin between four cups and color each one a different color with a few drops of colorant. Mix each one thoroughly. Allow the resin to sit for five minutes so any bubbles can rise to the surface and pop.

Step 2: Add to a textured mat

Pour the colors onto the silicone mat, one at a time.

Use the side of a wooden stir stick to spread the resin across the mat. Try applying it thin enough so the hexagons don’t join together. This makes it easier to get the hexagons apart later.

Briefly pass a flame over the resin to pop any bubbles. Keep the flame moving. Set the resin aside to cure for 24 hours.

Step 3: Mix and color resin for the bracelet

Mix another batch of resin, half the volume of the mold. Color it with a few drops of yellow pigment and set it aside for five minutes so the bubbles can rise.

Prop the bangle mold at an angle with a sturdy object. The angle of the mold will determine how high you can fill it before it spills, as well as how far around the mold the resin will travel. Aim for it to reach the top of the mold on the low side and to just meet on the high side of the mold.

Slowly pour the resin into the mold from the low side, allowing the resin to work its way around to the high side of the mold. That should be when the resin has reached the top on the low side of the mold. Leave the resin to cure overnight.

Step 4: Cut hexagons

Here’s where things get really creative with our resin bangle tutorial. Peel the hexagonal resin pieces off the silicone mat. Cut apart any pieces joined together and trim the hexagons to have clean edges.

Mix another batch of resin to fill the second half of the mold. Once the bubbles have dissipated, place several hexagons into the cup to coat them with resin.

Then, place the mold flat on your workspace. Use the stir stick to transfer the coated hexagons from the cup to the mold one at a time. As you fill the mold with hexagons, tease out any bubbles. Keep adding precoated hexagons until the mold is filled. Top up the mold with clear resin and set it aside to cure for 24 hours.

Step 5: Demold

Peel the silicone away from the resin on all sides and pull the bangle out of the mold.

Trim away any rough edges from the top of the bangle. If necessary, sand it lightly with wet/dry sandpaper to make it level.

[OPTIONAL] Step 6: Finish the edge

Mix another small batch of resin. Allow it to sit until it thickens a little. Apply a few drops around the top of the bangle and carefully spread them to create a slightly-rounded dome. Leave to cure for 24 hours before wearing.

 

The contrasting colors add some unique visual interest to this resin bangle tutorial.

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Originally written By Myléne Hillam, Mill Lane Studio

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