Looking for a way to make your resin pendants look unique? Try these mixed media methods to give your next resin pendants a unique flair! Resin supplies used: Alumilite Amazing casting resin Rubber texture mat for clay Pearl Ex powders in magenta, sapphire blue, bright yellow, emerald Mixing cups Stir stix Nitrile gloves 1 inch […]
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Resin pendants DIY – The Easiest way to make resin pendants
Because I have worked with resin for so long, I sometimes forget that getting started can be overwhelming. For this week’s tutorial, we are getting back to basics and hopefully inspiring resin newbies to jump into their first resin pendants DIY project! If you have spent any amount of time here, you know I am […]
Open backed pendant tutorial – resin pendant DIY
{Not!} pressed flower open-backed bezel pendants tutorial by Penny Reid Hold up — this is NOT an open-backed pendant tutorial on using dried flowers. Being one that doesn’t like to fuss with drying flowers, combined with being a bit lazy, I wanted to try to get the look of a small delicate flower in […]
Embedding transparencies in resin – Resin pendant making
by Penny Reid One of my favourite craft projects is creating transfers on different surfaces. Generally, this involves printing images on paper and then using a transfer gel such as Mod podge to transfer the image to a substrate such as wood, tile, or concrete. I set out to discover if you could transfer an […]
Make your own Valentine’s Day Candy Heart pendant
Conversational heart candy pieces are for more than just snacking. You can also use them to make a Valentine’s Day candy heart pendant! This is an intermediate level project that’s fun to try once you’ve mastered measuring and mixing resin. Step 1: Get a couple of heart molds You want to use heart molds that […]
How to use resin in open bezels – resin pendant making
How to use resin in open bezels by Penny Reid If you love the look of resin ‘floating’ in a pendant, then you are in the right place. Today, I’m going to teach you how to use resin in open bezels. These pendants require a few extra steps than your average pendant but these […]
Make your own resin pendants using transparencies
How to embed art on transparencies to make your own resin pendants I am putting this step by step tutorial on this wonderful resin website, for all people who are interested in making their own pendants and want to work with transparencies. I could get no in-depth help from anyone on how to work with […]
Resin pendant ideas DIY – 5 pendants to make with resin
When looking for resin pendant ideas for a DIY jewelry project, you have to be ready to let your imagination go wild. Let your traditional ideas about jewelry go and instead let yourself try putting together things you might not think to otherwise. Here are five resin pendant ideas you can try for your next […]
Keepsake artwork pendant tutorial – save a child’s artwork in resin
How to create a piece of jewelry from a child’s drawing My nephew drew a picture of his dog for his school’s art show. He is incredibly proud of his masterpiece, and his mother (my sister) thought it would be fun to preserve the memory in a resin charm. This keepsake artwork pendant tutorial is […]
Halloween jewelry DIY – creepy skeleton hand pendant
How to make your own Halloween pendant with resin Gone are the days where my kids would dress up as Disney characters or superheroes for Halloween. They have upped their game into ‘the scarier the better’. This year, I have a werewolf, zombie and serial killer ready to descend on houses for a candy raid. […]