I found some good tutorials to get started with but I really need to purchase The Art of Resin Jewelry by Sheri Haab.

http://www.amazon.com/Art-Resin-Jewelry-DVD-Contemporary/dp/0823015025/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1242148925&sr=8-3

Skinner Studio has 2 2-part tutorials about supplies and getting started and how to embed paper in resin jewelry.

http://skinnerstudio.blogspot.com/2008/09/how-to-embed-paper-into-resin-part-two.html
http://skinnerstudio.blogspot.com/2009/02/how-to-make-resin-jewelry-supplies.html

Cut Out and Keep has a tutorial about using resin in the framed metal pendants you can purchase(like what you put cabochons in)

http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/how_to_make_resin_pendants