learn to make resin jewelry

I spent a ton of time reading about resin on the internet and some books.

Well, I purchased resin, resin color dye, a mold, release spray.
I mixed my first batch and made shallow top layers. Added inclusions, mixed a 2nd layer and covered everything. After that dried, I mixed a 3rd layer with dye. That was the disaster. If you put too much dye in the resin, it will stay gooey forever. Most of my pieces came out okay but the 2 I wanted to to turn into some funky earrings didn’t make it. There was a tad too much dye I guess.

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

im 13 and my mom said its bad to use because of all the fumes so she saying that i need supervision and stuff!

I would like to find out:

1. how to make resin jewelry
2. where materials can be purchased
3. how much materials cost
4. Begin making jewelry

I want to learn to make resin jewelry.

Tncraftgrl, you’ve motivated me. I finally got the book I wanted so now I need to get myself down to the store and get the supplies.

A few years ago I saw a rock star on MTV with these HUGE religious rings, I wanted one so bad but couldn’t find any so I decided to make my own(or close to it, I didn’t know a thing about resin back then). I cut pics from catalogs and glued them watercolor paper and then thin pieces of cardboard to make them stiff. I painted the backs with gold paint, I painted the pics with clear nail polish. I added different embellishments like crystals and glitter and puffy paint and glued on a ring or a pin to wear. They came out really nice and have held up, just don’t get wet! About a year ago I was watching a craft show Craft Lab on HGTV, its also on DIY network. The guest crafter was Kathy Cano-Murillo, the very cool woman of craftychica.com . She made Glittered Milagros Resin Drawer Knobs(http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/cr_furniture/article/0,2025,DIY_13756_5213703,00.html). She made it look so easy, I thought ‘I can do this.’ It took me about a month to get what I needed. I recommend going to Michael’s craft store for Easy Cast resin kit, mold release and molds-they should be in the same section. I got gloves from the dollar store and a measuring cup from K-mart. Yesterday, Sept. 11, I decided to try it out-outside for ventilation. I made four molds-2 square, 2 round. I put dried flowers in one, stickers of Frida Kahlo in two and glitter and a picture in the fourth. The glitter one didn’t turn out well, the picture was on thin plastic and it rolled up plus I think the glitter pieces may have been too large. Next time finer glitter. But the other pieces turned out well. They are taking longer than 24 hours to dry, though. I have some ring findings I’m going to glue on the back. I buy my ring findings at www.eloxite.com, just request a catalog. I also found another site -http://www.delphiglass.com/index.cfm?startrow=all&page=itemList&ViewCAT=2413&sort=rank&searchItems=, for resin supplies but I haven’t ordered from them yet. Good luck. You’ll have fun, I am.

It seems pretty easy, but I need some more information! I just wish there was a class to take…

I’m going to learn how to do glass fusion next week. SOO excited about that and then I saw some resin jewelry at an art show. OK I now want to learn how to do that too. I love to bead and just want to take it all a step further. Last year I purchased a torch to do lampwork, but winter set in and a sick Dad kept me from learning how to make round beads.

HELP! I’m looking for a way to finance my hobby!

I saw some beautiful resin jewelry pieces on etsy.com, and I would love to learn how to make some myself!