Glowing Paint Button Bracelet

I'm still going crazy for glowing stuff this summer! I wanted to see how well glow in the dark acrylic paint would work in the resin!

It worked like a charm, or in this case, like a button!

I'm using EasyCast Resin, Castin' Crafts Mold Release, Glow in the Dark Acrylic Paint, and a button mold and a bangle mold.

*ETI suggests wearing gloves when working with resin for safety* Gloves also help keep your nails nice :)

These are  glow in the dark paints that I'm using:

Spray your mold with mold release the mix up a batch of EasyCast Resin. Carefully pour the resin into the mold but leave a little space at the top to add color.

I'm using a toothpick to add some paint to the resin and stir it around. You can ofcourse mix each color seperatly to get a more even coloring before pouring but since I am making tiny buttons I didn't want to waste all those cups!

Once you've mixed the color in to your liking let these sit for 24- 72 hours until hardened.

The paint leaves them slightly translucent and....

The have a great glow!

I wanted to make a button bangle out of these! I usually take my left over resin and pour it into the botton mold- who can have too many buttons!

This bangle mold needs 15 buttons to go all the way around. You can put your buttons into a pattern or just be spontaneous with it!



This is a mold from Yaley Enterprises.
They make resin and Deep Flex Resin Molds along with a variety of colorants.
Check out all the offer here: http://yaley.com/SitePages.asp?ID=46
 

Mix up a batch of EasyCast Resin and carefully pour it into the bangle mold but only about 3/4 full to leave room for the buttons.

Carefully insert the buttons making sure they are fully covered with resin. You can add another layer of resin on top if needed.

Let this set for 24- 72 hours!

Now you have a cute button bangle...

And it can glow too!

Glowing Jawbreaker Set

I was pondering the semi-opacity of the glow in the dark puff paint and got to thinking about jawbreakers. I did some jawbreaker fingernails a while back and thought this would be a neat way to transfer the concept to resin. As an added bonus they glow!

For supplies I used EasyCast Resin, Castin' Crafts Mold Release, the jewel mold, glow in the dark puff paint in natural color, and red, yellow, and blue glitter in hexagon and ultra fine.
*ETI suggests wearing gloves when working with resin for safety* Gloves also help keep your nails nice :)

I mixed up a batch of EasyCast resin and added a little of each type of glitter- remember jaw breakers are mainly off white with splotches of color. Then I added the glow paint to get the opaque color.

 

 

I sprayed the mold with Castin'Crafts Mold Release the I poured the resin mixture into the round jewel cavities to get the jaw breaker shape. Let this set for 24-72 hours to harden.

 

This is some resin "jawbreakers"glowing away.
I poured the left over resin mix into some tiny bottle caps which will be added to my scrap resin piece supply :)

To make these into a set of earrings I used some earrings with loops attached to the front, some small split rings, E-6000 adhesive, and jewelry pliers. You need 4 resin pieces for 2 earrings.

Apply E-6000 to the back of one resin pieces...

Press a split ring into the adhesive with half of the ring sticking over the edge of the resin to create a loop.

Take a second resin piece and sandwhich the split ring in between. Repeat this for the next earring and let dry for 24 hours to get maximun adhesion.

I attached a couple of split rings to the loop on the earring...

Then attach the resin "jaw breaker"!

For a ring, you'll need a ring blank and E-6000 adhesive.

Apply some E-6000 to the ring blank.

Press the resin piece onto the ring blank and let dry face down for 24 hours to get maximum adhesion.

I think these are too cute!!

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4th of July Glowing Pins

I found all these cute 4th of July embellishments on sale at Hobby Lobby and thought they would be so cute in resin! I made some pins to celebrate the 4th of July and tried out a new product to get some glowing effects!

The Glow in the Dark ability is provided by glowing powder pigment that is  a typical white-ish color in light but glows sky blue in the dark or under a black light (the specific one I used was purchased here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/GLOW-IN-THE-DARK-PAINT-PIGMENT-POWDER-COATING-mix-in-latex-varnish-plastic-etc-/120787352157)
These are some of the little embellishments I purchased!

Spray your mold with some mold release and Mix up a batch of EasyCast Resin. I poured some of the glow powder into the resin just like it was glitter and then gently but thoroughly mixed it in.
*ETI suggests wearing gloves when working with resin for safety* Gloves also help keep your nails nice :)

Pour into the mold but only about half way.



This is a mold from Yaley Enterprises.
They make resin and Deep Flex Resin Molds along with a variety of colorants.
Check out all the offer here: http://yaley.com/SitePages.asp?ID=46

Press the focal pieces face down into the mold cavity.

I added in some confetti stars...

Then some tinsel glitter in red, blue, and silver. I then finished filling up the mold cavities.

Then on the back I added some ultra fine glitter in red, white, and blue. Let these set for 24-72 hours to harden.

This is how they look under a black light...

This is them glowing- it's a great blue color!

It is so easy to turn them into pins with some blank pin backs and E-6000 adhesive.

Just add a dab of E-6000 to the pin back...

and firmly press to the back of the resin piece. Let the glue dry for 24 hours to get maximum adhesion.

Now I have some nice glow in the dark 4th of July party favors that will be able to rival the fireworks!

Glowing Flower Rings

I had previously used Scribbles brand to make some glowing resin and I wanted to be sure that Tulip brand 3 deminsional fabric paint worked too! It works just the same and offers additional colors!

I was super excited to find that Tulip has glow in the dark paints in purple and blue! These are all of the colors of glow in the dark deminsional fabric paint that I've been able to find so far- many of the colors are shared by both Scribbles and Tulip.

I also wanted to try out a new mold I got- it was with the polymer clay stuff at Hobby Lobby. It has several types of flowers and leaves.

Makins Clay molds work well with resin and jewelry clay!

Check out their products here: http://www.makinsclay.com/products/push_mold.php

 

Here's what I'm using... EasyCast Resin, Castin' Crafts Mold Release, Tulip glow in the dark puff paint, the mold, and some glitter.
*ETI suggests wearing gloves when working with resin for safety* Gloves also help keep your nails nice :)

Spray the mold with mold release and mix up a batch of EasyCast Resin. Seperate the resin into different cups for each color you're making.

I squeezed some puff paint into the resin and added some glitter. Stir well but gently to avoid bubbles.

Slowly pour the resin into the mold trying not to overflow the mold cavities.

Let these set for 24-72 hours until they harden.

The Tulip paint worked the same as the Scribbles! This mold worked well and the EasyCast Resin was able to capture all the details!

To make the flowers into rings we'll need some E-6000 adhesive and a ring blank. These would also make great pins!

Apply a dab of E-6000 to the ring's surface.

Press the ring onto the back of the flower and let dry for 24 hours for maximum adhesion.

Now it's a fun ring- would be great for a garden party!

And it glows!!