Resin Bracelet Using Crayons

With classes starting tomorrow I thought I would post a Back to School related post!!

I love using crayons in crafting for all sorts of things. I wanted to see what would happen it I used them with resin. It's a neat and unique look!!

I used EasyCast Resin, Castin' Crafts Mold Release, a bracelet mold, crayons, and a sharpener.

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

Start by picking some crayon colors. Unwrap them and make piles of the crayon shavings.

Make piles of each color you want to use.

Mix up a batch of EasyCast Resin and spray your mold with mold release.



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
 

Fill the mold about half full of clear resin.

Put pinches of crayon shavings into the resin. You can make patterns or just go at random.

Make sure that the crayon is completely submerged in the resin.



Top it off with some more resin to be sure the crayon is fully encapsulated.

You can add more shavings if you have gaps! Then let set for 24-72 hours until hardened.

The crayons keep the original color and have a very unique texture. These crayons are too cool for school!!

Blue Dot Bracelet

I found these mosaic gems at a local thrift shop and was just dying to get some in resin.

I'm using EasyCast Resin, Castin' Crafts Mold Release, a bracelet mold and the gems.
*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 a batch of EasyCast Resin. Fill the bracelet mold half way with resin.



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
 

Put some of the pastic gems into the resin. If you start by putting them straight across from each other it will help keep the spacing even.

Once you have the design you like, top off the mold with resin. Let set for 24-72 hours until hardened.

 I love that they look like they're floating!!

Royal Flush in Resin

I am always on the hunt for projects that can be gifts for a guy. With boyfriends, dads, uncles, and grandfathers one needs a good "man" project.

I used EasyCast Resin, Castin' Crafts Mold Release, a mold, Mod Podge, Glossy Accents, and a deck of cards. Also, some scrap clear packaging, a permanent marker, and some scissors.
*ETI suggests wearing gloves when working with resin for safety* Gloves also help keep your nails nice :)

To make a template for the mold cavity I'm using a piece of scrap clear packaging (this is from a Martha Stewart Mold).

Put the packaging over the mold cavity and trace inside the space using a permanent marker. Cut out the packaging and now we have a template.

I'm using the cards to make a royal flush to go in the resin. You could also do a full house or black jack!

The borders of the cards are too wide to fit my template so I trimmed all the corners down.

Now that it fits I need to hold it that way!

Using some Glossy Accents, I glued all the card corners together. Glossy Accents dries in about 20 minutes but stays wet long enough to move the cards around to fit the template.

Put the template over the design and trace around it with the permanent marker.

Cut this out carefully.

Now is the time to do any trimming or regluing if needed.

Paint a couple of coats of Mod Podge on the card pieces to seal them.

Spray the mold with mold release and mix up a batch of resin. Pour a layer of resin into the mold.



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
 

Submerge the cards face down into the resin.

Top off the mold cavities with some more clear resin and let set to harden for 24-72 hours.

Very nice man-ly resin!

To turn these into key chains I'm using E-6000, bails, chain, split rings, key chain rings, some key chain hooks, and jewelry pliars.

Apply some E-6000 to the bail...

Press the bail firmly to the back of the resin piece and let dry for 24 hours to get maximum adhesion.

These are my key chain hardware...

Attach the keychain ring to the key chain hook...

Attach a piece of chain to the key chain ring using a split ring...

Attach the resin piece to the chain using another jump ring...

Now these key chains are ready for gifting... I think they'll be a real winner!!!

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!