Trinket Foundry Open Back Floating Snowflake

This is a beautiful open back piece that could be for jewelry or perhaps a Christmas tree ornament!

Supplies:

Makin's Clay has several great molds that work well with resin and jewelry clay!

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

 

Trinket Foundry has awesome tumbled glass pieces for jewelry.
Check out all the have to offer here: http://www.trinketfoundry.com/index.php?p=home

For the snowflake in the middle I am using some Amazing Casting Resin.
This variety of resin hardens completely in 10 minutes and sets to opaque white.

I'm also using Alumilite Pearlescent Powder by the same makers of Amazing Casting Resin.

Spray the mold with mold release and let it dry.
Brush the mold with the Pearlescent Powder.

Mix up a batch of Amazing Casting Resin and fill the mold.
Let this set for 10 minutes to harden.

Only 10 minutes and you have some sparkly snowflakes!

Seal the glass piece to some contact paper to create a backing.

 Mix up a batch of EasyCast Resin and fill the glass piece about halfway.

Add your snowflake and sequins and finish filling the piece.
Let set for 24-72 hours to harden.

Floating snow!

To make this hangable you'll need E-6000 and a bail.

Attach the bail to the back of the piece with the E-6000 and let set for 24 hours to reach maximum adhesion.



The bail I'm using is a Silver Medium Leaf Bail from Aanraku Glass Studios.
They make wonderful metal pieces that work great with resin.
Check out all they offer here: http://store.abasg.com/mm5/merchant.mvc

Add to a chain for a necklace or a ribbon to hang on the tree!

Sequin and Glitter Bauble Necklaces

These are so cute and simple and can be filled with all sorts of pretty things. When I have left over resin these are a great way to use it!

This is a cabochon 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


Spray the mold with Castin' Crafts Mold Release and Mix up a batch of EasyCast Resin.


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

Fill the mold cavities almost full and add fillings with a toothpick.
Let set for 24 -72 hours to harden.

This set is filled with sequins.
The top 2 mixes of sequins are from Neat and Tangled and the bottom 2 mixes are from My Crafty Spot.

This set is filled with tinsel glitter.
The top is red and green; the bottom is silver and gold.

 To turn these into pendants attach bails with E-6000. These also make nice rings!
Let the glue set for 24 hours to reach maximum adhesion.

The bails I'm using are Silver Medium Leaf Bails by Aanraku Glass Studios.
They make wonderful metal pieces that work great with resin.
Check out all they offer here: http://store.abasg.com/mm5/merchant.mvc

Once the glue has dried attach to coordinating necklaces. These would be great stocking stuffers or gifts for all ages!

Gingerbread Man and Giveaway Winner

It's December and time to get on top of Christmas gift making!
I have a week of Christmas themed projects and gift appropriate projects starting today with this cute little gingerbread man necklace. You may remember it from my Christmas in July post but he is so sweet I had to post it again!!

This mold is from Cats-Purrfect!
She makes molds for resin. She sculpts the original pieces and casts the molds herself and sells them for a great price at her site! She has a lot of different molds available and she even has a YouTube channel display her molds!
You can get your own molds here: http://www.cats-purrfect.com/
And check out videos of them here: http://www.youtube.com/user/catspurrfect

I'm using EasyCast Resin, Cats-Purrfect Gingerbread Man Mold, Castin' Crafts Opaque Pigment in Red, Green, Black, Brown, Yellow, and Pearl, a Castin'Crafts Jewelry Mold, and some glitter!

I'm going to fill in the deepest areas of the mold first which are the face, bow tie, and buttons.
I'm using black, red, green, and some glitter- you could really use any colors here but I'm going traditional!

Spray both the Gingerbread Man Mold and Jewelry Mold with some Castin' Crafts Mold Release!Mix up a batch of EasyCast Resin!
*Here's a neat tip* Since I only need small amounts of each color and don't want to waste a bunch of cups, pour some resin into the small cavities of the jewelry mold and use them as mixing cups!

Mix the colors and glitter as desired directly in the jewelry mold cavities using toothpicks. Try not to scrape the mold with the toothpick though. And be carefully not to add too much dye because it can affect the resin hardening. When your left overs have set they should pop out just like normal leaving you with a clean mold and no wasted cups!

Use some toothpicks to carefully fill in the little gingerbread man's features and let these set for at least an hour or two before continuing.

Mix up another batch of EasyCast and color this one brown for his body. I used a mixture of Pearl, Brown, and a touch of Yellow to try and get a real "gingerbread" look.

Fill in the body with the brown. Try not to pour directly on the previous resin to avoid disrupting it!

Let the resin set for 24-72 hours to harden completely.

Look how cute he is!!

To turn this guy into a necklace I used a red necklace (from Hobby Lobby), some E-6000, and a Aanraku Bail.
I'm using Large Silver Plated Pattern Bails from Aanraku Glass Studios
They have some wonderful pieces that work great with resin.
You can check their products out here: http://store.abasg.com/mm5/merchant.mvc

Apply some E-6000 to the bail...

Firmly press it to the back of the gingerbread man. Let this sit for 24 hours to get maximum adhesion.

Now we have an adorable necklace to spread some holiday cheer! Or to put away for stocking stuffers!

And now it is time to announce the winner of the Resin Supplies Giveaway!

Congratulations to Commenter #5 Catherine Sebring!

You have 1 week to claim your prize.
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