Follow our helpful step-by-step photo and video tutorials to make resin earrings, a resin necklace pendant, and a resin bracelet. This easy resin craft is SO PRETTY, and it’s a lot of fun for beginners and experienced crafters alike. Keep reading for more helpful tips and tricks about working with resin!
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Helpful Tips:
What resin is best for making resin jewelry?
We highly recommend using Let’s Resin epoxy resin to make resin jewelry, or for any resin art project. It cures in less time than other brands and it’s non-yellowing, which means your resin jewelry will last for years to come. Epoxy resin is a great choice for most resin projects. It’s very easy for beginners to work with, and it gives you a decent amount of pouring time to work with. Deep pour resin is required for any objects thicker than 1/2 inch, so if you’re only buying one type of resin, casting resin is the way to go. UV resin is another popular choice for jewelry, and you can use it, but it’s not our first choice. We find it more fussy to work with, and it doesn’t always give the same polished and smooth look that epoxy resin does.
Do I have to use a silicone mold to make resin jewelry?
We love using silicone molds with resin because they’re so easy to use! But you can also make resin jewelry with open bezels (also known as metal pendant frames). To do this, attach the bezel to a piece of tape. You can use regular masking tape or buy a special resin tape. Make sure there aren’t any gaps between the tape and the frame, and then pour your resin into the frame. Allow to dry like usual, and then remove the tape.
How can I colour my resin jewelry?
You can create stunning color effects in your resin by using different pigments or dyes. We mostly used mica powder for our resin jewelry, which adds a nice shimmer to the resin as it adds colour. We also coloured some of our jewelry with acrylic paint. Other options to colour resin include: alcohol ink, food colouring, liquid resin dye, powder resin dye, or any other type of art pigment.
What can be added into resin jewelry?
There are so many fun inclusions you can add into your resin jewelry. We used pigment and gold foil flakes for our jewelry, but glitter is another popular option. (Check out our resin ornaments post to see how cool this looks!) Or try sequins, confetti, beads, buttons, rhinestones, or gems. You can even make beach themed resin jewelry with shells and sand! Dried flowers are another add-in that look amazing in resin (see our resin keychains). You can use pressed flowers or even crushed flower petals as a substitute for gold flakes. You can add pretty much anything into resin, so long as it’s dry/free of moisture. Keep in mind that your items may look a bit darker or “wet” when you add them into the resin.
Each piece of resin jewelry is a tiny work of art, and they’re so fun to make! Learn how to make resin jewelry and add a personal touch to each earring, necklace, or bracelet. This resin art project is a really fun way to explore jewelry making and experiment with different colours, materials, and techniques.
Here’s even more resin craft ideas:
Resin Keychain
How to Preserve Flowers in Resin
DIY Resin Ornament
Our book Low-Mess Crafts for Kids is loaded with 72 fun and simple craft ideas for kids! The projects are fun, easy and most importantly low-mess, so the clean up is simple!
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