Christmas Resin Ornaments

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• Resin
• UV Light
• Cord/Wire
• Silicone tools or toothpick
• Resin dye (Note the colors come in opaque and transparent)
• Glitter, gems or other embellishments to place into the resin
• Pliers
• Wire cutters
• Scissors / X-acto blade
• Silicone mold of choice

DIRECTIONS:

1. Read the directions on the packaging for the exact instructions on your resin/uv light of choice and modify the instructions to suit your desired jewelry item and resin/light.
2. Set up the UV light on your work surface.
3. Place the silicone molds onto a tray or plate.
4. Pour a thin layer of resin into your mold and place under the UV light for 90 seconds or the desired time on your product's packaging to set the resin.
5. Pour another thin layer of resin then add sparkles, dye, embellishments to the resin. Place under the UV light to set for another 90 seconds, or as indicated.
6. Pour another layer of resin and layer in more embellishments, or keep resin clear if desired embellishments have already been added. The more layers you want in your design the more layers of resin you can add. The last layer you will want to seal with a clear layer of resin with no embellishments to finish off the back. Use thin layers and UV set between each layer.
7. Remove the resin from the mold and add wire and bead embellishments or simply hang from a cord.

When working with molds, the bottom of the mold is the front of your finished design. So you will need to work keeping in mind the first layer you put in will be the front of your jewelry and layer back accordingly. Do not put too many opaque elements in first and then move back or you will not see the other layers.

Craft Hack Tips and Tricks:

• Work in thin layers to best cure the resin and to avoid bubbles.
• Add swirl patterns in your resin by dropping a small dot of dye into your resin, then use a toothpick to pull the dye through the resin to add swirls. Use one color or mix colors.
• Use an X-acto blade or scissors to trim any overflow resin. It's best to set to a tacky consistency and then cut away before returning to the UV light to harden. It can't be done after being completely hardened and may be more likely to crack or have rough edges.
• Use a Baking tray, paper plate, cutting mat or something on hand to protect your work surface and help with clean up. If you have something with a slight edge it will help contain rolling beads and loose glitter.
• If you get any air bubbles in your resin design, you can use a heat gun to remove them. UV Resin is very heat sensitive so introduce the heat slowly and be careful not to stay in one place for more than a second or two.
• You can experiment with what you create as your final ornament as well as what you put in your resin! Use beads, glitter, charms and even found objects in your resin designs.