Resin jewelry step by step: Jewelry mounting supplies

Tonight the resin is set, but that doesnt mean it’s ready. I like to give it an extra 24 hours after it has set to become very hard. You could pop it out of it’s mold tonight but it will still have a teensy bit of give to it, you dont want that. You want the resin to feel like a hard piece of plastic.But I thought tonight I would post a picture of some of the jewelry supplies I will be using with the resin pieces and where you can find them.

You could find these two items at a jewelry/bead store I suppose but I have found like most boutique items……they are extremely overpriced. I suggest looking on ebay or on etsy, which caters to handmade items and is a great community for supplies at great prices.

The ring blank is an adjustable silver ring, I believe I bought this on etsy. They are very inexpensive and I would like to say I purchased 5 for a couple dollars. I would start looking on etsy first and then if you arent satisfied try ebay. I have also looked online through google but the searching is long and doesnt always get you the best deal or quality. You will use a glue for jewelry (I found it at Michaels) to glue the resin piece to the ring blank.

The pieces on the right are for making a necklace, they remind me of a tiny shovel. You will glue it onto the back of the resin so you can put it on a chain or on a cord. I purchased 50 of these on ebay for $5.00.

When searching on etsy or ebay you will start by looking at the supplies section and then the more individualized pieces, necklaces, rings etc. There are a lot of good deals to be had and many different metals and tones. I prefer to work in silver, it is my personal taste.

You will also need a piece of 600 grit sandpaper or nail file (from a beauty supply store, if you have a liscence) to smooth the edges. And a glassy finishing spray that is made by castin’ craft. It seals the resin and adds a wonderful glass shine to the piece.

Tomorrow we will smooth the resin pieces and spray them with the shine and then mount them on the jewelry hardware.

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