DIY Resin Mushroom Earrings Tutorial

Create a colorful pair of trendy Resin Mushroom Earrings with Amazing Clear Cast Epoxy and vibrant mica powders!

Hello, Resin Crafters! Lindsay from Artsy-Fartsy Mama here with a shiny new resin project for you to try! Mushrooms motifs are gaining popularity, and I’m loving it. If you’ve been foraging for inspiration, this is the project for you! These trendy Resin Mushroom Earrings are easy to make using Alumilite Amazing Clear Cast Epoxy and vibrant mica powders. Not only are they an eye-catching accessory, but they would also make a great gift. These earrings are a lot of fun to make, and I hope you feel inspired to try making some for yourself.

RESIN MUSHROOM EARRINGS SUPPLIES:

• Alumilite Amazing Clear Cast
• Mixing cups and stirring sticks
• Disposable Gloves
• Silicone Mushroom Earring Mold
• PolyColor Resin Powder – Cotton Candy, Pearl Metallic
• 91% Rubbing Alcohol
• Detail Paint Brush
• Jewelry Pliers
• Earring Hooks
• Jump Rings

HOW TO MAKE MUSHROOM EPOXY EARRINGS:

Printable instruction card can be found below.

Safety first! Before you start working with resin, make sure that you’re wearing disposable gloves & protective eyewear, that your work surface is covered and that you are working in a well-ventilated area.

STEP 1:

Add a little bit of Cotton Candy PolyColor Resin Powder into a small mixing cup. Next, add a little bit of alcohol to the cup and stir the mixture together with a small detail brush. It should be a thicker, glue-like consistency. If it’s too thin, it will run too much into other areas of the mold.

STEP 2:

Carefully paint the mushroom cap area with the powder/alcohol mixture. Be careful not to get any pigment on any of the dots or stem areas. If you do, dip a cotton swab into alcohol and do your best to wipe it away. If the mixture dries out while you are painting it on, add a little more alcohol.

STEP 3:

Prepare the Alumilite Amazing Clear Cast according to package directions. Be sure to work in a well-ventilated area, wear disposable gloves, and protect your workspace.

Add equal parts resin and hardener to the mixing cup. Each mold will need about 10 ml of resin. Stir the resin mixture together with a stir stick for two minutes, making sure to scrape the bottom and sides of the mixing cup as you go. After 2 minutes, pour the resin into a clean mixing cup and stir the resin again for another minute or two with a clean stir stick.

If the resin mixture is cloudy or if you see any streaks, you will need to keep stirring until it becomes clear. To keep the bubbles down to a minimum, don’t stir too fast, and give the resin a minute or two to “rest” after mixing to let any bubbles rise to the top.

STEP 4:

Add a generous amount of Pearl Metallic PolyColor Resin Powder into the resin cup and mix well until completely combined.

STEP 5:

Slowly pour the resin into each of the molds until it reaches the top. Be careful not to overfill. Wait a few minutes for the bubbles to rise to the top, and then spritz the resin with alcohol to remove surface bubbles.

STEP 6:

Leave the resin to cure in an undisturbed area for 24 hours. You will know that the resin is cured and ready to be removed from the mold when the surface is no longer tacky and pulls away from the mold edges.

STEP 7:

Next, carefully remove the mushrooms from the molds. Cut away any over-poured resin using scissors, and sand any rough edges if necessary.

I wanted to share my first attempt at these earrings and show you an example of what happens if you don’t clean up the pink mica powder that creeps into other areas of the mold (left photo). It definitely doesn’t make these unusable, but I like how my second try turned out better (photo on the right). Can you see the difference?

No matter what I’m making, “demolding” is my favorite step of the resin crafting process. Every project is unique, and it’s so exciting to see the results of a colorful resin pour!

If the resin earrings still feel a little flexible, they may just need more time to cure. This is totally normal, and you’ll just need to let the project sit in a warm, flat area to cure for a few hours (or days), depending on the climate of the room where it’s curing.

Amazing Clear Cast is the perfect type of resin to use for these earrings. The resin mixes easily with minimal bubbling, and cures crystal clear so that the pigment is the star of the show. The resin cures overnight to give you a set of durable earrings that are sure to last for years!

ASSEMBLING THE EARRINGS

Use the jewelry pliers to turn the loop on the earring hooks 90º.  This will make it so that the earrings hang correctly when they’re being worn. These can be kind of fragile, so work carefully.

Open the jump rings and hook them through the hole in the top of the earrings. Attach the earring hooks to the jump ring and make sure they are completely closed so that they don’t come off!

The resin mushroom earrings are now ready to wear! They are such a fun statement piece that will go with any type of outfit. Making jewelry out of resin is quite simple to do, and is one of my favorite things to create. You can customize jewelry with resin to go with every personality, and we all know that jewelry (especially handmade) is always a great gift idea!!

Resin Mushroom Earrings

Create a colorful pair of trendy Resin Mushroom Earrings using Alumilite Amazing Clear Cast Epoxy and vibrant mica powders!

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Materials

• Alumilite Amazing Clear Cast Epoxy about 10 mL per mold
• Mixing cups and stirring sticks
• Disposable Gloves
• Silicone Mushroom Earring Mold
• PolyColor Resin Powder Cotton Candy and Pearl Metallic
• 91 % Rubbing Alcohol
• Detail Paint Brush
• Jewelry Pliers
• Earring Hooks
• Jump Rings

Instructions

• Add a little bit of Cotton Candy PolyColor Resin Powder into a small mixing cup. Next, add a little bit of alcohol to the cup and stir the mixture together with a small detail brush. It should be a thicker, glue-like consistency. If it’s too thin, it will run too much into other areas of the mold.
• Carefully paint the mushroom cap area with the powder/alcohol mixture. Be careful not to get any pigment on any of the dots or stem areas. If you do, dip a cotton swab into alcohol and do your best to wipe it away. If the mixture dries out while you are painting it on, add a little more alcohol.
  
• Prepare the Alumilite Amazing Clear Cast according to package directions. Be sure to work in a well-ventilated area, wear disposable gloves, and protect your workspace. Add equal parts resin and hardener to the mixing cup. Each mold will need about 10 ml of resin. Stir the resin mixture together with a stir stick for two minutes, making sure to scrape the bottom and sides of the mixing cup as you go. After 2 minutes, pour the resin into a clean mixing cup and stir the resin again for another minute or two with a clean stir stick.
• If the resin mixture is cloudy or if you see any streaks, you will need to keep stirring until it becomes clear. To keep the bubbles down to a minimum, don’t stir too fast, and give the resin a minute or two to “rest” after mixing to let any bubbles rise to the top.
• Add a generous amount of Pearl Metallic PolyColor Resin Powder into the resin cup and mix well until completely combined.
  
• Slowly pour the resin into each of the molds until it reaches the top. Be careful not to overfill. Wait a few minutes for the bubbles to rise to the top, and then spritz the resin with alcohol to remove surface bubbles.
• Leave the resin to cure in an undisturbed area for 24 hours. You will know that the resin is cured and ready to be removed from the mold when the surface is no longer tacky and pulls away from the mold edges.
• Next, carefully remove the mushrooms from the molds. Cut away any over-poured resin using scissors, and sand any rough edges if necessary.
• Use the jewelry pliers to turn the loop on the earring hooks 90º.  This will make it so that the earrings hang correctly when they’re being worn. These can be kind of fragile, so work carefully.
• Open the jump rings and hook them through the hole in the top of the earrings. Attach the earring hooks to the jump ring and make sure they are completely closed so that they don’t come off!

As always, I would love to hear what you think about these trendy Resin Mushroom Earrings made with Alumilite Amazing Clear Cast! Be sure to check out these other resin jewelry projects for more inspiration, and share your own creative resin projects in the Resin Crafting Facebook Group!

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Lindsay Gilbert

Lindsay is a crafter, graphic designer, and glitter enthusiast from Utah. She’s passionate about homeschooling her creative daughter, traveling, and spending time in the craft room. Lindsay shares DIY project tutorials, printables, recipes, kids crafts, and more on her blog, ArtsyFartsyMama.com, where she inspires readers to live a creative life.