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Wood and Resin Necklace Pendants Tutorial

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How to make DIY Wood and Resin Necklaces - check out this full photo tutorial to learn every step you need to make these beautiful wood and resin pendants.  via @resincraftsblog

how to make wood and resin necklace pendants

One of the most popular projects on the Resin Crafts Blog is my tutorial on how to make this Blue Wood and Resin Pendant using EasyCast. I decided to alter a few things and show you that you can make these using various shapes, colors and types of wood and they will still look awesome! Here’s how I made these red and green DIY Wood and Resin Necklace Pendants!

DIY Wood and Resin Necklace Pendants

Supplies:

  • Envirotex Jewelry Resin Kit
  • Castin Craft Resin Dye Pigments
  • Castin Craft Resin Spray
  • Mold Release/Conditioner Spray
  • Ultra Seal or other multipurpose glue sealer
  • EasyCast Resin Jewelry Molds
  • Extra disposable mixing cups
  • Wood Pieces
  • Vinyl Gloves
  • Eye Protection Glasses
  • Respiratory Protection Mask (for safety during sanding step)
  • Dremel tool with attachments
  • Fine Sandpaper (800 grit or higher)
  • Micro Butane Torch (optional)

DIY Wood and Resin Necklaces - supplies

Prep:

The first thing you need to do is cut your wood into small pieces that will fit into your molds. Then coat them entirely in Ultra Seal or another multipurpose glue sealer.

DIY Wood and Resin Necklaces - cut wood into small pieces

DIY Wood and Resin Necklaces - fit wood into mold spaces

DIY Wood and Resin Necklaces - cover wood pieces in Ultra Seal

DIY Wood and Resin Necklaces - coat wood pieces in ultra seal

Next, spray the molds with Mold Release/Conditioner Spray and let it dry.

DIY Wood and Resin Necklaces - spray mold release and conditioner spray onto molds

Mixing Resin:

Read the instructions thoroughly and put on your vinyl gloves and eye protection. Mix equal amounts of parts A and B in one of the small cups. Mix thoroughly then pour into a second clean cup and mix for another minute. This ensures that all of the resin is mixed completely.

DIY Wood and Resin Necklaces - mix equal parts A and B

DIY Wood and Resin Necklaces - stir resin thoroughly

DIY Wood and Resin Necklaces - pour resin into second cup

Next add your pigment or dye to the resin and mix completely. I did two batches because I did two different colors.

DIY Wood and Resin Necklaces - add green pigment

DIY Wood and Resin Necklaces - pour green resin into mold

DIY Wood and Resin Necklaces - mix resin and add red pigment

DIY Wood and Resin Necklaces - pour resin into molds

Use a micro butane torch, or just exhale over each piece, to pop all the bubbles.

DIY Wood and Resin Necklaces - pop bubbles with micro butane torch

Let the resin cure for about 24 hours. Once cured they should pop out of the molds easily.

DIY Wood and Resin Necklaces - remove from molds

Shaping Pendants:

Use a Dremel tool or another rotary tool that has a sanding attachment to shape your pendants. As you will see I sanded off the excess wood and even altered the shape of some of these in order to make the wood and resin combination look really cool! This step is REALLY messy and you definitely want to wear eye protection and respiratory protection.

DIY Wood and Resin Necklaces - use Dremel to sand and shape each pendant

Sand with the sanding attachment.

DIY Wood and Resin Necklaces - sand wood down with dremel

Then sand again on ultra fine sandpaper. This is 800 grit. I used this then even finer grit to get it nice and smooth.

DIY Wood and Resin Necklaces - use 800 grit sandpaper to smooth

Once your pieces are the shape you want, wipe off all the dust with a damp cloth so they don’t look all powdery like they do here.

DIY Wood and Resin Necklaces - all sanded

FINISH:

The next step will be to drill holes for the jump rings you’ll add to turn these into necklaces. I have tiny drill bit attachments for my Dremel and used one of those.

DIY Wood and Resin Necklaces - use tiny Dremel drill bits

DIY Wood and Resin Necklaces - drill holes DIY Wood and Resin Necklaces - holes drilled for jump ring

The final step is to coat the pendants with the Clear Gloss Resin Finish/Sealer Spray. I ended up doing three coats of this but that will be personal preference.

DIY Wood and Resin Necklaces - use resin spray to add glossy shine

And there you have it! Beautiful DIY Wood and Resin Necklace Pendants! What do you think? Do you like these as much as the blue Wood and Resin Pendant from last year? Let me know in the comments!

DIY Wood and Resin Necklaces - green rectangle final

DIY Wood and Resin Necklaces red rectangle final

DIY Wood and Resin Necklaces red square final

Wood and Resin Necklace - green final

wood and resin necklaces green final hanging photo

Wood and Resin Necklaces - final photos

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DIY Wood and Resin Necklace Pendants

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Let me know what you think in the comments and thanks again for reading!

–Sheri

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Sheri
Sheri

Sheri is a Maker and DIY blogger at Hazel + Gold Designs. She is usually in the middle of multiple projects at once and finds great satisfaction and joy in creating something new. She is constantly learning new skills, putting them to the test, and sharing her experience and knowledge with others. Her favorite hobbies are crafting, painting, crocheting and basic woodworking. Her goal is to inspire others to step out of their comfort zone, learn a new skill and have the confidence to make their life a little more beautiful!

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