Resin Buffalo Check Jewelry
Save that gift wrap! We'll show you how to make beautiful resin jewelry with buffalo plaid gift wrap (or any leftover gift wrap you may have).
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Materials
- Wood cut outs
- Wrapping paper scraps in a buffalo plaid pattern or any leftover gift wrap
- Alumilite Amazing Clear Cast Epoxy
- Measuring cups and stir sticks
- Ultra Seal Multi-Purpose Sealer or Amazing Sealer or any clear drying craft glue
- Gloves
- Paper towels
- Scissors
- Acrylic paint in a coordinating color
- Fine tip paintbrush
- Earring posts and pendant bail
- Jewelry and bead glue
- Drill with a small sized drill bit
Instructions
Preparing the wood shapes
- Start by selecting the shapes you’d like to use. If you don’t want the edges to look unfinished paint them with a coordinating colour.
- Trace the wood shape onto the wrapping paper. Cut out the shapes with sharp scissors (important to keep the paper from ripping). Don’t worry about being too precise- you’ll trim the paper in a later step.
- Use a water-based glue/sealer (such as Ultra Seal or Amazing Sealer) and apply the wrapping paper to the wood shapes. Let dry and repeat with the other side.
- When the paper is completely dry, trim as close to the edge of the wood as possible using sharp scissors. If needed, paint over any white edges of paper carefully with a black paint. Let dry.
Pouring the resin
- Work in the well ventilated area and be sure to read all the instructions on the products before beginning your project. Prop your prepared wood cutouts on a raised surface to prevent the resin from pouring over the sides and sticking to the surface.
- Mix exactly equal amounts of Resin and Hardener into one measuring cup. (About 10 mm of each). Stir continuously for 2 minutes, scraping the sides of the container until there are no swirls visible.
- Using the stir stick drop small amounts of the resin mixture onto the surfaces of all the prepared wood cuts. Try to get a nice domed droplet without the resin pouring over the edges.
- Cover the pieces to keep dust out and let cure overnight. 24 hours for a soft cure and up to 72 hours for fully cured jewelry.
- Turn pieces right side down and repeat the resin pouring process.
- Once completely cured, attach the earring posts to the back side with jewelry and bead glue and attach the pendant bails after drilling a small hole close to the top of the pendant.
