Epoxy rings. Epoxy resin jewelry. Required for work

Hello everyone! Everyone who loves to work with resin and who loves the "kitchen" of creating something with their own hands!

So, I started by choosing from my stock, those flowers that I want to pour, and outlined the desired contours of the fortification on paper (the plants must be completely dried). You can skip this stage and pour it without a stencil, but I wanted the plants to fit =))

I chose heather flowers, forget-me-nots and oak veronica.

Now you need to prepare the resin: knead (according to the instructions!) And leave for about 2-3 hours (to gain viscosity). Immediately after kneading, there are a lot of bubbles in the resin, they will go away on their own after a while and you can use it. At this stage, it is good to pour it into molds. But I'm waiting for it to thicken.

While the resin is infused, I make the number of stencils I need and cut out:

Important point- it is necessary to prepare the surface on which the products will harden. It should be as even as possible; dust, if not removed before pouring, will be on future brooches-earrings. In my case, the surface is glass, and using building level you can put it as evenly as possible, putting something under it.

The next step is to place a file or several files on a flat surface and UNDER them to place stencils.

Pour the prepared slightly thickened resin directly onto the file and spread it with a toothpick so that the height is about 2-3 mm. Necessarily you need to cover it with a dome-lid! By experience, I found out that under a low dome, the probability of dust sticking is less than if you cover it with one common and high one. After 15 - 30 minutes, the resin may crawl away from the contour, then you also need to return it with a toothpick to its place or drop more resin and distribute it.

Now we forget about the resin for about a day. It is necessary that the newly made bases harden completely and then you can separate them from the file (you can separate them earlier, but the uncured resin will bend and leave fingerprints) The edges of course will not be perfectly even, therefore sandpaper or a saw needs to process them. If there are paired elements such as earrings, then you need to make them as symmetrical as possible.

The files themselves are convenient to use for any work with resin! Thus, protect your table from resin adhering to it.

We knead a new portion of the resin, leave it to infuse and in the meantime try on the location of the dried flowers, and if everything suits you, you can continue!

After the bubbles have come out of the resin (30-60 minutes have passed), we drip a couple of drops onto the base, distribute them and arrange the flowers. This is necessary in order to fix them in the right place. Cover with a lid and leave to dry.

Well, another day has passed)) (or half a day). Again we are preparing a new resin, leaving it to thicken, but not much! Otherwise, when pouring too thick resin, the resulting bubbles on the plants will be difficult to remove and you can break a twig or leaf, expelling the bubbles with a toothpick! It is better to use its medium consistency, which is similar to fresh honey). This filling is needed first of all in order for the resin to flow into all the irregularities of the plant. Remind me of a flat work surface, because if at this stage it is not even, then the resin will simply drain and spoil the mood and work. The higher the lens needs to be formed, the smoother the surface needs to be!

Further according to the well-known scheme: cover with a lid, leave to dry). After a day, you need to dilute the new resin and wait for its thick consistency (thick honey) and pour it again to form a volumetric coating. Remove again to COMPLETE drying under an anti-dust cover on a flat surface (complete drying is different for different resin manufacturers, but it is better to play it safe and not touch the products for several days; if the plans did not include leaving fingerprints, of course)

After complete drying, turn over the finished front side and make another pour with thick resin, because. there are no plants on it, you can make just one fill so as not to leave a flat back surface and remove the texture of the file! Thus, the plant is inside the form. At the same time, the form becomes very strong and it will not be possible to break it, just saw it))) All this work seems simple, but to do everything carefully, you need to have a certain amount of patience and skills!

Decorations made using resin require careful handling and do not like the open sun (plants can burn out for a long time, for example, on the windowsill)

When all the fillings are completed and dry, you can make the intended decoration (for example, make a hole with the thinnest drill) or use it as you please. I love simple shapes and a minimum of decor, so I got such decorations and photos in the new winter:

Heather pendant 20 x 80 mm

Forget-me-not earrings with silver hooks 28 x 70 mm

Pendant with a sprig of Veronica oak grove 30 x 62 mm

Earrings on silver earwires with a sprig of Veronica oak 23 x 64 mm

Thank you for your attention! I wish you all inspiration and realization of your ideas!

For work you need:

- epoxy resin;

- silicone molds (for epoxy resin);

- disposable gloves, syringes, cups, stirring stick;

- various natural materials(dried flowers, shells, pebbles, etc.);

- potal, stained glass paints, perlex powder.

I work on a regular file so as not to stain the table.

To create a pendant from a hemisphere, I picked up two different dandelions so that you can compare how they will look in the final version.

Before starting work, thoroughly rinse all the molds that we plan to use, wipe them dry. Putting on gloves, pour resin and hardener into disposable cups (it’s more convenient to type them with a syringe). We work in a well-ventilated area.

Having measured required amount resin, pour it into a clean, dry glass, measure out the required amount of hardener with another syringe and add it to the resin. Different manufacturers have their own proportions, so carefully read what is written on the package and follow all the recommendations for work. The final result depends on the accuracy, if the resin has not hardened, then the proportions have been violated, or the mixture is not well mixed together.

If you take a syringe with a rubber insert inside, then the hardener will not splash when you pour it into the epoxy. With a wooden stick (you can use skewers for skewers), mix the resulting mixture thoroughly. I mark the time for 10 minutes, and in a circular motion I interfere so as to prevent air from entering.

We carefully place a dandelion in the mold (I removed the lower parachutes with tweezers)

After mixing, I leave the resin for about half an hour to chemical reaction passed: you can judge that the reaction is going on by a heated glass with resin. Empirically, I found that you should not work in very hot weather, the reaction will begin to proceed very rapidly and the resin will solidify completely within half an hour. This applies to the resin that I use, different manufacturers have different criteria.

In a thin stream, carefully pour the resin into the mold, onto the dandelion.

Because after hardening, it will settle a little, pour it so that a small convex lens is obtained.

Now I will show you how you can make beautiful rings from glass, washed and polished by the sea.

Pour a little resin, lay the pebbles, carefully add from above, as when working with a hemisphere, to get a convex surface.

Cases of earrings with parachutes of dandelions. Pour a little resin, distribute with a stick. At this stage, the resin begins to gradually thicken, this is exactly what is needed for the parachutes to remain in the position in which they were laid.

We put the bouquet.

Top with resin with a slight bulge. If you do this carefully, then in the end you will need minimal grinding.

Similarly, a truncated ball is obtained. Pour the resin half mold.

We lay the required number of parachutes with a toothpick or, like me, with a large needle (it is good to wipe it off the resin).

Add resin to mold with dandelion.

And now we will make a bracelet with shells from the Black and Azov seas. In the same way, pour epoxy resin into a clean, dry bracelet mold. By this time, it has become even thicker, so part of it remains on the walls, which is what I need. We add shells, pebbles, starfish, everything that is interesting to the mold) Pour the crushed shells that stick to the walls, creating the effect of a suspended state.

Half an hour before, I prepared a new batch of resin, very carefully pour on top to avoid unnecessary bubbles. If there are still bubbles, you can heat the oven to 80 degrees, ventilate, place the mold with resin there (the molds can withstand temperatures up to + 204 C). The bubbles will come out.

It is important that the mold stands on flat surface, otherwise the resin will harden in an inclined position. The more carefully you pour the epoxy, the less sanding you will need to do afterwards. I poured the resin as much as possible to the very top, with a slight bulge.

Now we wait a day for the resin to dry completely. To prevent debris / dust from getting on the surface of the products, it is necessary to cover them with something, a box, a lid.

At this time, we will make a pendant. We prepare the main background - we apply liquid plastic to the workpiece. Polymer clay, rolled into a thin layer, cover, distribute and bake in the oven. Let it cool down and you can get to work.

Pour a few drops of resin so that it can be distributed on the surface and with the help of tweezers and a needle we make up a composition from completely dried leaves - flowers. The resin acts as a glue that keeps the light dried flowers from moving. Do not use live or poorly dried flowers for resin fillings, over time they will deteriorate and turn black.

Because there is a holder on the back of the pendant, I had to put it in a mold so that the surface was horizontal. I never think in advance what the composition should be, so I lay out all the suitable flowers and herbs and with inspiration I begin to collect a small living picture.

The result is such a small world. We leave to dry, after the resin hardens, you can fill it with a second layer, forming a convex beautiful lens.

A day passed, the resin completely hardened and I took out all the resulting blanks. This is a bracelet, its upper part.

By the same principle, you can make a pendant, earrings, ring, etc.

This is a hemisphere with a dandelion, next to the second, orange, for comparison.

These are the resulting truncated balls with parachutes:

I also filled in small hemispheres:

Sea glass rings, for comparison, put those that I did earlier.

If you add a drop of stained glass paint or Perlex powder to the resin, you can get different shades resins. When stained with stained glass paint, it should be added just a drop, because. the proportions between resin and hardener can be disturbed by coloring, resulting in the product not curing or becoming sticky when touched.

You can add potal and get interesting decorations.

And these are lenses with parachutes, as you can see, they lie beautifully. Just as it was intended.

The reverse side remained flush with the edges of the lenses.

After complete hardening, it is necessary to grind uneven and sharp edges.

Jewelery created with epoxy resin and mold strikes with its original appearance. This workshop will present step-by-step instruction complete with photographs and detailed description each stage. Repeating all the steps of the wizard, you can create your own unique decoration that grabs the attention of those around you.

So, for work we need:

epoxy resin;
silicone molds that are combined with epoxy resin;
disposable gloves, plastic cups, syringes, sticks for mixing ingredients;
decorative elements: shells, colored pebbles, dried flowers;
powder, stained glass paints and potal;

In order not to stain the surface of the table, it is better to do the work on an ordinary file. A hemisphere pendant will look beautiful if you complement it with dandelions. For work, we need two dandelions, so that later we can compare how they look in the finished version.

Before work, carefully rinse all molds prepared in advance, wipe them dry with a cloth. Wear disposable gloves to protect your skin from unwanted damage. After that, pour resin and hardener into plastic cups. In the future, it will be convenient to draw them into a syringe. Perform all jewelry making steps in a well-ventilated room.

Measure the required amount of epoxy and pour it into a clean a plastic cup. Using a syringe, draw up the hardener and add it to the resin cup. Different manufacturers indicate different proportions necessary to obtain the result. Therefore, first read the instructions on the package. It is important to carefully follow all manufacturer's recommendations for work. The quality and beauty of the finished craft directly depends on the accuracy of the calculations. In the event that you mixed epoxy and hardener, but the mixture did not harden, then the proportions are violated. This can also happen due to insufficient thorough mixing of the ingredients.

If the syringe has a rubber insert, then the hardener will not splatter. The resulting mixture is mixed with pre-prepared wooden sticks. You can use barbecue skewers. Stir the solution for ten minutes in a circular motion.

Dandelion fits very neatly into the mold. Parachutes that interfere with work can be removed with tweezers.

After mixing the ingredients, leave the resin for half an hour. This time is enough for all chemical processes to pass. You can see that a chemical reaction is taking place by looking at the state of the glass. It will heat up. It is not recommended to work with epoxy resin in hot weather, as the reaction proceeds quite rapidly and the resin completely hardens within half an hour. Although, different manufacturers offer epoxy resins of different quality.

Gently, with a thin stream, pour epoxy resin over a dandelion placed in a mold.

After curing, the resin will settle a little. Therefore, it should be poured into the mold with a small margin (bulge).

Now let's try to make beautiful rings from glass washed by the sea.

So, we take some resin, lay out the pebbles and fill them with the mixture in the same way as when working with a hemisphere. There should be a slight bulge.

You can make earrings with dandelion parachutes. Pour a small amount of resin and spread it gently with a stick. The resin will thicken slightly at this step. This will help the parachutes stay in the position in which they were laid down.

Make a bouquet.

Pour a little resin on top to make a bulge. If you work very carefully, then in the future you will need minimal grinding of the product.

A truncated ball is created in a similar way. Fill half of the mold with resin.

Use a toothpick or needle to lay the required number of parachutes.

Pour epoxy into the mold.

Now let's try to make a beautiful bracelet decorated with shells. Pour resin into a special bracelet mold. By this point, the epoxy has become even thicker. This is what we need. Add pebbles, shells to the mold. Crushed shells will stick to the walls, giving the impression of a suspended state.

About half an hour ago, a new batch of resin was prepared. It should be poured into the mold from above. This must be done with extreme care to avoid the formation of bubbles. What to do if bubbles appear? Preheat the oven to a temperature of 80 degrees and place the resin mold there. Leave in the oven until the temperature rises to 204 degrees. After that, the bubbles will come out.

Make sure that the mold is in a level position during operation. Otherwise, the resin will harden at an angle. Remember that the more carefully you work with epoxy, the less sanding the finished product will have.

Now leave the mold for a day until completely dry. In order to prevent debris from getting on the surface of the future product, cover the mold with a box or lid.

While the bracelet is drying, you can make a pendant. Let's start by creating the main background. For this, it is applied to the workpiece liquid plastic. Cover her polymer clay rolled into a thin layer. The resulting composition is baked in the oven. After cooling, you can start working.

Pour a couple of drops of resin onto the surface. With the help of tweezers, a composition is made from dried leaves or flowers. In this case, the resin is the adhesive. It will not allow the composition to budge. Fresh flowers should not be used to create an arrangement. Over time, they will turn black and lose their appearance.

There is a holder on the back of the pendant. It should also be put in mold to create a flat surface. It is not necessary to think over the composition in advance. You can create masterpieces by improvising.

The result is a unique picture. The piece must be dried. When it dries, a second layer of resin is poured, forming a bulge.

A day later, the bracelet hardened and it can be removed from the mold. This is the top of the product.

Similarly, rings, earrings and pendants are created.

A beautiful hemisphere decorated with a dandelion.

Unusual truncated transparent balls with parachutes.

You can also make small decorative hemispheres.

Previously made rings, decorated with sea glass.

To give the epoxy bright shade, you can add a little powder or stained glass paint. If you decide to use stained glass paints, add very little of them to the resin. Otherwise, the proportions between resin and hardener may be disturbed. Ready product will not harden, but become sticky.