How to make epoxy resin jewelry yourself? And what do you need to make jewelry yourself? Daniëlle explains exactly how this works and what supplies you need. These helpful tips, inspiration and explanations will make you a professional!

Hey My name is Daniëlle: the proud administrator of the one and only Creative Facebook group "Creatief met Action en andere low-budgetwinkels 2.0". You can also find me on Instagram and Facebook under the name By Danni Creations. When it comes to being creative I am all for it! I am always looking for new things to learn. And honestly, if I am going to learn something new, give me a short and concise explanation. So in this manual I am going to explain to you step by step how to make jewelry with epoxy resin yourself.

Supplies:

• UV Resin Jewelry Resin
• UV resin lamp
• A silicone mold for pouring
• Decorations of your choice such as: dried small flowers , glitter, gold foil , etc.
• Tip! The Epoxy starter kit jewelry contains everything you need: ideal for beginners
• Gloves

Tools:

• Baby wipes (in case of spills)
• Lighter or Bubble Blaster spray
• Placemat / old cutting mat or something similar
• Tweezers/cocktail sticks or similar

How to make epoxy jewelry?

Step 1. Preparation

Making jewelry with epoxy resin is easier than you think! You simply pour epoxy into a silicone mold with your favorite decorations like dried flowers, gold foil, letters or even a nice picture. itsOkay has over 300 silicone molds to choose from. From small molds for earrings and keychains to large molds for picture frames and even tables. It's so fun and addictive, because you can make anything you want.

You can choose from two types of epoxy: ready-made UV Resin and 2-component epoxy casting resin. The ready-made UV Resin is most commonly used for making resin jewelry. This resin is particularly useful for small projects, because it hardens within a few minutes. So you are done quickly and can quickly enjoy your jewelry. This is especially ideal for people with little patience (like myself). Ready-made UV resin hardens by means of direct sunlight. This means in direct sunlight or under a UV resin lamp .

Of course you can choose a 2-component epoxy casting resin , but then you have to take into account a curing time of about 24-48 hours. The advantage is that this epoxy is cheaper to use.

Step 2. Making the epoxy jewelry

Because I know that this blog is also definitely meant for the epoxy beginner, I'm keeping it nice and simple. I'm going to make pendants for a necklace and one pair of earrings. I choose to work in layers for the pendants. Otherwise, decorations such as flowers or glitter can float to the top and that is of course not the intention. Therefore, pour a thin layer of epoxy into the silicone mold as a base. Make sure that the epoxy is nicely evenly distributed over the base.
When casting epoxy jewelry, air bubbles can occur. This is completely normal. You can pop them by going over the epoxy with a burner. However, this can damage the silicone mold. Therefore, it is better to use the Bubble Blaster spray against epoxy air bubbles.

Then it's time to add your favorite decorations to the epoxy. In this example I chose dried small flowers . You can keep it simple with larger decorations or multiple small decorations. Pop the air bubbles after pouring.

When you are done pouring you can let the ready made uv epoxy cure. You can let the epoxy cure in direct sunlight or under a UV epoxy resin lamp. In this example I use the lamp. Place the lamp on top of the silicone mold and let the lamp shine for about 30 to 40 seconds. Then turn the silicone mold over and let the bottom of the silicone mold cure as well.

When the first layer of decorations has completely hardened, I add another layer of epoxy. I usually do this in two parts. Carefully pour the epoxy until a small bulge is created in the silicone mold. Epoxy shrinks due to the heat that is released during hardening. This gives you a nice finish. If you pour the mold 'too empty' you can get sharp edges on your epoxy jewelry. Be careful not to pour over the edge.

Then I carefully poke the bubbles out or pop them with a flame. The bubble blaster spray can also work, but keep some distance to prevent the mold from overflowing after 1x close spray. Then the light goes on again for the same time as the first time. (Or back in the sun) Then check if your hangers are properly cured and you don't feel any dents when you go over them. Do you still feel a dent? Don't panic! Just add another layer and repeat the steps. And that's how we all become experts in working with epoxy! Now it's time to take them out of the mold!

Step 3: Finishing the jewelry

Start making your own epoxy jewelry!

Making epoxy jewelry is a super fun activity that you can do alone or together. It is great to get creative with your hands and there is nothing more beautiful than making jewelry such as earrings, necklaces, pendants and bracelets from scratch that you can give to a good friend or wear yourself, for every day or something unique for a party.

You can make your own jewelry of all kinds, whether you want to make a homemade bracelet , earring , necklace or other jewelry.

More information?

Do you have questions about making art, jewelry or casting/coating floors or other objects? At itsOkay we have several epoxy experts each with their own expertise. We are happy to help you.
Contact the itsOkay customer service or take a look at the Epoxy knowledge center .

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