Resin Bubble Ring Molds Improved 2 part mold

New Improved Bubble Ring Mold!

The yellow ring is a finished sample and does not come with the mold.

Qty 4 in the eBay store! 6-27-09

They may be a little tricky to begin with but I think they will be well worth the effort. The silicone molds are made from a tin silicone that has a long shelf life and tough enough for many pulls. The molds are handmade by me.

Fill the bottom part with resin. You may want to wrap with a rubber band to close the slit in the plug a little more. You will need this slit to remove the ring from the mold. You will have a little bit of flashing from the slit when you remove the casting that can be easily snapped off.

The top bubble part of the mold can be filled in layers and embedded with goodies. Once the top and bottom have reached the gel stage apply a small amount of resin to the castings and join the two halves.Use cardboard or other stiff backing so the molds are properly matched when rubberbanding them together for curing. Or you can rubberband together and pour resin in the pour holes which is a little more advanced technique. Take the casting out of the mold once it has started to harden as this will produce a shiner casting if it doesn't touch anything while finishing to cure.

You will want to clean your molds with dish soap and water when they arrive. To remove fingerprints and such you can use rubbing alcohol. Mix and pour the casting material according to manufacturer's instructions. After the cast has hardened completely, slowly peel the mold from the cast. Work around all the edges before pulling up the middle sections. After a cast is made, be sure to thoroughly clean the mold ( removing any casting residue or release agent) before storing. Store silicone molds in a clean, dry location, embed a rigid mother mold cast if possible to hold the molds shape. This prevents the mold from distorting or warping over time.

If you have any questions please send me an email or give me a call.

How to make Resin Jewelry with a Swirly effect.

Resin Jewelry with a Swirly effect.

Project submitted by MonikaRose

http://monikarosecrochets.blogspot.com/

Instructions

what you need:
ResinObsession resin mold - Mold 403- 11 popular jewelry shapes was used in project

EasyCast clear casting epoxy resin (part A, B)

color powder, pearl ex pigments, purple and bright gold

reusable resin measuring cups

stiring sticks

tooth picks

timer

tissues

step by step:
1. Mix EasyCast resin following manufacturer's instructions.

2. Pour small amounts of resin into 2 seperate cups to mix in the pearl colors purple and bright gold.

3. Pour the remaining clear resin into the selected mold cavities just below the top to allow for extra drops of color.

4. Use a toothpick to pick up one of the colors and drip a drop into one of the shapes anywhere.

5. Do the same with the other colors, as in step 4.

6. The drops will settle down into the resin, not just sit on top.

7. With a new toothpick and tissue in hand, swirl the colored drops around to make shaped in the clear resin. Between each swirl clean your toothpick on the tissue. You can pull the colors into each other for mixed color affect, any shape you wish, in this case swirls.

8. When satisfied with the affects, clean your area and let resin cure. Pop resin out of molds.

9. Once casting has fully cured polish and buff if you wish. Drill a hole with a rotary tool and small drill bit or small hand drill or wire wrap for a pendant, earrings or keyring.

Monika doesn't have resin in her Etsy store yet but you might want to see her other fun stuff http://monikarose.etsy.com/

ResinObsession Easter Challenge Winner- Resin Jewelry, Resin Easter Eggs and more

ResinObsession Easter Challenge

Elizabeth better known as Atomic Flamingo got busy, busy, busy when she received the
ResinObsession newsletter announcing the Easter Challenge. You can tell from her pics that she is very creative and a talented ResinObsessioner. Her first ResinObsession Easter Challenge submission is titled "Easter bounty". Materials used: resin, candy, glitter. Molds: bangle #414, jewelry #22, an ice cube mold (dog bones, flowers,gum drops), a jell-o mold (eggs), a handmade mold (bow), MC-1 (logo).

Her second ResinObsession Easter Challenge submission is titled Easter eggs! Materials: resin, candy, glitter, paper. Mold: old jell-o mold

Elizabeth's sence of humor is coming out in this next entry. Her third ResinObsession Easter Challenge submission is titled "Easter goes to the dogs". Materials: resin, candy. Mold: an old ice cube tray.

Atomic Flamingo wanted to make sure she won this challenge so she sent in entries that were based on color. Her fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh ResinObsession Easter Challenge entries are colors of the rainbow. Materials used: resin, candy, glitter. Molds: bangle #414, jewelry #22, an ice cube mold (dog bones, flowers, gum drops), a jell-o mold (eggs), a handmade mold (bow), MC-1 (logo).

Atomic Flamingo rounded out her ResinObsession Easter Challenge submissions with a
" humble demi-parure of sweet candy":
molds # 414, 22 materials: resin, candy, glitter, earring findings

And we have a WINNER!

ATOMIC FLAMINGO won the ResinObsession Easter Challenge!

Yippee! Yahoo! WOOO- HOOO!

She wins 2 molds of her choice including shipping. So shop away!

Thank you so much for your entries to the First ResinObsession challenge. We will be doing more so open up those newsletters.

ResinObsession web site is now alive!

11-5-08 I spent most of the afternoon and evening yesterday populating the new ResinObsession website http://www.resinobsession.com/servlet/StoreFront. I think it looks pretty good, how about you? I did goof tho, as usual, I switched domain servers without immediately taking care of my email...oooops! I wondered why I didn't get many emails over the weekend. I thought everyone was just so busy with the election they weren't ordering anything!

I saw Fran with Little-Windows at the Quilt Show again this year. Her booth has doubled, her samples were clever and if the crowd around her booth is any sign.... I would say she is doing well. Congrats Fran!

Many of you have asked to see samples of some of my work and while a lot of it is off with vendors for shows or waiting pictures to be made in to kits, I've taken a few pictures of some pieces. Remember I'm not a photographer or very good at picture editing.



The coral and silver beads necklace and matching bangle doesn't show up as the true color but it's close enough.
The ring looks like a real stone in person.
The amber set is a technique I developed.
I hope you like. Thanks cindy@resinobsession.com
or as the guys at Maker Faire said
"The Resin Lady"

Resin is for Miniatures Too!

It takes a special touch and an eye for detail to make things this small. In the world of miniatures an artist selling her wares on eBay has found her special niche. http://myworld.ebay.com/gettinginthegap/

Maker Faire Austin ResinObsession demos What a BLast!

We had an awesome time at Maker Faire in Austin,Texas, which is an event created by Make Magazine to "celebrate arts, crafts, engineering, science projects and the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset." It is like nothing else you have ever seen! I describe it as a "science museum goes to the State Fair"! A wonderful world for "tinkerers", indie upcyclers, and "Keep Austin Weird" crowd.



Craft Magazine had my Resin Starter Kits in the Maker Shed where I demonstrated how to mix and pour resin as well as ideas of all the fun stuff that can be created. If you ever have the opportunity to attend the Maker Faire, in San Mateo, CA, in May or Austin, TX, in October you should take advantage of it.


NEWSFLASH

I am so excited to announce a new product that I will be adding to the eBay store within the next few days. It is a product made by Novus that will polish your resin pieces to a beautiful shine without buffing or polishing with a wheel and jeweler's rouge. This is a hand-polish - no machinery required!



There are three products from Novus:

#1: Gently cleans without scratching, leaves a lustrous shine.Novus

#2: Removes fine scratches, haziness and abrasions.Novus

#3: Removes heavy scratches and abrasions. Requires both #1 and #2 polishes for final finishing.

Hurricane Ike

9-17-08 As of today we have internet. Everyone is ok we are just without power. It means so much to me all of the emails of concern and blessings. Again I have the best customers in the world. You touch my heart deeply. Thank you for your blessings. Cindy

New Resin Jewelry designs from ETI

New resin jewelry designs from the resin manufacturer. http://eti-usa.com/consum/easycast/ec-resin-jewelry-projects-index.html

EssemDesign's addiction to resin

Unique original designs that are not ordinary reflect this artists own style in resin. Everyone knows how I feel about resin! A magical medium that you can do so much with. Please enjoy a few pics from EssemDesign and visit her shop http://www.essemdesign.etsy.com/

Beautiful Thunderstorm Powerful MotherNature

I love it when it rains and find it soothing to work in the workshop while it's raining. But what a wakeup call when the lightening hit just outside the open doors. I saw a huge flash of light and the ground shook. I was using battery powered tools so no real danger. The kitties all gathered around wanting protection from Alpha Kitty Mommy. We frantically started running around shutting things down. All important electronics are plugged into battery backups but not the Internet cable. Lightening hit just outside our office yesterday 6/25/08 and traveled thru our Internet cable destroying our router, switch and pci card in the computer. I have things fixed and just need to tidy up. We lost a few emails we were working on at the time of the strike so if you have an email you were waiting on an answer please resend. I think we were finished with shipments for the day (6-25) when we had the strike but please email me if you have any concerns about your order. I will start processing orders tomorrow. Thank you and blessings, Cindy

Resin Artist has a unique style for her creative jewelry

Check out this Etsy store. She is "Home of the ORIGINAL Cupcake Sprinkle and DOTD Necklace". Her cupcake sprinkle necklaces have been featured in Kiki Magazine! Way to Go! Yahoo! Congratulations! http://www.lunaricsales.etsy.com/

Excellent videos I found on YouTube

Take a look at these awesome videos I found on YouTube. His finished work is cool too.

DIY Network resin episode

January13, 2008
Hi Everyone,
Thought you might be interested in this DIY Network episode on making a resin pendant embedded with a guitar pick. They used EasyCast resin! http://silver-and-wire-jewlery.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!D36AFE1FDA3E5DCC!803.entry

Happy Casting
Cindy
Resin Obsession

Drilling Resin

Sanding Resin

Embed in Resin Part 2

High Gloss Bangle

Adding Color

Mixing Resin

UK distributor carries EasyCast

Hi,
I just got an email from a fellow Obsessioner that Ian Clarke Coatings in the UK is now carrying EasyCast resin! I also understand that he takes PayPal. You can find his address, phone number and fax on the Resin Obsession International Distributors Page. http://stores.ebay.com/RESINOBSESSION?refid=store/International-Distributors-List.html or
http://www.clarke-coatings.co.uk/
I hope this helps.

I have a tip: Browsing I found where someone asked How to polish resin after they had sanded it. One of the answers involved denatured alcohol. Denatured alcohol does have a tendacy to amber your resin after a short amount of time. It is better to use sand paper increasing your grit then buff / polish with a cloth wheel loaded with polish for plastic.

Happy Casting
Cindy
http://www.ebaystores.com/Resinobsesson?refid=store