How To Make Resin Gems (Jewelry) – Part 2
Written by Jewelry on February 27, 2010The second half of my gemstone-making tutorial, display how to put foil backings onto your gemstones. Feel giveaway to revisit my blog at: proplady.livejournal.com
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9:05 am on February 27th, 2010
Like Ciel from Kuroshitsuji’s family crest ring right? If you draw an image onto the board it’d work the same. There’d just be an image there.
9:05 am on February 27th, 2010
awsome tutorial, i pretty sure i can follow that.
i want to find a way to put an image in the back of the stone but im afraid it might not work.
anyway, thanks for the help
9:05 am on February 27th, 2010
Really? huh…I wasn’t aware of that…
Thanks for your wonderful tutorial!
9:05 am on February 27th, 2010
The hotglue works well. (I don’t use superglues because those have a tendency to eat the foil.)
9:05 am on February 27th, 2010
have you ever thought of using Super77 instead of hot glue?
9:05 am on February 27th, 2010
@peionastick yeah…just don’t add any dye…also, in order to get a hole through it, use a power drill with a small bit very carefully
9:05 am on February 27th, 2010
How to do it with silicon moulds:
watch?v=ki6vl9F1G5g&feature=related
9:05 am on February 27th, 2010
So what if I wanted it clear like no color? Do I just not add no dye too it? And also how would I make a hole in it, if I wanted yo make a necklace.
9:05 am on February 27th, 2010
how heavy are the BIG gems?
9:05 am on February 27th, 2010
You can take one of the big gems and put it on your belly button and now your one of them cute little trolls!
9:05 am on February 27th, 2010
COSPLAY! (Just look up any fantasy anime. You’ll see hundreds of implausibly big gems…)
9:05 am on February 27th, 2010
what exactly are you planning oon using that big ass gem for!?!?!?!?!?!?
9:05 am on February 27th, 2010
Great video!
my bad!
very informative, loads of help
accidentally rated it 2
by yeah, helped me understand things better, thank you!
9:05 am on February 27th, 2010
No, I’ve never tried adding acrylic paint. I find that I can sometimes color resin stones by adding an enamel glaze (or some metal flake paint) to the outside of the gem.
9:05 am on February 27th, 2010
if you want the image to be clearer, I would place it on the back of the resin while it’s still wet/soft.
9:05 am on February 27th, 2010
Lets say I want to do clear gems with an image behind it. Would I put the resin in the mold and rest the image on the back or would i glue it to the back of the finished resin like you did with the shiny paper?
9:05 am on February 27th, 2010
great video!!I have one question. Can you or have you ever tried acrylic paints in the resin?? Thanks bunches
9:05 am on February 27th, 2010
I think a lot of us girls have that, m’dear ;D
9:05 am on February 27th, 2010
I’ve had problems with silicone molds—polyester resin won’t set in them and clear epoxy resin jewels cast with silicone have this non-shiny surface that I can’t coat with sealant. (It just beads up.) If anyone knows how to get around that, I would be grateful.
9:05 am on February 27th, 2010
No. You have to make them. (I use styrene plastic sheets which I line with mailing tape to make a smooth surface. ) The hardest part is cutting and fitting the plastic pieces together so they make a “bowl” shape into which you can pour the resin. (And pray it doesn’t leak.)
9:05 am on February 27th, 2010
Transparent for clear gemstones.
9:05 am on February 27th, 2010
what pigment did you use opaque or transparent?
9:05 am on February 27th, 2010
cosplay
9:05 am on February 27th, 2010
i have a strange obsession with gewls
9:05 am on February 27th, 2010
Haha thats awesome and really smart… but what would you use a 3 inch gemstone for?