Wow, it looks like you gals had a lot of fun. I have yet to dabble in resin but surely hope to soon.

Would you be willing to run through the basics for those of us who are familiar with (and love) the results of resin, but don't know much about the process? Like where to get the materials, and just briefly how it works? Your stuff is gorgeous!!!

hey! thanks so much for the shoutout! your resin looks awesome - I've been wanting to experiment w/ resin as well. mebbe you have inspired me for 2008! happy new year!

wow, this is fantastic! i am very impressed! looks like so much fun! -kb

They look very cool. I want to try this very bad but I have no idea where to get supplies here in Sweden. Do you know if one can buy resin online? Great work, I hope you do more!

Hi,
I have a suggestion for the holes. When you pour your resin in, put a piece of wire through the spot that you want your hole. I hold it up with tape across the mold in a criss cross fashion.Polk the wire through the center of the tape,to keep it upright. Then when it dries, you have a hole already. I learned this through trial and error. :)
Shelley

Those look awesome! How long did it take you to do all of those? Where did you get your supplies?

I just bought resin! I'm in Canada and i got it at an art supply store (Wallacks), although the craft store (Michaels) had it too....I'm super inspired and ready to get cracking! If you're casting fabric it's a good idea to seal it first with and acrylic medium...like Podge.

Oh boy, like I need yet another craft to get addicted to! How did you decide which resin to use, with or without the catalyst? And did you do them in layers, drying between layers? I need to find a tutorial somewhere, I did a quick Google search but need to dig a bit deeper. Or you could do a step-by-step tute! Hint hint! :)

Awesome. It all looks so pro!

That is so awesome! I wish I could have been there for the marathon resin session...Ah, how I miss Craft Night!!

Those are great! How did you get your pieces to be so clear? Mine always seem to have so many bubbles...

How sweet of your sis! I've been wanting to get one to make shoes for my Blythe dolls. Happy holidays!

ooh! I hope you post the ones you've drilled holes in! These came out great! I did a test run myself and I got a ton of air bubbles. But I kept them to practice drilling holes in them with my dremel. It didn't turn out so well (but I didn't really try that hard as it got kinda messy and then I stopped) so I'm curious to see how yours do!

for those of you looking for instructions this might be helpful...

http://www.eti-usa.com/consum/easycast/easycast.html

Ooh -- they turned out so nicely. I think the jaunty angle of the zombie lady makes her look more zombie-ish.

These turned out really awesome! My sis got me a resin kit too, but I've been a little nervous to try it... check out http://www.art-e-zine.co.uk/resin.html for some really great resin info.

I just started playing with resin also, but it was impossible to find at the local Michaels or AC Moore. Auto parts stores and Home Depot have tinted casting resin (look in the fiberglass repair section) which is fine if you are going to paint your casted object, but otherwise unacceptable. I finally purchased on the internet.

Using a small plastic film cannister I cast my son's wedding cake for posterity. First, put down a shallow layer in the cannister. Soak a cube of the cake in a bit of resin while waiting. After about 20 minutes, place the cake in the tube and then pour the next layer. By presoaking the cake in resin, it will be less likely to float in this layer. Finally, print a small disk with the couple's names and the date of the wedding. Pre-soak this in resin, and after the previous layer has set for 20 mintes, float this disk (word side up) on the resin and pour a bit more. After the whole thing sets it should come out of the cannister nicely.

OMG this reminds me so much of a resin jewellery kit I got one summer as a kid. It had shaped moulds for earrings, brooches etc. My brother and I made the most fantastic bee earrings and ant brooches.... oh to be young again! But it does remind me that you could just hot glue gun some clasps or pins or even magnets on the back rather than making holes perhaps?

What wonderful ideas you have! I love your work!
What exactly the resine's name and brand?
Can I buy it in Home Center or Ace or only in craft store?
Is it like cold enamel in 2 bottles?
Can I use every sort of mold I want?
Thanks -
Bye -
Yona -
P.S.: There is a lot of interesting stuff to learn in my french blog with a lot of videos, most of videos are in english, my blog is also translated in english here:
http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fyonab.canalblog.com%2F&langpair=fr%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

Your pieces look great! I just started experimenting with doing resin inside bottlecaps to make them into pushpins.

Did you coat the papers with anything before covering with resin? My papers got that wet look from the resin, so I think I'll try Mod Podging them before the resin next time. So the pill boxes and lens case resins just popped out after going in the freezer? Also, what tools did you use to measure and pour? Sorry for so many questions, I'm just excited to try new stuff. Thanks for sharing!!! :)

Elena, there is a great product to protect printed paper: a spray of "Fixative Concentrated" for pastel, charcoal, pencil... (from Talens). Try it. I know it is good before varnish.

Thanks, Yona! I'll have to swing by Michael's tomorrow. I made a huge batch of the bottlecaps tonight and with the Mod Podge they were protected well, but hopefully the spray will be easier to use.

Elena, you can also use 2 others spray, there are varnish and it will protect your paper and your resine creations: "acrylic sealer/finisher gloss" of Decoart or "Triple thick, Brillant gloss glaze" of Decoart, I think it's good for what you want to do. But if this a printed paper with your printer, put one of them after the spray of "Fixative Concentrated" I talked about before.
Do you have a blog?

Elena, you can also use 2 others sprays, there are varnish and it will protect your paper and your resine creations: "acrylic sealer/finisher gloss" of Decoart or "Triple thick, Brillant gloss glaze" of Decoart, I think it's good for what you want to do. But if this a printed paper with your printer, put one of them after the spray of "Fixative Concentrated" I talked about before.
Do you have a blog?

Yona: Yes, I do have a blog, but it's more for personal posting so family/friends can keep up with me. I look at blogs like this one and am so impressed I know I could never come close to making one similar. Maybe I'll start adding more crafty postings to my blog, though. Anyway, it's ShopaholicElena.blogspot.com....you're welcome to take a peek! :) thanks again for your help!

I love these. I never would have thought of using a paint palette though! Thanks

I did resin casting as a kid, had a blast (make sure you're in a well-ventilated area, though--headache!) I have been interested for some time, in trying my hand at this again. How fun to find your blog entries here!

Hi. Interesting objects you made.

I'm familiar with jewelry being made out of polymer clay (such as Sculpey), but I have no clue what is meant here by "resin." You mention melting it, but is this craft product called by any other name?

Photos of the materials you actually used would be a help to some of us more visually oriented people.

Thanks,
Kat ^.^

These looks like they all came out pretty darned good! I love what you came up with here. :)

What kind of drill would you need to drill the holes in the resin after?