Jewelry Art TIP - Use Resin (NOT GLUE) to create Less Air Bubbles ( Bezels and Glass Cabochon)

I have heard from a number of students from my online Alcohol Ink Jewelry Course that air bubbles are a problem for them. This is something that can happen when you first start making pendants until you get the hang of it. It's that dreaded....they look great right now then a day later when it's dry you discover those silvery little buggers (you may know exactly what I mean) of air that trapped themselves hidden only to make their great escape 24 hours or so later. It's all about that seal. If you squeeze out too much glue it can suck the air back in or if you don't use enough glue to begin with. There are a number of scenarios that can happen to create these silver spots.

When I first started making pendants I used the glue but I've graduated and wanted to share with you what I now use! I LOVE using Art Resin for my bezel pendants with or with out Glass Cabochons because it has UV protection built in and my clients do not have to worry so much about getting the pendants wet because unlike glue resin is waterproof. Please note that some colors can fade when using resin, so I find it best to seal them first with a few light sprays of Kamar Varnish before I seal them with resin. If you choose to use Art Resin (there are many other 2 part epoxy brands to choose from) but Art resin has UV so you would not need to spray a coat of UV spray after Kamar.

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I've created a short demo VIDEO of my process on my Youtube channel for you.

There is also a full list of the materials I used there under the comment section. In this video I'll show you how I use Art Resin in place of Glue for an easy more bubbles free approach to creating your own fashionable wearable art or to sell in your own shops or shows! If you haven't yet tried my online here are a few links to try the courses out at $12 US:  Alcohol Ink Jewelry Course or Resin Jewelry course . 

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Resin Cup Cleaning Tip

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Here is a quick tip for those of you using Art Resin.

I love these 32oz cups for my bigger project, but you can of course use smaller cups as well. The big thing is to find cups that are re-usable plastic not the hard plastic disposable cups if you want to pull out the resin.


Remember the resin only hardens once the two materials come together so for the resin and hardener (separate cups) you can squirt some hand sanitizer or alcohol into the cup and swirl it around for a little bit then take a paper towel and clean out the other 2 cups.


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Here are a few links to the products I use.
Art Resin:
Plastic Cups:
Stir Sticks: