| Resin jewelry making provides you the ability to | | | | away, but for extra caution, seal the image with a |
| encapsulate objects and suspend them in the resin; | | | | small amount of craft or decoupage glue. This will seal |
| producing jewelry items that incorporate materials that | | | | the image and prevent ink from bleeding out into the |
| may not otherwise be used in jewelry making. Many | | | | resin and the original image becoming transparent. |
| items may be embedded within resin jewelry including | | | | 3-D Objects |
| insects, plants, pictures and fabric. The most important | | | | Small 3-D Objects such as games pieces, shells and |
| thing to consider when embedding objects into resin is | | | | figurines can usually be added to resin with little |
| that the inclusion is completely free from moisture as | | | | preparation. They must firstly be washed with |
| the moisture can interfere with the resin curing | | | | detergent and left to dry. For best results to avoid |
| process. The following explains how inclusions should | | | | creating air bubbles, they should be brushed with a |
| be prepared before being embedded into resin. | | | | layer of resin prior to adding them to the liquid resin. |
| Flowers and Vegetation | | | | Candy |
| Flowers, leaves and other garden vegetation must be | | | | To prevent flavourings from candy, dried foods and |
| dried and completely free of moisture. They can either | | | | sweets from bleeding out into the resin, they should be |
| be pressed (by using a press or between pages of a | | | | sprayed with clear acrylic spray and left to dry |
| large book and blotting paper and left for several | | | | thoroughly over night. As with 3-D objects, to prevent |
| weeks). Pressed flowers should be coated with craft | | | | air bubbles, they should be coated with a brushed layer |
| or decoupage glue as darker flower colours may | | | | of resin prior to adding them to the liquid resin. |
| bleed into the resin and lighter colours may become | | | | Fabric |
| transparent. Alternatively, small blooms of flowers can | | | | Most fabric can be included in resin jewelry without |
| be dried be covering them with silica gel for several | | | | any prior preparation, however to prevent any fabric |
| weeks. They can then be sprayed with clear acrylic | | | | dye from bleeding into the resin the fabric can be |
| spray before being embedded into the liquid resin. | | | | sealed with craft or decoupage glue. Alternatively, a |
| Wood | | | | range of fabric paper is available in craft shops that |
| Wooden pieces should be sealed with resin, craft or | | | | already coated so its colour will remain once |
| decoupage glue and cured before embedding into | | | | embedded in resin. |
| resin. This will prevent air bubbles from escaping from | | | | Examples of other items that that may be embedded |
| the wooden piece, which will in turn create bubbles in | | | | within resin jewelry and usually do not require any prior |
| the resin jewelry casting. | | | | preparation include glitter, glass, metal power, beads |
| Pictures and Photographs | | | | and confetti. These items can be included within resin |
| For best results use mat or photocopied images as | | | | jewelry for decoration or to change the texture of the |
| some ink-jet printed images will bleed when glue is | | | | object. Light objects will suspend within the resin but |
| applied to seal the image. For best results, print the | | | | heavier ones will sink to the bottom, therefore heavier |
| image on photo paper and leave 24 hours to | | | | items must be added when the resin has cured for a |
| thoroughly dry. You can often embed it like this straight | | | | while and the resin has become firmer. |