Luxury Resin — Jewelry & Fashion

A teal and navy ocean swirl with a diagonal vein of gold leaf, set in a gold-plated bezel with a pronounced dome top. This project teaches the full bezel-filling sequence in three pours: colour base, gold leaf encapsulation, and dome layer. It is the highest-converting resin pendant style on Etsy in the $45–$65 price range.

1. 1
   Clean the bezel. Wipe the interior with an IPA-dampened cotton swab. Allow 5 minutes to dry completely. Any oils or residue will cause adhesion failure at the edges.
2. 2
   Session 1 — colour base. Measure 0.5ml Part A and 0.5ml Part B using separate syringes. Combine and mix for 2 full minutes. Divide into two small cups: 0.6ml and 0.4ml. Add a toothpick-tip of teal pigment to the larger cup, a trace of navy to the smaller. Using a toothpick, place teal resin across two-thirds of the bezel floor, navy across the remaining third. Draw the toothpick through the colour boundary once in a slow arc. Cover and cure 24 hours.
3. 3
   Session 2 — gold leaf layer. Tear a small piece of gold leaf (approx. 10×5mm) and lay it diagonally across the cured base. Mix 0.5ml of clear resin. Using a syringe, release drops directly onto the leaf surface — from the tip touching the leaf, not from height. Continue until the leaf is covered and the fill reaches 80% of the bezel lip. Cover and cure 24 hours.
4. 4
   Session 3 — dome layer. Mix 0.5ml of clear resin. Add drops to the centre of the cured bezel surface. The resin will mound above the lip — surface tension holds the convex form. Add slowly, 15–20 drops. Stop before the dome reaches the lip edge. Cover and cure 24 hours.
5. 5
   Assemble. Attach the chain through the bail using jump rings. The pendant is complete.

A matched earring pair in vibrant teal with organic cell formations — both pieces poured from the same batch to guarantee colour consistency. This project covers the same-batch rule for matched pairs and cell formation at jewelry scale using silicone oil rather than the torch technique used in standard pour work.

1. 1
   Clean both bezels and place side by side on a level surface. Both pieces must be filled from the same batch — place them together before mixing so you can move between them quickly.
2. 2
   Session 1 — colour base with cells. Measure 1ml of resin total and mix for 2 minutes. Divide: 0.8ml teal cup (add teal pigment + 2 drops silicone oil, stir 5 strokes only), 0.2ml white cup (trace white pigment + 1 drop silicone oil, stir 5 strokes). Fill both bezels alternately — teal first, then add white drops across each. The silicone oil causes the white to push the teal away and form cells. Pop surface bubbles with a toothpick. Cover and cure 24 hours.
3. 3
   Session 2 — dome layer. Mix 1ml of clear resin. Dome both bezels from the same batch — first, then second immediately after. A modest dome on earrings: 10–12 drops per bezel. Cover and cure 24 hours.
4. 4
   Assemble. Attach jump rings and ear wires. Hold the pair side by side under consistent light before packaging — confirm colour matches.

A geode composition on an unglazed tile with a central zone of real crushed quartz crystal, gold leaf veining, and a UV-resin crystal edge on all four sides. This sits between jewelry and decorative object in market positioning — at $65–$90 it sells as a considered gift rather than an impulse buy.

1. 1
   Sand and seal the tile. Sand the surface with 400-grit and wipe with IPA. The sanding creates mechanical adhesion — without it, resin on an unglazed tile may delaminate over time.
2. 2
   Session 1 — colour ground. Mix 2 fl oz of coating resin. Three cups: amethyst (60%), oxide black (30%), gold accent (10%). Pour in overlapping irregular zones. At gel stage, drag a few gold lines from centre outward with a toothpick — the beginning of the veining. Cure 24 hours.
3. 3
   Session 2 — crystal zone and veining. Lightly sand the cured surface with 400-grit. Mix 1 fl oz of clear resin. Apply a clear layer across the central third of the tile. While liquid, sprinkle crushed quartz across the wet central zone and press gently to partially embed. Place gold leaf fragments at the crystal boundaries. At late gel stage, trace thin veins of gold mica mixed with a drop of clear resin from the leaf outward. Cure 24 hours.
4. 4
   Session 3 — flood coat and crystal edge. Mix 1 fl oz of clear resin and flood the full tile surface. Cure 24 hours. Then, using UV resin, apply a bead along each tile edge. Press a small amount of crushed quartz into the bead before curing. Cure each edge under the UV lamp for 90 seconds. Attach cork or felt pads to the base.

A single pressed flower encapsulated in crystal-clear resin within a gold-plated ring setting, with a gold leaf accent and a pronounced dome top. Combines UV resin for botanical sealing and two-part epoxy for the dome layers — each material used for what it does best. Botanical rings sell consistently at $30–$50 as gifts.

1. 1
   Verify the flower is completely dry. Any residual moisture will produce a halo of tiny bubbles around the petals in the finished piece. Press for a minimum of one week, or an additional 48 hours between fresh absorbent paper if in doubt.
2. 2
   Session 1 — UV base and flower placement. Place 0.2ml of UV resin in the bezel floor. Cure under the UV lamp for 60 seconds. Using tweezers, place the pressed flower face-up on the cured base. Press gently until the flower is flat and in full contact with the surface. Place a small fragment of gold leaf alongside it. Cover with UV resin drop by drop until the flower is fully sealed. Cure 90 seconds under UV lamp.
3. 3
   Session 2 — first epoxy layer. Mix 0.5ml of coating epoxy. Add drops to the surface of the cured UV layer until the bezel is filled to 85% of the lip height. Cover and cure 24 hours. The switch to two-part epoxy here is intentional: epoxy domes with less yellowing over time than UV resin on the surface-facing layers.
4. 4
   Session 3 — dome layer. Mix 0.3ml of clear coating epoxy. Add drops to the centre of the bezel until the resin mounds above the lip in a convex dome. Stop before the dome reaches the lip edge. Cover and cure 24 hours.
5. 5
   Inspect and finish. If any dust has settled on the dome surface during cure, sand very gently with 2000-grit paper and polish with a small amount of Novus 1 on a cotton swab. The ring is complete.