How to Make Resin Rings

Have fun making resin rings! It's such a cute resin craft and a great way to get creative and make your own jewelry.

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Yield: resin rings

Author: Debbie Chapman

Cost: $1

Before working with resin, protect your working surface with a drop cloth and/or a silicone mat. Always wear protective nitrile gloves and eye protection.
Work in a well-ventilated space and wear a respirator if your resin requires it. Read your resin's label for safety requirements.
Mix the amount of resin needed for the amount of rings you'd like to make. We mixed 20 ml of resin total, which made 10 rings.
Begin by adding 1 part of Part A to a small plastic cup or a silicone measuring cup. The amount of Part A should be half the total amount needed. (In our case, 10 ml.)
Follow your specific resin's instructions for ratios, drying times, and curing times.
Add an equal amount of the hardener (10 ml of Part B) to a separate cup. You can also pour directly into the first cup, but with smaller amounts of resin we find it easier to measure separately.
Pour Part B into the Part A cup, combining the two parts.
Mix the resin and hardener together with a popsicle stick or a reusable resin stir stick.
Stir slowly, scraping down the sides and bottom of the measuring cup. Continue mixing for 3 to 5 minutes or until the mixture is clear (streak free).

Pour the resin into separate plastic mixing cups, 1 for each colour or type of ring you'd like to make. We divided the resin into 3 cups.
To make a glitter ring, add about 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of glitter total into one cup. We recommend using several different shades and sizes of glitter to give your piece dimension.
Stir gently, until the glitter is completely mixed in.
To make a slightly transparent coloured ring, add 2 drops of alcohol ink into one of the other cups.
You can add more drops of colour if you'd like the ring to be opaque.
Stir the alcohol ink into the resin until it's streak free.

Use a popsicle stick or eye dropper to drip the glitter resin into the ring mold.
Allow the resin to fall to the bottom of the mold before adding more. This will help prevent air bubbles.
Pop any large air bubbles with the popsicle stick or a toothpick.
Repeat with the alcohol ink coloured resin.

To make a ring with larger decorations in it, begin by filling the mold about half full with clear resin.
Use tweezers to pick up a polymer clay shape and place it into the mold, approximately where you want it to sit.
Repeat, adding shapes around the ring mold.
Once the shapes are in place, fill the mold to the top with clear resin.
You may need to shift the shapes back into place at this point and use a toothpick to remove any large air bubbles.
Pop any surface air bubbles by spritzing with rubbing alcohol or running a heat gun over the surface.

Let the rings sit, untouched, for the recommended dry (or demold) time.
Our resin's dry time is 12 to 18 hours, but we recommend waiting 24 hours so that the rings are hard enough to handle without warping.
Once your resin rings are dry you can demold them. Push from the bottom of the mold and stretch it a bit as you pull the jewelry out.
If the rings are still flexible, allow more time to cure before proceeding to the next step.
Use a nail file or sandpaper to file down any bumps or rough edges from the top of the rings. Continue until the side is even and flush with the rest of the ring.
We recommend wearing a respirator or dust mask during this stage.
Use your fingers, a paintbrush, or a damp cloth to wipe away the resin dust.

To fill in any ridges and to smooth out the ring, pour a small amount of UV resin onto this side of the ring.
Spread the UV resin with a toothpick, evening it out.
Place the ring under a UV light to cure for about 5 minutes.
Read the instructions for the exact cure time of your specific resin.
Your resin rings are complete!

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