I saw an interesting freebie craft flyer for resin charms. One of the projects was making a translucent charm using a jewelry frame. According to the directions, all you needed to do was put invisible tape on one side of the frame to secure the resin before pouring.
Here are my results from my first attempt at using Magic Glos resin.
A candy charm. I used some old sprinkles we had in our kitchen cabinets for this experiment. I'm not in love with the results as I should have poured resin first, let it harden, and then applied the sprinkles. As it is, one side is rough with the texture of the candies, while the front is smooth. Hmm.....note for the future!
A steampunk charm. Can you see the imperfections in this charm? When the flyer says 'invisible tape', it really means a large piece that covers the entire surface in one strip. Otherwise, you get a line from the tape wherever you joined the tape at the back to seal the frame for the resin.
The other drawback to using tape is the fact that it traps moisture and you'll have a sticky mess when you peal it off after the front of your charm has dried. When I pealed off the tape, I flipped it over and let it dry on that side in the sun, but it still looked yucky on the back after doing so!
Another lesson, this one pertaining to the frame idea. Since the frame is suppose to hold the glass panel included, there are grooves around the edges for the frame to fit.....which makes for potential problems when your resin dries. This charm looked like it was completely dry, but then the resin that got trapped in the grooves decided to seep out and dry....
So things to avoid in the future:
1. Buy 'clear' frames without grooves if possible.
2. Pour resin first when using candy in a 'clear' frame.
3. Use a larger size of invisible tape to seal frame back when pouring resin.
4. Immediately peel tape off and dry back of piece to avoid stickiness if possible. If the problem still persists, use a bezel setting charm instead :)
5. Do not pour resin out like a mustard bottle, you will get bubbles. Let the resin drop out of the bottle like it is suppose to!
Here ends the lesson!
Until next time ^_____^
Good job Bunny! You will always have experiments gone wrong when you are trying something new. Thanks for posting the lessons you learned for others. :)
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