How to Make Easy Goldfish Earrings with Superfast Curing UV Resin

Ah, the simple joy of gazing into a goldfish bowl! There's something so soothing about it, isn't there? It's like having a pond right on your desk or shelf where you can peer into a miniature underwater world and lose yourself in thought.

Ever dreamt of wearing a tiny aquarium on your ears? Well, today's your lucky day because we're diving (pardon the pun) into the miniature world of DIY Goldfish Bowl Earrings with UV resin. 

These little underwater wonders are not just accessories; they're conversation starters, mood lifters, and miniature works of art all rolled into one. 

So, grab your UV resin, jewellery moulds, and a sprinkle of creativity – follow the step-by-step instructions and make your own fin-tastic goldfish bowl earrings.

Here's what you'll need:

UV Resin Clear Hard [New Upgrade] 

UV Resin Colourants - orange, red, yellow, blue and black 

36 Watt nail lamp (this is the exact one I use in this tutorial - the resin cures in less than 3 minutes

3D nail art silicone goldfish mould

silicone circle mould

goldleaf flakes

silicone mat

6 toothpicks

2 gold earring wires

2 small gold jump rings

2 large triangle jump rings or 20g gold wire (see Assemble the Earrings if you want to make your own)

chain nose pliers

flat nose pliers

flush cutters

drill and piece of wood (if your mould doesn't have a hole)

permanent marker

How to Make Resin Goldfish

I used 5 different UV resin colours to create the goldfish and the water.

Squeeze out a few drops of clear resin onto the silicone mat in four different places.

Add one drop of colour to each spot and mix each one thoroughly.

Use the tip of a toothpick to place a dot of black resin into the eye area of the goldfish.

Cure this layer before adding the other colours. How long it takes to cure will depend on the combination of the UV resin and the wattage of the nail lamp you're using.

With the UV resin and lamp I've recommended, it will be about 3 minutes.

Now it's time to colour the goldfish. Dab a small amount of the red, yellow and orange resin into each goldfish. The toothpick will help you draw the resin out to the tail and the fins.

Once you've filled each goldfish, mix the colours where they meet so that they blend.

Cure the resin until it is no longer sticky. That can be as little as 3 minutes or up to 10 minutes. 

This is important: Flip the mould over and then cure the underside of the mould.

Once the pieces are cured, you can remove them from the mould by flexing the silicone. Set the goldfish aside.

How to Make the Resin Goldfish Bowl

Squeeze out a few drops of clear resin onto the silicone mat and colour it with one drop of blue UV resin colourant.

Mix it thoroughly.

Cover the bottom of your circle mould with clear resin. To get UV resin to cure, it's best to work in layers. For this mould, I will do 3 layers to fill the circle.

Tip: Here, I'm using the BACK of a jewellery mould that has a circle. This is a great way to get extra mileage from a mould. Look at all those other shapes on the back that you can use!

Pick up a drop of the blue resin and swirl it through the bottom section of the mould. 

Add a few small specks of gold leaf in the clear section at the top of the circle.

Cure the resin until it is no longer tacky.

Squeeze more clear resin into the cured resin. Make sure you leave room for a third layer.

Swirl through another drop of blue resin and cure this layer.

Add the third layer of resin in the same way.

Cure the final layer and then flip the mould over to cure the other side of the resin.

Flex the silicone to remove the resin circle.

Because the back of this mould is matte, I added a dome coat so that both sides of the resin are shiny. You only need two or three drops of resin in the centre of each circle...

...spread the resin out to the edges with the toothpick and then cure it.

Assemble the Goldfish Bowls

If your mould doesn't have a hole in it, then you'll need to drill one. Use the permanent marker to place a mark at the top of each circle.

Drill a hole in each piece.

UV resin is a great glue so you can use it to adhere the goldfish to the circles. Apply a small amount to the back of each goldfish, position them on the circle and cure them.

Alternatively, you can use G-S Hypo Cement or E6000 with fine tip nozzle.

Assemble the Earrings

A triangle jump ring works better than a round jump ring in this design because of the thickness of the casting. If you can't find ones large enough, you can make your own with the gold wire. See how to make triangle jump rings here.

Tip: If your circle is thinner, you can use a round jump ring instead.

Open the triangle jump rings slightly wider than the thickness of the resin circles.

Insert the prongs through the hole in each circle and squeeze them closed. 

Connect the earring wire to the triangle jump ring with a small round jump ring. Make sure that it is well closed so that the earring doesn't fall apart. This is the correct way to open and close round jump rings.

One final thing when assembling your earrings: make sure the earring wire is facing the right direction before you close the jump ring!

And there you have it! Your very own pair of whimsical Goldfish Bowl Earrings... a little underwater world that you can wear every day.

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