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 ......

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How to Make UV Resin Look Like Dichroic Glass or Brilliant Opal

Attach a playful penguin to your key fob and turn it into a FUNKEE keychain. This anodized penguin has a belly filled with iridescent flashes of brilliant colour giving it the look of dichroic glass or a dazzling opal. But you don't need glassmaking or lapidary skills for this project... You can easily create this dichroic glass look with UV resin and iridescent mylar flakes .  And it will only take you around an hour!  I've used an ultra-fast curing UV resin in this project. But you can use regular UV resin and still get the same results. The benefit of using this faster curing resin are that it has a lot less odour than regular UV resins, it cures FASTER and it only needs a low-wattage lamp (like a UV torch or mini UV lamp) to cure it.  Project Shopping List: Penguin (or other animal) anodized bottle opener/keychain (this one is similar) . Tip: If you wish to use the key chain as a bottle opener, choose one where the bottle lever is separate to the bo......

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How to Make a Gorgeous Resin Rose Bubble Ring with UV Resin

My hands get some pretty rough treatment in the studio and because they are always in front of the camera, I get a regular manicure to keep them looking good. You've probably noticed that my nails are always a different colour! Whilst visiting my nail technician last week, I noticed she had some gorgeous miniature 3D bubble roses on her nails and I realised immediately that this was something that we could do with UV jewellery resin. It's just a matter of building up layers of resin and painting each layer with colour.  In the nail world, they paint the rose petals with gel nail polish but I've used alcohol inks which worked just fine. So here's what you'll need to make your own jewellery-sized version of the resin bubble rose. UV resin Pinata Alcohol inks. I used Señorita Magenta and White  (the white gives the pink some opacity and some depth).  Claro Extender  (for when the alcohol inks dry on the palette) Gold Bead Caviar (aka microbeads) Tool t......

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