Resin always starts as two separate parts. When they're apart, they're completely inert. Once they are mixed together though, a chemical reaction starts and the mix eventually hardens. The cups at left show the measured resin.
Here I'm mixing the two parts together. It is important to wear gloves. I also use disposable cups and wooden toothpicks.
This shows my digital art affixed to the scrabble tiles. They are placed on a layer of wax paper in the case that some resin rolls off the pendants, it won't stick to any thing permanently.
For these pendants, I have to drop on the resin to each pendant individually with a toothpick. I have to work quickly as I only have about 15 minutes before the resin starts to get too firm to work with.
Once I have placed the resin on top of the jewelry, I cover it with a dome and allow it to harden. It takes approximately 3 days for the pieces to fully cure. Once they're done, I can adhere the bails to the back.
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