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How to embed feathers in resin. Make sure that the feather(s) are smaller than the size of the mould, and smoosh them around to make sure they are fully embedded and placed the way you want them to be.

How to make your own disposable measuring-mixing cups for resin. If one is using a resin which is mixed in a ratio 1:1 by volume, this method works to make a measuring cup which holds two equal volumes (and can then be used for mixing the resin). Take two disposable plastic cups, water, and a permanent marker. Pour a volume of water into one cup, mark the level. Pour that water into the second cup, mark that level. Pour another lot of water into the first cup, to the level you marked. Then pour the second lot of water into the second cup, and mark the new level (then pour all that water into the first cup, and mark that level). Now each cup will have two marks on them, each marking an equal volume. If one is CAREFUL, then one can use this to both measure and mix the resin, by pouring in the first part and then the second. The risk is that one may accidentally pour in too much of one or the other, and then have no way to correct it. On the other hand, this method has the advantage that one isn't losing any resin or hardener due to them clinging to the sides of the measuring cups, so it's a trade-off.

One could probably do something similar for 2:1 ratios, using this method to mark three equal volumes on a cup, and then fill the resin to the second level, and the hardener to the third level.

In this video Paul Braddock covers how to Cold Cast a 3D Printed design. Printing, making a silicone mould from the print, doing the cold-casting with metal powder and resin, and then adding a patina and finishing.

Notable because the presenter and the materials are Australian.

This shows what cold casting is and this shows how it is done by casting up a copy of a cortana data chip replica from halo 4.

How to cold cast- this uses a polyurethane resin (but other resins will work too) and mixes it with metal powders. This technique is called cold casting, as it gives you the appearance of a metal cast piece but there was no melting involved, hence cold casting. This video shows the 4 main steps involved in cold casting which are:

Prepping the mold with metal powder casting into the mould with plastic weathering the cold cast piece polishing with steel wool

At the end of the process you have a cold cast piece that looks like real metal... because it has real metal in it!

Square (or rectangular) rubber stamp + painter's tape + resin = interesting textured plate! The depth of the texture depends on the depth of the stamp. Also only works with rubber or silicone stamps; the transparent ones get stuck to the resin.

Short simple tutorial on how to stamp "rods" or lines onto tiles with the Tim Holtz ink applicator.

This video shows how to create a pretty Alcohol inked tile, using stick-on vinyl as a resist. So long as one remembers to wait until the ink is completely dry, this gives a nice sharp outline against the coloured ink.

How to make beautiful Moon Glow alcohol ink pendants using scrunched tin foil.

This is a video tutorial showing how to make handmade silicone molds for resin and clay. This method works for both flat and non flat pieces. The secret is using modelling clay as a base; that way the non-flat part of the master can be pushed inside the modelling clay and still lie flat. The frame can be pushed into the modelling clay also (no need for glue).

For resin use, make sure to use platinum cure silicone. If you use tin cure silicone, the resin may react to it and not cure properly. Polymer clay is NOT a good substitute for oil-based non-drying modelling clay since the silicone will react to it and will not cure properly.

How to make a mold for resin

This tutorial shows how to make a mold for resin and polymer clay. This uses Mold Star 16 fast from Smooth-on (liquid silicone mould maker) which is great for resin. Tips: using a ceramic tile as backing, cookie-cutter for frame, glue everything to the tile with white glue and hot glue.

This tutorial shows how to use UV resin to preserve tiny bits of plants as clear cabochons. Interestingly, these are not dried or pressed, but freshly picked.

This video shows how to create a galaxy themed 3D glitter swirl in a resin cabochon. This has some really useful info on how to get the swirl effect. You need to let the resin cure a bit until it is tacky. You mix your glitter with resin, and put different colours down on the outside edges of the mould, then swirl each one towards the centre. That way the colours remain distinct and the swirling effect is more obvious. This swirling method can take some practice and timing will depend on your brand of resin, so it needs to be experimented with.

How to make your own bangle bracelet form for molding in silicone - Resin Obsession This tutorial goes through how to make your desired shape for a bangle out of polymer clay (and bake and sand it) and then use that bangle form as the basis of a silicone mould.,

DIY craft tutorial for easy resin and glitter sphere charms. Good tutorial for showing how to use sphere moulds, and how to finish them so they can be hung (as charms or pendants).

In this tutorial you will learn how to turn an eye pin into a simple bail and embed it into a resin mold. This is an easy way of turning molded resin objects into jewelry.

Designer: Julie Bean

Quick tutorial for making a resin pyramid with a "tree" at the top of it. The most useful tip in this is the source of the "tree": use dried moss, the type that is used for model railways landscaping.

Make the wire into a frame, hammer it flat, stick to masking tape, use doming resin, sprinkle with beads or glitter to decorate before curing. Cool.

Use a paper punch to punch out shapes in pretty papers, punch a (guide) hole for jump-rings to go through, coat both sides with resin and let cure while leaving it resting on wax paper. It's interesting that this tutorial doesn't instruct one to seal the paper first, while others I've seen, do.

Resin pendant tutorial. The nifty idea in this tutorial is, after one has cast the main piece, to decorate the front of it by mixing up two-part epoxy GLUE, adding in a lot of glitter, and smooth it onto your piece with a toothpick. Because epoxy glue is thicker and sets quickly, it won't pour off the front like thin casting-resin will.,

Ten-stitch blanket pattern in Tunisian Crochet. This not only has the pattern, but step-by-step photo tutorial for the three kinds of blanket-section. That should make it a lot easier to do.