DIY Fall Leaf Resin Charms
With beautiful shades of red, orange and green, these lovely DIY resin leaves are perfect for making a fall necklace, keychain or zipper pull! Step-by-step tutorial included.
Ingredients
- Leaves silicone mold
- EasyCast Epoxy Resin
- Acrylic craft paint mustard yellow, red, olive green
- Measuring cups
- Wooden stir sticks
- Gloves
- Small kitchen torch
- Small gold eyelet screws
- Drill with fine drill bit
- Gold lobster clips
- Gold chain
- Needle nose pliers
Instructions
- For the first resin pour, mix equal parts of resin and hardener in a clean measuring cup.
- Stir for 2 minutes then transfer into a second clean measuring cup. Stir with a clean stir stick for another minute.
- Divide the resin evenly into thirds in separate cups. Tint with red and yellow paints.
- Carefully pour a small amount of colored resin into each mold compartment. Alternate colors.
- After 10-15 minutes blow off any air bubbles rising to the surface of the resin.
- Place the mold on a level surface and cover to keep dust from settling in. Leave to cure at least 12 hours before proceeding to the second resin layer.
- Repeat steps 1-2 above to mix a second batch of resin.
- Once mixed, tint with green paint. Pour into each leaf mold, covering the previously poured layers.
- After 10-15 minutes blow off any air bubbles rising to the surface of the resin.
- Place the mold on a level surface and cover to keep dust from settling in. Leave to cure overnight (24 hours for a soft cure, 72 hours for full cure).
- Once completely cured, assemble the purse charms.
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