Inspiration
Nowadays , A lot of people demonstrate how to casting resin with distinct materials on the internet. It was inspired me to created this DIY project. I decided to make a earrings for myself.
Materials
- Walnut Hollow Birch Rounds >>> Blick Arts Materials
- Epoxy Resin >>> Blick Arts Materials
- DIY Earring Set >>>Michaels
Tools
Wood box mold | Band Saw | Hand sander | Drill Press | Drill | Plier
Process
Sketching
For this project, the look of each earring is depend on the wood I've got. I did rough sketch for the shape of the earrings. I decided all of my earrings are going to contain the rough edge of the wood.
Combine two materials
First, I cut the woods into pieces with band saw because I want more edge of the wood for my earrings. After preparing the woods, I mix the resin with the hardener (1:1), Place the wood in the mold ,and pour mixed resin in the mold. When I pour the resin in the mold , there are a lot of bubbles on the surface. I use the hot blower to blow the resin to remove the bubbles. It works really well ! After finished, I let resin dry and harden for 24 hours.
Remove the mold
After the resin set in the next day, it's time to remove the resin from the mold. I cut the edge of mold and sand the back of the mold l it thin enough to peel the mold out. The result is quite satisfy, although the edge that I cut is turned cloudy.
Sanding
I decided to use hand sander to sand both side of the resin because the resin was too thick for the earring pieces. At first , It's turn out so rough and I keep sanding it until it smooth. I have to sacrifice the clearness of the resin to get the thinner piece.
Cutting
I use drill press to cut the circle shapes. During the cutting, resin turn warm and flexible. According to this situation, I can not cut the ring shape that I want. For the rectangular shape, I use band saw to gentle cut it.
Assemble
After cutting every pieces, I got 11 pairs of earrings. I sand the edge of every tiny piece by hand to polish it. I use tiny drill bit to drill a hole in every pieces. After that, I put earring thread in the hole and stick it with glue and hang other part from the earring kit with the thread.