Crafts by Chris

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ice resin

Posted on | July 29, 2009 | 6 Comments

I’m still working on transferring files, but wanted to share my first experiment using ICE Resin.

I mixed up the smallest amount and covered everything laying around. You have to work fairly quickly because the resin starts setting up in about 45 minutes. The hardest part was waiting 3 days for it to completely cure.
resin experiment on polymer clay

Trying to find a relatively dust free place to store them while curing was a little tricky. I ended up putting the tray on a shelf in a cupboard with the door slightly open for ventilation.
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After it was cured I drilled a hole in one pendant. It worked beautifully and you get a nice clean hole.
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This pendant ended up with a piece of fuzz on it. So I sanded it off and plan to put another layer of resin on it during the next round. You can see the slightly dull look along the right side of this pendant where I sanded. It sort of has an etched look, which I plan on exploring further. I’m thinking some shape stickers and sanding around them could create some neat looking etched effects.
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Category: Polymer Clay, beads, resin

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6 Responses to “ice resin”

  1. Cindy Lietz, Polymer Clay Tutor
    August 2nd, 2009 @ 1:04 pm

    Your pieces look excellent Chris! My customers have been bugging me to teach them about resins so I’ve been doing some research on it lately. Have you tried other types of resin before? Do you recommend Ice Resin over others?

    I have been looking all over the place locally to find resin off the shelf but it isn’t that easy to find. May have to buy it online. Is Art Beads the best place to get it?

    I love how the resin gives shine and depth to pieces. Am dying to get my hands on some!

  2. admin
    August 2nd, 2009 @ 8:14 pm

    Hi Cindy, This is my first experience using resin, so I don’t have anything to compare it to. However, I had read several rave reviews about the ICE resin and it didn’t disappoint.

    The ICE resin doesn’t require sunlight or a special UV light to cure. One of the advantages I had read about it was the low occurrence of bubbles.

    Art Beads was the cheapest place that I have found it.

    I love it! Depth, shine and has a nice feel to it.

  3. Cindy Lietz, Polymer Clay Tutor
    August 3rd, 2009 @ 3:37 pm

    Thanks for getting back to me on that Chris! Your projects sure turned out lovely! Maybe I’ll just have to pick some of that up!

  4. Martha
    September 5th, 2009 @ 5:35 pm

    Your pieces are really pretty. Is this resin really hard when it cures? ~Martha

  5. Robin Schar
    September 16th, 2009 @ 1:11 am

    I’m new to polymer and adore what you’ve done with the magnets. They look top-notch perfect! Resin is next on my shopping list. Ok, back to my twitter list, lol…

  6. admin
    September 17th, 2009 @ 7:23 am

    Thanks Martha! Yes, the resin is really hard when it cures.

    Thanks Robin! It’s lot’s of fun.

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