Single-Strand Necklace and Earrings with Mod Podge® Epoxy Resin and Antique Silver-Finished Pendant
Design Idea SJ2F
-- Designer --
Elaine, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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Common Materials
- Epoxy, Mod Podge®, epoxy resin, 2-part resin
Necklace
- Pendant, glue-in, antique silver-finished "pewter" (zinc-based alloy), 37x28mm single-sided round with 20mm round setting
- Jump ring, gunmetal-plated, 5.5mm round, 18 gauge / 3.5mm inside diameter / brass
- Jump ring, gunmetal-plated, 5mm round, 22 gauge / 3.6mm inside diameter / brass
- Clasp lobster claw, silver-plated, 12x5mm, brass
- Chain, imitation rhodium-plated beaded, 3.5mm, brass
Earrings
- Ear wire fishhook, Almost Instant Jewelry®, 21mm / 12mm round glue-in cab setting, 18 gauge silver-finished brass
Tools
- Measuring cup, silicone, white, 100mL and 250mL
- Mixing cup, silicone, white, (2) 1/8 ounce and (2) 1/2 ounce cups
Instructions
Necklace Instructions
Find a free Mahjong stock image. Spray the image with clearcoat spray paint on both sides. Let it dry completely.
Cut the image so it will fit inside a pendant with a 20mm round setting.
Add a few drops of resin to the setting and then place the image into the pendant setting.
Add resin to cover the image, taking care not to let the resin overflow.
Apply a heat source across the top of the resin to pop any bubbles.
Let the resin cure for 24 to 48 hours.
Cut your desired length of 3.5mm imitation rhodium-plated beaded chain.
Slide the pendant onto the chain.
Using a 5mm 22-gauge gunmetal-plated round jump ring, attach a 12x5mm silver-plated lobster claw clasp to one end of the chain.
Attach a 5.5mm 18-gauge gunmetal-plated round jump ring to the other end of the chain.
Earring Instructions
Find a free Mahjong stock image. Spray the image with clearcoat spray paint on both sides. Let it dry completely.
Cut the image so you have two pieces that will fit inside the 12mm round settings on a pair of Almost Instant Jewelry® 21mm 18-gauge fishhook ear wires.
Mix Mod Podge® 2-part epoxy resin.
Add a few drops of resin to the setting and then place the image into the pendant setting.
Add resin to cover the image, taking care not to let the resin overflow.
Apply a heat source across the top of the resin to pop any bubbles.
Let the resin cure for 24 to 48 hours.
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