Bottle Cap Frame with Ice Resin

Hello blogger friends

Today's tutorial is one that I wrote many months ago.  I thought I should put it to good use. Resin has become one of my favourite mediums to work with and I hope to work with it on a much more regular basis.

Supplies

Printed cardstock

Cut out words

Beads

Bottle caps

1” Circle punch

Decoupage medium

Fast dry liquid adhesive

Ice Resin

Cup

Stir stick

Garbage bag

Old jewellery

Pliers

Scissors

Timer

Wet wipes

Various paper

In this tutorial I'll show you how to create your own bottle cap embellishments to use in any paper crafting or art projects as well as jewellery. I'll teach you how to use  Resin to get a more professional look.

Step One: Cut circles out of the printed cardstock with a circle punch.

Step Two: Cut desired words out. If you don't have any, try printing them out from your computer or cutting them out of a magazine.

Step Three: Cut apart the pieces of jewellery that you'd like to use. Yard sales and thrift shops are a great place to find these kinds of pieces.

Step Four: Paint both sides of the circles with decoupage medium and adhere them to the inside of the bottle caps. It's important to seal all paper surfaces to protect them from the resin. Add your word as well and seal the surface.

Step Five: If some of your circles are not staying glued down, adhere them with a fast drying glue.

Step Six: Adhere some beads and jewellery pieces with fast drying glue. This will prevent the pieces from floating in the resin.

Step Seven: Cover your work space with a garbage bag. Cut both tips of the syringe with scissors and clean the resin off your scissors with a wipe.

Step Eight: Remove the rectangular piece which will serve as a plug for the left over resin. Put a thumb on each plunger and while holding it push down on both sides to release the resin and hardener into your cup. Stop about half way and insert the plug into the holes so the left-overs won't dry out.

Step Nine: Stir both mixtures together with a stir stick for one minute. Use a timer to be sure. You'll want to mix it gently but well getting all the sides mixed in.

Step Ten: Begin to pour the resin mix into your bottle caps.  Resin is self doming so to get this effect simply pour just enough resin to cover the surface. Most bubbles will disappear on their own but if some aren't then you can huff over the surface. Your breath should take care of any bubbles but make sure you hold your hair back! (you can also use the flame of a lighter to pop the bubbles)

Step Eleven: In order not to waste any resin it's a good idea to have extra bottle caps ready. With the left-over mixture you can also make resin paper by scrapping a thin layer of resin onto music sheets, book text or patterned paper.

Step Twelve: Allow the resin to dry. This takes 6-12 hours and it's best just to leave it alone over night away from kids and pets. When dry you can start a second layer by gluing down some beads.

Step Thirteen: Repeat steps 8, 9 and ten with the rest of the resin and allow everything to dry.

Step Fourteen: You can also use the other side of bottle caps. Pour a small amount of resin in the middle and watch it self-dome!

Embellished bottle caps can be turned into brooches, necklaces, rings or bracelets. They can be made into fridge magnets or used as embellishments in your scrapbooking or mixed media projects, custom made to be the perfect accessory!

Go ahead and try this and let me know how it goes!