Today I am presenting two of my favorite techniques, adding real and paper flowers to a bezel.
For the real flowers I worked in these earring bezels. They are very shallow, so I knew I would do only one resin pour. My first step was to place some vintage paper into the bezel. You can see the gel medium I used to protect this paper from the resin. I covered the paper three times with the gel medium letting each layer dry (around 15 minutes per layer) between applications. Then I added the tiny roses and brushed gel medium (you can use Mod Podge) over the roses three times as well. (Again, around 15 minutes per layer)
When everything was dry I poured a tiny amount of Envirotex Lite resin into each bezel covering the roses competely. Now they are permanently protected.
The next bezel was one I was really excited to work with. This copper oval bezel is so beautiful. It is very deep, so I prepared to do two resin pours. First, I found a paper rose I wanted to place in the bezel. This gave me an opportunity to show you a special technique that will save you so much time!
It is hard to cut an oval. What I do is run a marker brush over the edge of my bezel. This turns the bezel into a temporary stamp.
See! I know exactly what to cut!
I placed the oval cutout into my bezel. It fit perfectly! As before, I brushed three layers of gel medium over this paper rose. When all was dry, I poured about 1/8 of an inch of Envirotex Lite resin into the bezel. I hope you can see that first layer of resin. Then I waited until the resin cured. (48 hours)
Working on the resin surface is fun! Now I added some paint, glitter and a few embellishments to the first resin layer. When it was dry, I poured in my second and final layer of resin right to the brim.
Now my copper pendant looks multi-dimensional. The additions I made after the first resin pour look like they are suspended in glass. Do you like it?
Labels: Bezels and Other Components, Dried Flowers, Envirotex Lite, Tutorial
