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A tutorial for making resin-filled bottlecap pendants.Apologies for the huge file, but it's quite a long process.
Lots of bottlecap pendants in my jewelry gallery.
Latest examples at [link] - you'll notice in that pic that the pearl bead pendant is full of bubbles - that's what happens if you don't heat / blow them out. In this case, I thought they looked quite pretty!
Once you're confident with your resin technique, you can try using it to make pendants out of vintage watch bezels. Examples at [link] and [link]
Practice on bottlecaps first, though, because if you mess up, you feel less guilty throwing them away!
You can make these into rings too, by mounting a bottlecap onto a ring blank - see [link]
I'm happy to answer any queries or explain parts of the process where the tutorial is unclear.
Enjoy!
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This tutorial's as amazing and dead-on as your domino one. You're awesome! Please let me know if you ever do one for making pendants, etc under a resin-mold cabochon. Particularly if you get into tinting the resin.
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I haven't yet tried cabochons! I have tried tinting, but not with huge success, yet. My "screwed" bangle has a gold tint to it (and too many bubbles) [link]
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Thank you so much! I've collected some bottlecaps but didn't know the first thing about how to do anything with them!
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Now you know. And now you have an excuse to drink more beer (or whatever!)
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Finally! I always wondered how you did it! Amazing! I can't wait to try it!
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Enjoy - let me know when you do, would love to see what you come up with.
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thanks for the tutorial!
It is a reminder of my daily struggle that i can not for the life of me open the bottles of envirotex light that i bought!!! GR! haha
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oh noes! Tried opening it with a wrench? Your teeth? Probably the resin inside has solidified around the cap!
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Oh how my teeth did hurt after all the trying!!
I never could get them open to begin with and I am wondering if I am lacking brain cells or the safety caps are defective..
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I'm guessing the resin has set around the cap threads. Take it back to the store and throw a scene!
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I will!
I biked all over town to find it too!
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These are so awesome! I'm definitely going to have to try that.
Thanks so much for putting this tutorial up!
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Enjoy experimenting. I'd love to see what you come up with.
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Thanks! I'll post links when I do.
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ah sweet
i worked on some bottle cap pendants and one domino a few days ago but i need the resin to dry
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It can take days! And if you've got the proportions wrong, it stays sticky and won't set at all. I've had a few disasters in my time ... But the nice thing about using bottlecaps is if you mess up you haven't wasted something too precious.
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days!!!!Ah well,but if it comes out good it still looks gorgeous
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If it's not set hard after three days - hate to tell you - it's probably never going to set!
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