Perfume Bottle Resin Tutorial

I fell in love with Ice Resin the minute I got my hands on it.

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But I don't make jewelry; so how to make Ice Resin a part of my artwork? 

Well, that's simple!  I use a similar technique as that used for open-backed bezel pieces.

Step 1:

Cover a piece of mat board or chipboard with decorative paper using rubber cement. 

(My paper is from the Lyric 6x6 Paper Pad)

Step 2:

Cut desired shape out of covered board.

I used one of the Chipboard Potion Bottles as a template.

Step 3:

Stain the visible edges with permanent ink.

Step 4:

Cover the back with clear packaging tape.

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You might need more than one piece of packaging tape to make a wide enough piece.  Make sure your seam is clean, no bubbles/wrinkles. 

Press firmly along the edges.

Step 5:

Following the instructions in the Ice Resin Kit; mix your Ice Resin.

 

You might want to have a mold or two (like these) on standby in case you have left over resin, no sense in wasting it when you can make some embellishments.

Step 6:

Pull together your mix-ins (let Ice Resin sit for about 5 Minutes before adding colors)

I'm using Pearl Ex powders to color the resin and will be adding some Glass Spheres to look like bubbles.

Add a small amount of Pearl Ex and fold it in for about 1 minute,

if you need more color add it now and then fold again.

Once you've achieved the desired color, stir for an additional 2 minutes.

I used two colors,

For my second color I just barely folded it in and let it sit again for 5 minutes.

Step 7:

Pour colored Ice Resin into opening.

Pour slowly, the resin spreads slowly and you don't want it to spill over the lip.

Step 8:

Add any items you want to dry into the resin

(IE: Collage Images, Paper Flowers, Metal Flowers, an assortment of Charms). 
I chose to use Glass Beads, for a bubble effect.

 

Step 9:

Allow to dry completely

anywhere between 6 hrs and overnight

(10 hrs).

 

 Step 10:

Flip the piece over and remove the packaging tape carefully.

 

Check it out, now you have a see through bottle built into your paper art.

Let me know if you have any questions. 

I hope you enjoy and create something fabulous using this tutorial.

 

Come back next thursday, April 25th, and I will show you how I finished up this project!