How to Make a Flower in Resin Pendant
Learn how to make a resin pendant with flowers inside – or other fun embellishments! When you’re done, learn how to make resin earrings too. This post contains affiliate links.
The possibilities with resin crafting are truly endless, and as you’ll see in this tutorial for how to make a resin pendant. While pendants can be made using a keychain mold (something I’ll explore in a future post) this one specifically refers to pendants made by filling a bezel frame and placing things inside.
These resin pendants are truly beautiful for the simple reason that they can serve as a frame for anything. The resin freezes whatever you choose to put inside within the bezel, which serves as a frame for the contents.
For that reason, resin crafters love to preserve flowers this way. They really showcase the natural beauty of those blooms.
To create this tutorial for how to make a flower in resin pendant, I only really had baby’s breath that is designed to be a resin add-in. However, the process is the same and I’m excited to share it with you.
The basic process and tips for how to make a resin pendant
To make this, I used this resin starter kit. You can purchase the elements separately too, but I happened to have the kit handy. It had everything I needed, though some of the mix-ins were added in from my stash.
If this is your first time crafting with resin, that is a fabulous kit to begin with.
First, place a piece of resin resist tape face-up on the surface. The bezel (frame) is placed on top. The tape turns the bezel into a mold, ensuring that resin won’t seep through underneath.
You can then fill your frame with anything you’d like. Some ideas include:
- Dried florals, such as the baby’s breath I used.
- Mini pearls
- Gemstone chips (look for undrilled ones)
- Gold (or other metal) flakes
- Sequins, glitter, micro beads
- Rhinestones and gems
- Mini plastic fruit embellishments
The possibilities are really endless, so get creative and add what you’d like! Dont’ stop at one; play with different themes.
There are some critical steps that you should not skip out on when learning how to make a resin pendant. Make sure to wear a protective respirator mask to protect you from the fumes. Don’t forget to wear gloves. You can find a full list of basic supplies needed for art resin crafting here.
You also DEFINITELY want to use a heat gun. Not only does it help pop air bubbles, but it helps to sort of blow the resin into all the corners, so that the surface tension of the resin doesn’t leave you with air pockets on the bottom.
I made this resin pendant using UV resin, but you can make it using A/B epoxy resin too. The process is similar. The main difference is that you’ll need to first mix the parts, and let it air dry instead. You’ll probably want to work in one layer if you’re using a two part resin rather than UV cured resin.
I personally prefer UV resin to 2-part resin when making smaller projects. It’s easy to cure, there are no wait times, and frankly I’m too lazy to sit and stir as long as I need to for a 2 part resin.
It’s just pricey, but for small projects it’s really not worth it to start mixing things up.
What you need to make resin pendants
Reminder: you can get everything here besides for the mask and florals in this kit.
- UV resin
- UV Curing Lamp
- Respirator Mask
- Gloves (get something fitted and comfortable so that you can craft properly in them)
- Pendant bezels
- Resin tape
- Heat gun
- Recommended: silicone mat to protect your surface
- Chain (this can be any finished chain or cord to hang your pendant on)
- Fill-ins and embellishments – see list above.
- Dried or fake mini florals if making a flower in resin pendant
- Toothpicks
- Tweezers
How to Make a Flower in Resin Pendant
1. Place a piece of tape face up your silicone mat. It sort of clings to the silicone. Place your bezel(s) on the mat, pressing down on the edges so that it’s secure.
2. Pour a thin layer of resin on the bottom.
3. Use a toothpick or similar to push it into all the corners.
4. This is the fun part! Arrange your fillings however you’d like them. I made one with gold flakes, micro pearls, mini rhinestones, and a few specks of large glitter. The other has tiny baby’s breath.
Use a toothpick to push the pieces in so that they don’t stick out above the rim of the bezel at all. Blow with a heat gun to remove air bubbles.
5. Cure your resin under the UV lamp according to package directions (I usually do about 2 minutes).
6. Add a finishing layer of UV resin to completely cover your fill-ins. You can put enough that it slightly domes thanks to the surface tension of the liquid resin. Just don’t let it spill over the sides. Blow out air bubbles (not from too close).
7. Cure under the UV lamp.
Add a chain. You have successfully learned how to make a resin pendant – with flowers or anything else you want to preserve! Have fun!
What are you gonna make with resin next? Comment below!
DIY Flower Resin Pendant
Materials
- UV resin
- Lamp
- Respirator Mask
- Gloves (get something fitted and comfortable so that you can craft properly in them)
- Pendant bezels
- Resin tape
- Heat gun
- Recommended: silicone mat to protect your surface
- Chain (this can be any finished chain or cord to hang your pendant on)
- Fill-ins and embellishments - glitter, beads, gold flakes, etc.
- Dried or fake mini florals if making a flower in resin pendant
- Toothpicks
- Tweezers
Instructions
1. Place a piece of tape face up your silicone mat. It sort of clings to the silicone. Place your bezel(s) on the mat, pressing down on the edges so that it's secure.
2. Pour a thin layer of resin on the bottom.
3. Use a toothpick or similar to push it into all the corners.
4. This is the fun part! Arrange your fillings however you'd like them. I made one with gold flakes, micro pearls, mini rhinestones, and a few specks of large glitter. The other has tiny baby's breath.
Use a toothpick to push the pieces in so that they don't stick out above the rim of the bezel at all. Blow with a heat gun to remove air bubbles.
5. Cure your resin under the UV lamp according to package directions (I usually do about 2 minutes).
6. Add a finishing layer of UV resin to completely cover your fill-ins. You can put enough that it slightly domes thanks to the surface tension of the liquid resin. Just don't let it spill over the sides. Blow out air bubbles (not from too close).
7. Cure under the UV lamp.
Add a chain. You have successfully learned how to make a resin pendant - with flowers or anything else you want to preserve! Have fun!
