Step-By-Step Instructions

Step 1: Prepare your workspace. Get out all of your jewelry findings, Art ‘N Glow Resin, resin tape & resin work essentials. Prepare a flat resin resistant surface to work on. Using a wood plank with parchment paper wrapped around it works great! 

Step 2: Prepare your bezels. Using your resin tape, cut about 2”-3” pieces and push your jewelry bezels firmly onto the sticky side of the tape, ensuring that it is completely sealed.

Step 3: Prepare your resin. Measure equal parts resin and hardener (by volume) in separate cups. Tip: Pour your material down the side of the cup to avoid adding unnecessary air bubbles. Combine the resin and hardener into a single cup for mixing. For example, you can pour the hardener into the resin cup, or vice versa. Mix the resin and hardener slowly, but thoroughly, scraping both the sides and the bottom as you stir. Mix for 3-5 minutes, or until the epoxy mixture is clear of streaks. After mixing thoroughly, apply a coat of resin to the inside of the bezels to fill them in and create a dome coat on top if desired. Carefully torch out any bubbles that have risen. Cover and let cure for at least 24 hrs.

Step 4: Time to peel off the resin tape. Slowly peel the tape off the backs on your jewelry. Doing it slowly will help prevent the sticky part of the tape from releasing onto your jewelry. If that happens, you can clean it up with some isopropyl alcohol and a paper towel.

Step 5: Clean up any parts where resin has seeped out or ran over the top. It will inevitably happen! Hit it with your heat gun to make the resin a little soft & carefully cut away the spill over with an Exacto knife.

Step 6: Time to start adding some glow! On your digital scale, measure 7 grams of glow powder for each fluid ounce of epoxy resin that you will use. If you don't have a scale available, you can estimate! There is room for experimentation using more or less glow powder, this is just the ratio we typically recommend to achieve the optimal glowing effect. Flip over your prepared pieces. Come up with a plan of glow action before mixing your resin. When you have all of your glow paints & pigment powders ready, time to get creative! Either paint on your jewelry or carefully apply the glow infused resin to the backs of your jewelry pieces. Use your torch in a sweeping motion 6-8 inches above your pieces to remove any bubbles. Cover & let cure for at least 24 hrs.

Step 7: Now it is time to assemble your jewelry. Using all of your jewelry findings, assemble each piece and watch them come to life!

Step 8: Charge your jewelry. To charge your glowing resin, take it out into the sunlight for a few minutes, or charge it with a UV light, and then bring it into a dark room to see it glow brightly! Try on your pieces and go admire them in a dark room! 

There you have it! Your very own Art ‘N Glow Glow in the Dark Jewelry, made by YOU!