Welcome back to the craft room and today’s Flashback Friday Large Jump Ring Pendant post. Back in 2015, while I was in my resin phase, I wanted to try making a thicker pendant. Come along with me as I experiment and see what I used to fill that extra space.
Large Jump Ring Pendant
In a previous post, I shared a pendant I made using a large jump ring. I really liked it, but I wondered if I could glue two rings together to create a thicker piece—and it worked!!
These are the rings I used. They come in a variety of sizes and are made from a thick gauge wire.
I used a bit of super glue to adhere two of the larger rings together, then placed them on a piece of heavy packing tape.
To create the pendant—and because I wasn’t sure which direction I wanted to go—I did two resin pours. The first pour covered the tape, and the second covered whatever I chose to include in the pendant.
I finally decided to dig through my tatting supplies to see if I had a small enough medallion, and that’s how this pendant came together.
One thing to always keep in mind when working with resin and porous inclusions is that if you don’t seal the item well, there’s a good chance it will stain. A simple way to test this is to see what the item looks like when wet. I didn’t take the time to seal this medallion, and as you can see in the following picture, the color darkened quite a bit. You also can’t really see the seed beads on the picots. Here’s a side-by-side comparison of the same thread and beads used in a different project.
Even though I paid close attention to removing bubbles after the second resin pour, I still ended up with a ton of tiny bubbles in this pendant. The strange thing is, I didn’t even notice them until I saw this picture!
To finish off the pendant, all I need to do is drill a small hole with my Dremel tool and add a small jump ring.
Thank you for joining me for today’s Flashback Friday Large Jump Ring Pendant post. I had so much fun creating this beautiful little piece. The color change in the thread still blows my mind, although I’m not surprised the beads nearly disappeared in the resin.
If you’d like to check out my other resin projects, you can find them all listed here: Resin Craft. Have you ever worked with resin before? What types of projects do you enjoy making? Drop a comment down below!
Until then, have a fantastic weekend, and I’ll see you back in the craft room again soon.
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