Resin Magnets

Intro: Resin Magnets

Old plastic bottle caps filled with colored resin and turned into lovely refrigerator magnets

STEP 1: Pour Equal Parts of Each Bottle of Resin

STEP 2: Pour First Cup In

STEP 3: Pour Second Cup In

STEP 4: Add Color

STEP 5: Add Color

STEP 6: Mix Resin & Color

STEP 7: Mix

STEP 8: Mix

STEP 9: Mix

STEP 10: Mix

STEP 11: UNTIL IT'S ALL MIXED (no Swirls)

STEP 12: Pour Into Bottle Caps

STEP 13: Pour

STEP 14: Pretty

STEP 15: Lay Them Out to Dry

STEP 16: More Colors

STEP 17: More Colors

STEP 18: More Colors

STEP 19: Colors!!!

STEP 20: All the Colors

STEP 21: THE COLORS!!! Do Not Disturb Until Completely Dry (up to 24 Hours)

Make sure they are laying completely flat while they are drying.

STEP 22: Super Strong Magnets and Hot Glue Gun

STEP 23: Lil Bead of Hot Glue

STEP 24: Stick Lil Magnet On

STEP 25: Now You Have Beautiful Resin Magnets!

STEP 26: TA-DA!!

Comments

[nancyCpants]

I've never worked with resin. Are there any tricks to unmolding it?

[amberrayh]

Yeah! Resin is fun! I like ALL THE COLORS.