You'll also need
(You may not need everything on the list above or below, it will depend on the project you want to make)
- Inkjet printer for photo keepsakes
- Sharp Scissors
- Paper towels
- Any other bezels or jewelry findings you'd like to complete your projects
Stickers, glitter and candy sprinkles can be found at your local craft shop
More bezel options can be found at your local bead store
Charms and other embedments - use broken jewelry, shop flea markets and yard sales
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We get a lot of questions about working with resin in bezels (a container or frame), so this is an extensive video that covers working in closed-back bezels, open-back bezels, and also mounting resin pieces in bezels. Lots of great info, enjoy!
Bezel Examples:
A variety of materials, shapes and sizes can be used.
Here are some of the projects created in this video, I only mixed 2 tablespoon-sized batches to make all of these!
Embed a magnet behind your photos
These inexpensive sports charms make great team gifts
Gorgeous possibilities with open-backed bezels
Have fun with bits and pieces. This one starts with a piece of Resin Color Film, then I pushed plastic bits into thickening resin for the Ripple Effect.
Let light reflect off the metal with Clear Photo Film:
A layer of glitter under the photo really helps it pop!
Layer glitter, a sticker, and a rhinestone for sparkly dimension:
Combine photos with Dichro-ISH Films
Here are some more projects from different tutorials that all use bezels:
Here's another open-back bezel
Here are more creations in bezels by some of our Amazing Makers:
- All Effects
- 3-D
- Bendy Resin
- Bezels
- Casting
- Thin Coat/Varnishing
- Dichroic/Color Shift
- Doming
- Doming-Up
- Double-sided Doming
- Flowers in Resin
- Embedding Elements
- Feathering/Swishing
- Glow In The Dark
- Ink Effects
- Layering
- Making Multiples
- Marble Effect
- Ocean Looks
- Personalizing
- Petri
- Punch Projects
- Resin On Fabrics
- Resizing Images
- Ripple Effect
- Special Effects
- Stamping
- Stone Effects
- Surface Finishes
- Twisted Resin
- Wire Work
- All Types
- 3-D Projects
- Bookmarks
- Bracelets
- Buttons
- Cabochons (half-spheres)
- Candle Votives
- Charms
- Coaster
- Cosplay/Costumes
- Decor
- Dishes/Containers
- Earrings
- Fandom
- Frames
- Games
- Hair Accessories
- Heart Shaped Projects
- ID Tags/Markers
- Keychain
- Knob/Pulls
- Magnets
- Memorabilia
- Necklaces
- Ornaments
- Paperweight
- Patriotic
- Philatelic (stamps)
- Photo Keepsakes
- Pins
- Prayer Beads
- Resin Eyes
- Rings
- Sun Catchers
- Zipper Pulls
- All Events
- All Special Events
- All Holiday
- Pets
- Ancestry/Family
- Wedding
- Anniversary
- New Baby
- Faith
- In Memory of
- Solidarity/Awareness
- Game Day
- New Year
- Valentines
- Easter
- Mother's Day
- Graduation
- 4th of July
- School Days
- Halloween
- Christmas
- More Special Occasions
- All Materials
- All Resin Colorants
- All Organic Matter
- Alcohol Ink
- Acrylic Paint
- Ashes
- Beads
- Black and White Looks
- Candy
- Clear Photo Film
- Color-Shift
- Crystals
- Dichro-ISH Films
- Dried Flowers
- Fabric/Fiber
- Glitter
- Glow In The Dark
- Hair
- Liquid Colorants
- Nail Polish
- MakeUp
- Metal
- Mica Powder
- Mixed Media
- Papers
- Photos
- Plastics
- Polymer Clay
- Postage Stamps
- Resin Color Film
- Sand / Stones
- Sequins
- Shells
- Shrink Films
- Stickers
- Washi Tape
- Wire
- Wood