Resin shapes

So today I learnt lesson number three...use mold release or Vaseline before you pour the mixture into the molds. It was pretty difficult getting the shapes out, but here they are:

Now I have to buy a file to sand the edges and some findings or a pillar drill to make them into jewellery. Or I could put that off and just keep making lots and lots of shapes!

First attempt at resin

Today I had my first attempt at creating resin shapes at home, using EasyCast resin and PearlEx colour pigments. 

First lesson learnt - buy a plastic sheet. If you have a spillage it's not going to be absorbed by paper and cloths very easily!! Nearly ended up with a bright blue kitchen table.

Second lesson learnt -make sure the bottles of resin and hardner are warm. It turns out if they're not the mixture becomes very cloudy and full of bubbles. This happened with my pink heart shapes.

Here are my shapes. Fingers crossed they'll pop out of the molds when they're hardened.