Resin hoop earrings with intertwined rings

Prepare 3 bowls with: a mixture of uv resin + gold metallic flakes, uv resin + silver flakes and clear uv resin.

Heat your resin with a heating mat or hot water bottle or with a heat gun to eliminate the bubbles and make it a little more liquid. It will then flow into all the gaps in the mould and your print will be perfect.

Using a brush or a silicone spatula, fill a size 56 ring mould with the resin + golden flakes mixture.

Using a cotton swab, clean the edges of the mould to avoid having to sand too much after demoulding.

Do the same with the resin mixture and silver metallic flakes but this time with a size 50 silicone ring mould.

Put under catalysis for 3 minutes under uv lamp or 90 seconds under uv led lamp.

After the first catalysis, turn over and repeat for 3 minutes to make sure the piece has catalysed from all angles.

Remove your rings and carefully remove excess resin with an exacto or a deburrer.

Sand with 500 grit sandpaper for a nice finish.

The edges will be regular and smooth but will have lost their shine. Don't panic, the next step will restore their shine.

Here's a tip that will help you varnish your ring easily. Cut the tip of a toothpick.

Put a small drop of uv resin on the edge of your ring.

Stick your toothpick on with the help of the torch or uv lamp and you can manipulate and varnish your piece as you wish and with ease. This tip is valid for any other shape or bead.

Varnish with a flat brush with fine bristles, the outside and inside of your rings and stick them on a block of polystyrene for 3 minutes of catalysis.

Frost the slices of the golden rings only. Using the pointed silicone spatula, place drops of uv resin and spread them around gently. You will get a nice bulge.

To glaze the other side of the ring, cut the toothpick flush, remove any imperfections with an exacto or deburrer.

To glaze the other side of the gold rings, place them on a silicone mat with pins of this type, in case of drips, the resin will run off and fall to the bottom without sticking to the piece. If you don't have one, place the ring in balance on 2 toothpicks.
Using the pointed silicone spatula, place drops of uv resin and spread it all around for a nice bulge. Catalyze for 3 minutes.

Here is the result, a shiny and smooth ring.

The silver rings are the central links and must be cut in order to slide the earring and the gold ring. To facilitate the cutting, heat the side where the ring will be cut with a heat gun for a few seconds.

If the piece is hot, the cut is like butter. It is clean. Use an exacto with a sharp blade.

Insert the gold uv resin ring and then the ear chip ring.

To glue the silver ring, use a toothpick to apply a small amount of cyanoacrylate glue.

Press hard for 20 seconds.

Once the glue is dry, it is now time to glaze the silver ring. To do this, using patafix, immobilize your earring like this.

Without touching the other rings and with the help of the pointed silicone spatula, spread the uv resin drop by drop for a nice curved shape. This is a delicate step, take your time. Catalyse for 3 minutes then do the other side.

And here is the result! A beautiful pair of earrings. You now know how to make a uv resin ring but also how to interlace several rings.