Origami Paper Resin Earrings

After making the confetti resin earrings (see March 22 post), I began to look for other things to include in my resin earrings.  Since I have lots of origami paper scraps in my craft room, I decided that they would be the perfect addition to my earrings.  I started by pouring a little resin ( Padico UV-LED) into the earring mold and curing it under the UV light.  This hardened clear piece became the template that I used to trace the earring shape onto the origami paper.  I cut out the paper shape and pierced a hole where the hanging hole should be.  It was a little difficult to get the paper around the silicon template peg (that makes the hole) but washi origami paper is strong and can withstand the poking and prodding.     

To form the resin earrings I poured a little resin in the mold and placed the cut out paper on top of it. More resin was added to the mold before it was cured using the UV light (1 min.). Then the mold was turned over and cured for another minute.  Once the pieces were popped out of the mold, jump rings (included in the Resin Earring Kit) were added and the earring hooks attached.

For the second style of earrings, I used the head pins in the kit to attach Swarovski crystals to the origami paper resin pieces before connecting them to the earring hooks..  I really liked the look of these earrings especially because they allowed me to use a few of the crystals that I had in my enormous stash of Swarovski crystal beads...gosh, I really am a hoarder!  Because these earring only require a tiny piece of origami paper (so many colors and patterns to choose from) and a minimal amount of resin, it is an economical craft.  Also Japanese paper is gorgeous so it isn't difficult to make one-of-a-kind jewelry that is good enough to sell or give to a special friend.  I hope you'll try this resin craft and impress yourself and your friends with your creativity.