How to Make Resin Jewellery: With over 50 Inspirational Step-by-Step Projects

A project-driven guide to making resin jewellery that looks far more professional than you would expect from a beginner book. Sara Naumann provides over 50 step-by-step projects using minimal equipment and readily available materials.

Why Consider This One

If your interest in resin leans more toward wearable pieces than wall art, this is the book to pick up. Naumann focuses entirely on jewellery: rings, pendants, brooches, cufflinks, hairpins, and bracelets. The technique at its core is simple. You mix two-part resin, pour it into a bezel or mold, and let it cure. The creative magic comes from what you put inside.

The book explores embedding all kinds of materials in resin: dried flowers and leaves, feathers, shells, beads, charms, glitter, colored inks, and paper. You can use old book pages, maps, scrapbook paper, or photographs as backgrounds. You can paint, stencil, or layer washi tape before coating with resin. Each project builds on the last, gradually expanding your sense of what is possible.

Published by Search Press, the book benefits from high-quality photography and clear layout. Every project includes materials lists, step-by-step instructions, and finished photos so you know what you are aiming for. Naumann’s writing is warm and encouraging without being patronizing.

What to Expect

At 96 pages, this is a more substantial guide than a typical beginner handbook. The first section covers materials, tools, and basic resin techniques. The bulk of the book is project-based, organized by complexity. You start with simple pendants and work your way up to more ambitious multi-layer pieces.

The equipment requirements are modest. You need two-part resin, bezels or molds, pigments, and whatever you want to embed. Most of these materials are affordable and easy to find online. You can realistically complete your first piece of resin jewellery in an afternoon, though the curing time means you will need to wait overnight before wearing it.