A Simple Trick to Make Your Resin Projects Stand Out

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A Simple Trick to Make Your Resin Projects Stand Out
Warning: Important Health and Safety Notice:
Resin is an industrial chemical and as such should always be treated with respect and the manufacturers safety advice taken. Here is a video I have made on how I keep myself safe: • Stop Making Yourself I...

[@janewalker3286]

I can't understand why some people are so rude about your projects, if they don't like what you do do, don't watch!! I really like most of your projects on both your channels

[@debragarell1367]

Who's rude, I'll kick their butts..I love how he shows you ALL kind of stuff I would NEVER have thought of myself...

[@lindaeastment4542]

HI Steve, Really loved what u done with your letter moulds I thought your end results turned out just Awesome looking 👍✨ Steve, I am so glad u are Throwing out the window the nasty comments that just shows u are the bigger person 👍✨🌈🦋Lin

[@brittanyslife8138]

AweI'll lolĺ?

[@beverlyangry4767]

I agree. I believe that positivity is being true to yourself, and who you truly are, while ignoring negativity.

[@kerryfertch9426]

The guy that said your work is not good he doesn’t know what his talking about I love your ideas

[@leannewright9686]

Hey Steve just a little tip for sticking those nail foils, I use UV resin much quicker, pop the UV on then add the strip and cure under the light then remove the strip and it’s fab!

[@ZippedUpKitz]

That is EXACTLY what I do too!!! I made the same suggestion when he showed us the bookmarks a little while back… :) GMTA right? 😁😁😁

[@MakeupMobster]

I think you are the only KZbinr that I actually push the like button on for every video!

[@pjfoltz8810]

I do not understand why people to leave mean comments. My mom always said, If you cannot say something good, say nothing at all. I love your resin crafts!

[@jessicabaker541]

The nail foil came out really pretty. Think my favorite was the fruit one in clear resin.

[@LisaVornhagen]

I have that exact same letter mold. That is such a great idea to separate them the way you did! I will definitely do that. It looks so much easier to manage.

[@Karen-lf9do]

Steve, you are our DIAMOND in the rough. The sad thing is that the person that made the bad comment must think they are perfect. What a pitty Thank you for all you teach us.

[@maiaallman4635]

The fruit one is adorbs!

[@karenlloyd16]

Thank-you for sharing all these tips and tricks.

[@joshuabray37]

Thanks for the ideas! I use resin in my woodworking projects, but I am terrible about estimating how much I need. SO, I always have some molds ready to make things like this, with my leftovers. My daughters like to give letter keychains to their classmates (although, I am starting to suspect my 8 year old is selling them :) ). This video will give me ideas on how to make the letters so much better!

[@theaakacrochetbeast]

oh I LOVE IT :) she will go places this daughter of yours :)

[@heatherc6512]

I love ur channel! I can’t believe how many things I never thought you cld use with resin that you actually can or things I’ve never thought of is so awesome! I am only beginning with all of this. I wish I cld buy you a coffee. Single mom not working due to health issues but when I’m able to I promise I will.

[@chrystalcole969]

Thank you for your time

[@sharonholliday9759]

Love ❤️ all your projects Steve

[@richardbriansmith8562]

Awesome resin letters Steve Mcdonald

[@maiaallman4635]

Your videos are so relaxing.

[@MsSimpleTreasures]

Great ideas Steve. Love watching you.

[@sheliajordan3539]

Hi Steve. You are awesome.

[@hollylowery26]

Thank you for sharing these fabulous ideas with us. I have picked up so many ideas of items to put into my resin projects by watching your channel. 👀 My favorite glue that drys tacky is Tombow mono adhesive with the green cap. (The blue caped glue is garbage 🗑)

[@dulceteixeira9097]

They turned out really well 😘

[@davidmoore7115]

Great videos, brilliant ideas, handy tips, Superb Steve!!!

[@deborahkneuss7239]

You are just so much fun!

[@dollybrown1993]

I'm so glad you did this video!!! You saved me trying to find the one you did some time ago... I wanted to see the washi tape again.... Thanks again Stay safe stay you and stay crafty 👍👍🛎️🛎️🔔🔔🦋🦋🦋

[@jhills71jh]

Wow, love these keyrings. Thank you for the tricks. Given me some ideas lol

[@paulawood8582]

I haven’t even bought any resin yet but I am learning so much from your videos! Thank you 🙏 I can’t wait to get started!!!

[@pamgillum5689]

So cute. Great idea

[@fairyspunfibers9098]

LOVE these, Steve! I have loads of nail art, but couldn't figure what to do with them! Now I know. 😊 I really like the fruit one...so cute!...and I have lots of fruit bits I can use just like that. I'm stayin' crafty! 😊

[@bubblemum]

Anyone else wince, gasp and say "No!" when he started using a power drill and bare hands? Please Steve, use a wood block under the piece you are drilling to keep yourself safe! Nice letters :)

[@EmberDrake475]

No.. thats no where the caliber of a power drill. Its a rotary tool.

[@notebookluvr]

Not me. I do it all the time. Didn't look like a dangerous operation. Now if he was using a circular saw or even a power drill, that would be different. This tool didn't seem like you could hurt yourself with it easily.

[@bubblemum]

@@notebookluvr I still worry for him

[@user-vf4wf3yq7w]

I truly enjoy yr videos..... it's educative and you make it fun. its like your'e in my home, and we are doing it together, stumbling though it and I am busy rooting for the project to turn out well.

[@lindatoews5265]

Thanks, such great ideas, you do have fun!

[@PopArow4702]

Your work is inspiring 😊

[@patriciacalloway1729]

Steven this is a great pour .I will try this thank you so much ..

[@shirleycother507]

Looking good keep up the good work steve x

[@antonypalmer5804]

I learnt a valuable lesson the other week when I picked up the wrong hardener. It was a leftover out of date bottle. So lesson learnt to throw away old bottles. Thanks for sharing ideas and being honest about mistakes.

[@ZippedUpKitz]

The way you did the "M" makes it look like my High School's Letter Logo!! Our character is the Miller Man for the "Yukon Millers." And we put the "Y" inside the "M" … I know you didn’t mean to put a "Y" in the inside of the "M." But it sure looks great! If the "M" had been a dark Red, then it really would have looked like the old logo… I graduated from HS in 1990… so, this was a looooong time ago!!!! Our colors were Red and White and our Miller Man came from the Mill Workers at the ancient flour mill that my little home town was famous for! Even though those Mills have been closed for 50 years, they still stand tall and are a famous historical landmark on old Route 66!!!!

[@margaretzuelke9761]

I love the versatility. Resin is amazing, and so are you! I really need to get those alphabet molds! I also want to tell you that I finally got that glue gun, and I love it! It's so nice not having a cord attached, because I've knocked things over with the cord, and if I didn't put it on the stand properly, the cord would just make the glue gun fall off the stand. So I really love the cordless one! And the cordless glue gun also has a tip that's smaller, so I can use it on small projects and not have a lot of mess! So I really appreciate you leaving links for us all so that we can have these amazing products too! Oh, I need to get some micro brushes too! Time to go shopping!

[@pamwaldron3504]

Just a heads up - if there is any chance the little eye screws will be subjected to unscrewing or twisting movement, you might prefer to secure them with resin instead. Squish some into the hole and around the eyescrew shank when assembling, and cure. Super glue holds great against pulling apart, but will shear (break apart) if subjected to twisting or sideways stress. Also, sometimes dropping a supergled item onto a hard surface can snap or shear the glue apart.

[@sarahcork5288]

I love watching you and your channel 😊 and I love that ur from England and so I am able to buy stuff that you recommend here 🙏🤩

[@patriciacunningham5748]

Love it.

[@lourees2954]

Defiantly try that way , I was fulling the moulds all the way up then adding the bits on afterwards then doming . But your way looks much easier

[@thepenelopejones]

What a great *FUN* combination of _bling_ extras added to the resin letters! I love how bold you are in your choices 🤞👍👍

[@niccolealdrich4890]

Love this idea! I laughed a little when I saw the 'F' was backwards for the 'pretty side' 😆 Thanks for sharing! Definitely going to get some of these molds to play around with!

[@MakeupMobster]

Well… now I know what to do with all the foils that I’ll never use for my nails! I love the cross over. I buy things for my nails and know that I can also use them for my resin projects as well!

[@sheliajordan3539]

Hi Steve. Your work is awesome.

[@sheliajordan3539]

@@SteveMcDonaldArtsandCrafts thank you Steve. Keep up the great work you are doing.

[@mandicoleman7433]

I agree...I guy that made that rude comment is just an unhappy person! Totally not what I wanted to say, but I'll b nice on Steve's channel

[@tracybrightlitecraftyartis1178]

Love this! The way you used the two different colors to eventually join,so cool!! I thoroughly enjoy watching and listening to you!! I see to get some of that glue!

[@marie-annescantlebury4377]

Thanks!

[@katherinebourke171]

ADORABLE STEVE!!!!!🥰...I just got a bunch of little nail art accessories to dress up my projects and use in shaker molds I'm trying to learn how to do but I like this idea SOOOO much better. I have some cute little peppermint candies like your little fruits that I'm going to try. I need to get some of those little fruits though hahahaha...those are just adorable. I absolutely LOVE your videos...keep up the good work and PLEASE try to ignore the mean, miserable ppl and their ugly comments. They're not worth you fretting over because 999 out of a 1000 of us LOVE you and your videos ❤️ YOU ARE AN INSPIRATION TO ME....YOU ARE MY MUSE🥰

[@victoriabutterfly6521]

I absolutely admit the 1 thing rally bugging me is the tassel on the H 🤣 I bought some key rings from home bargains to then yake off everything that was on it and to put my own charms on and all of them came with tassles. Really really didnt like them lol 🤣🤣

[@christinaperson1168]

I would never have thought to use things in this way! Love the way you think and express it with art! Thank you Steve 😊!!! Always an inspiration!

[@hayleyb5073]

Loved this video x

[@LunaSolaste]

You are inspiring me so much. I'm just learning resin and your videos have been really useful! Thank you!

[@judyeuller7602]

What great ideas, Steve. Thanks for sharing! Btw, wasn't the F backwards?😉

[@dcruicks1]

You rock!!

[@shirleyandersen4724]

love all your videos.i am new to you site love your work

[@100acresintasmaniaoffthegr7]

Wicked steve

[@Susanjones1978]

Love that mold hun, these are awesome the end results are great

[@TrackerLorna]

Awesome ideas🥰 luv them all💞

[@lizzie511958]

Thanks Steve. I've lots of nail stuff n now I know how to use them with resin. Stuff looks great 👍 😊

[@MsGIna3]

Another great video. Thank You 🙏

[@sandyeubanks4972]

I loved that video

[@carlycharlesworth1497]

I love your ideas Steve. Very pretty!

[@miswelch1]

Well, I think your work is beautiful!!!! I learn a lot from your videos I just love them!!!

[@junek1006]

yay I love seeing a new video Steve. These are so cute!

[@bellnorton1691]

Great ideas, be careful of some letters, the bottom of the mold is the front of the letter,

[@beverlyangry4767]

Hi Steve. I'm so glad that I saw that you sliced this alphabet mold into rows. I didn't order that mold, for I thought that it'd be too cumbersome to get the letters out if you filed them all at once. So, thankx to your idea, I'm going to order this mold now. Also, these ideas are really nice, and can make your jewelry stand out from other jewelry makers.

[@baronesselsavonfreytag-lor1134]

Great ideas, thank you for sharing. I never thought of using nail art bits!

[@FluidArtwithErika]

Super fun video! I love embellishing. Thank you for sharing your ideas ❤️🌵✌🏻

[@sarahbarnard2134]

You are amazing!

[@charlenelesher1198]

Hey Steve, thank you for this video. I bought some of the same nail foil but I wasn't sure how I was goin go to glue it to my resin pieces. I was thinking go about buying go some nail glue, but after watching you this, I know I can use the gilding glue! Thank you!!!

[@fairyspunfibers9098]

He saves us so much aggravation, doesn't he? I can't tell you how much he's helped me, *and* in not wasting supplies I can ill afford! Steve is awesome. 😊❤

[@sharkopec9966]

You are an amazing crafty artist…

[@frogzim]

Thank you for the ideas. I never thought of using a clear glue to stick things for the second pour.

[@lauriewilson4741]

Nice

[@Sqrlyshrly]

Loved the ideas, one thing tho, your mold is backwards (as most letter molds are) so when you used the top for the front your letters are backwards… luckily for me, my mold isn’t backwards .. I will be trying some of these ideas!!😊❤

[@ZippedUpKitz]

I was thinking the same thing…. I need to get another letter mould that isn't backwards…

[@shontellehackett-vanderkro7908]

Does that mean you should design these letters so that the front of your design should be on the rubber side of the mould?

[@Sqrlyshrly]

@@shontellehackett-vanderkro7908 , if you have reversed molds yes, if your molds are not reversed then no.

[@handymanreality]

These are for keychains, right? Is there only one side that shows on a keychain?

[@Sqrlyshrly]

@@handymanreality yes they are and yes you can see both sides, however if the main color is not transparent then your only seeing the design on the back and not the front of your letter.

[@carolynmozzone412]

Great ideas! LOVE washi tape😀. Keep up the great ideas. Love watching the videos!

[@tsulong]

Hi Steve! Mostly unrelated to this particular video, but I just wanted to thank you for your videos introducing me to the jdiction resin. I hadn't heard of that brand before, and I finally used it for the first time today and wow!!! 😲 I couldn't believe how few bubbles there were in the resin. A huge improvement to my projects Love your videos, keep it up!

[@angelaread234]

I'm so glad you don't take any notice of 'The Haters' .. I can't stand people who sit behind their keyboards & slag people off but then don't advertise their own pages showing how 'They' can do it better! If you don't like someone on KZbin .. Simple idea .. STOP WATCHING It's Not Rocket Science!! .. Fekkin Idiots!! Love Everything 💕. Totally Jealous coz I can't seem get anything right!! How do you know what resin to use on what project? What are the best moulds? Do I have to put 'release' spray on 'EVERYTHING'??

[@hulabird]

Someone said your work is rubbish? I have a lifetime supply of glitter. We can make a huge glitter bomb and mail it to him!

[@shelbyblair8604]

Love ur ideas. Can't wait to try some of them. What kind of glue was that again and were did u get it

[@carolebrooks8929]

I love it. I wasn’t sure what to do with my letter molds. Do you need to coat the nail thingies?

[@lindastarke1997]

I think your channel is great watch you all the time. Perhaps you can answer this for me. I see molds for resin ashtrays, question is can you use as an ashtray putting a cigarette out in it doesn’t hurt the item. Thanks.

[@bellaannecgoff2335]

❤️❤️❤️

[@pemocity1450]

Do you use mold-release spray? Is it necessary? I'm new to resin work. I'm trying to learn anything and everything 😅

[@WellISaidIt]

Hi Steve. Can I ask where you got your automated drill from? You list the hand one in the UK links but not the motorised one. Thanks. Keep up the good work.

[@debrachandler5803]

Is there a place to purchase the molds where the letters aren’t backwards?

[@junek1006]

The bottom of the mold is the front. So glue sequins and jewels and such to the mold before you pour the resin. Make sure they are upside down. Then pour in your apoxy. You can pour a little uv resin, put your gems down, cure it, and then pour the mold. That looks nice. Or you can dome the front of it with UV resin after it's cured. That way you won't get any backwards letters.

[@cynthiacarr2093]

💯😁❤

[@harmonygregory7131]

Hey Steve love all your experiment videos I do have a question on one of the pieces u did in another video you said you should have "domed the back of it" what does that mean? I'm sorry I don't remember which video it was or I would have posted this on that one🤪❤

[@RebelBart67]

These are pretty cool, but will the stuff put on be in the back?

[@JERZEE847]

Any chance you could add a link for where you bought these letter molds? I looked but either I missed it or its not there? Thanks!

[@paulaskuse559]

Hi I have been making polymer clay jewellery for a few months and have tried the uv resin for jewellery, some successes, many failures 😆 Would Epoxy resin be better for this? And which one would you suggest for my hopefully new journey please.. I’m in the Uk so brands from here if possible please?

[@jennierenzi8739]

Is F backwards? Love you videos

[@mandicoleman7433]

Uv been thinking of a way to personalize some for some people I want to gift but I haven't quite got things figured all out

[@nancysepic]

Do you have a link for the mold you used?

[@loredelore7286]

Hi there I would like to know if you do commission work? I would like to have a pendant made and I am to inexperienced as they are stones a quite large. Thanks

[@theagoraphobicatheist]

I have a question for you. I want to make some kind of memorial resin keychain or necklace with the ashes of a deceased pet…like using the ashes to make the initial of his name or something similar. The problem I’m having is…idk if it’ll work. I wanna know before I try because obviously I wouldn’t want to just throw it away if it doesn’t turn out. Do you think this would work?

[@Susanjones1978]

Ashes work well in resin hun, you could use them in a smaller mold and let that cure and add those to the letter, or just mix the ashes with resin and fill the whole letter. You can buy imitation ashes to practice on first if you prefer x

[@katherinebourke171]

Anyway...it's super easy to do and mixes with the resin just like the micapowder or resin paste does

[@LizStaley]

I just started watching this channel and I know this comment is a few months old but cremation ashes absolutely work in resin! I had a friend make me some necklaces and a display piece with ashes from my horse when she passed and they turned out beautifully.

[@harmonygregory7131]

I'm so sorry u mentioned doing in this video too

[@carolebrooks8929]

What kind of drill bit are you using? My drill gets hot.

[@RMedich]

Steve help!!! Who do your gems look like cut gems still? I do it and they come out like a mirror with no facets showing. I need to add swarovski to a piece but my test turned out terrible. Silver dots.

[@angelastuart2863]

I have had the same problem so I’m following this for the answer 😊

[@RMedich]

@@angelastuart2863 it’s so annoying! I understand why it happens but not horns but not how to avoid it.

[@JaysClay1029]

I am wanting to be apart of your membership but it’s not letting me. I don’t have the join button. I don’t know what to do. Please help

[@phyllwoods1681]

Hi Steve...Come on be fair !! If ya gonna refer to a neg comment....Tell us about a amazing one as well !! Tis only fair !!