I put abalone shell fragments in resin - a WOW result!

[@Vonnies1929]

Love it!! Love your accent are you from Australia?

[@marymcintyresfxartcraft7417]

Thank you :) I'm not from Australia; I'm from the North West of England but live in Oxfordshire now, so my accent is a bit of a mixture of north and south

[@resinartists]

Beautiful pendants and love those abalone shells that added an extra Beauty to these pendants 💜💜

[@marymcintyresfxartcraft7417]

Thank you. I really love how they turned out, even the pink ones!

[@ps3845]

Well done Mary these are so pretty xx

[@marymcintyresfxartcraft7417]

Thank you so much :)

[@Coyo-Tea]

They really are very pretty Mary, I love them ❤. I have been reliably informed that if you rub your mould with a tumble drier sheet it stops all the static. ( I have not tested the theory yet as no drier sheets 😂)

[@marymcintyresfxartcraft7417]

That's useful to know. I use tumble dryer sheets when hand embossing. If you rub your domed tool over them it helps it to glide more easily over the card. It works really well but I so rarely hand-emboss these days because I have an embossing machine that does the entire card in 2 seconds :)

[@MariAnMonSan]

Very beautiful ❤❤❤❤❤

[@marymcintyresfxartcraft7417]

Thank you. I do love a bit of abalone shell!

[@Petertronic]

Really pretty, loved watching your process of making them. I think a black background really works well with the abalone.

[@marymcintyresfxartcraft7417]

Thanks Peter. I like the back ones more too :)

[@resincreations]

They all came out amazing!! I like the black best too. 😍

[@marymcintyresfxartcraft7417]

Thank you so much. I really love the contrast that the black gives but I was surprised by how much I loved the pink ones - that's coming from someone who is really not a fan of pink!

[@appleoneill5135]

They really are totally stunning. I bought nail art abalone shells when Temu had them on special offer. I still haven't used any, as I couldn't decide on which resin colours would enhance them. But after seeing your tutorial, I now know that both black and white are very beautiful, just in different ways. I would never have thought of dusting with mica, that looks gorgeous and it was a great idea. Love the pinch bails you use, they totally set the pendants off. Thank you so much for sharing x

[@marymcintyresfxartcraft7417]

I'm glad you found the video helpful :) I really don't feel like a do a good job of UV resin top-coating so I wanted to cast in reverse order and get a smoother top to the pendants. I want to experiment with other mica powders in the background now because I think some of the chameleon powders would work with the shell iridescence. I don't want the mica to take over but if I used a subtle colour shifting one I think it could work :)

[@appleoneill5135]

It was very helpful! I often work in reverse, as sometimes that the only way I can get a nice finish. Have you tried the ghost micas? Although they can give amazing results with black resin, I love how they look with white resin. I think they would look amazing with the paler shells. Temu had a cute little tester kit with 8 different colours. Maybe you could try that and see what you think? x

[@fedrasdesigns7]

OMG so pretty ❤love 💕 this

[@marymcintyresfxartcraft7417]

Thank you so much :)

[@Chrissyandme]

I agree the black makes the shell pop.

[@marymcintyresfxartcraft7417]

Thank you so much :)

[@coelegioiellimulas625]

Bellissimi 😍

[@marymcintyresfxartcraft7417]

Thank you :)

[@patdavis1468]

Beautiful 👍🏻❤️

[@marymcintyresfxartcraft7417]

Thanks so much Pat :)

[@jerrycallender9352]

Greetings from Tucson, Arizona USA.. Just discovered your channel and subscribed..

[@marymcintyresfxartcraft7417]

Thank you so much Jerry :)

[@gabrielleschmidt1435]

🎉These are really great 😊

[@marymcintyresfxartcraft7417]

Thank you so much. I love how the colours change with every angle :)

[@donnatunis228]

They are all georgous but love black most

[@marymcintyresfxartcraft7417]

Thanks Donna. I love the back ones too :)

[@dlanemaet]

Can you use u v resin?

[@marymcintyresfxartcraft7417]

Yes you absolutely could. The abalone shell set I bought was actually for nail artists to use and most gel nails are UV cured

[@pepethepatriot7524]

Nice for a beginner, but if you really want to see best use and make pieces that would sell, check out what the Japanese resin artists are doing!