Resin Christmas Bauble Decoration

Spice up your Christmas tree this Christmas with this super easy bauble decoration. This project is perfect for a beginner, learning the basics of resin art as it requires minimal tools or experience.

In addition to the above you will also require:

• Angelina fibre (mixed colours pack)
• An Iron
• 2 sheets plain paper
• Thread or ribbon of your choice

Step 1: Prepare

Prepare your workspace, tools and supplies. Set the iron to a medium temperature.

Step 2: Get ironing.

Select your chosen colours of Angelina Fibre and spread to create a thin layer on top of one sheet of plain paper. Place the other sheet of paper on top of the Angelina Fibre and iron on a medium heat.

The Angelina Fibre should bond into a beautifully coloured, netted fabric sheet. Be careful not to iron any of the Angelina Fibre directly, as this may damage your iron! Leave to cool for a moment.

Step 3: Reach for the stars.

Using scissors or a star shaped paper cutter, cut the sheet of Angelina Fibre into festive star shapes.

You can use a pencil or pen to pre-draw the shapes, or print off star shapes onto a sheet of paper and use it as a guide while cutting.

Step 4: Stir it up.

Apply skin protection cream to your hands and use the scales to measure out 5g of clear base resin into a plastic mixing cup. Using the 2 parts resin, 1 part hardener formula, pour 2.5g of resin hardener into the same plastic cup. Stir well, but not vigorously, with a wooden stirrer.

Step 5: Get pouring.

Place the silicone bauble mould onto a 10 x 10cm acrylic block. Pour a thin layer of the resin and hardener mix into the mould, smoothing with the wooden stirrer. Use a pick and place tool to pick up your Angelina Fibre stars and place on top of the resin where desired.

Step 6:

Pour some more.
Add gilding flakes, gold seed beads, microbeads or glitter to create an even more sparkling texture – it’s up to you what to use and how much to add! Finish the bauble mould by pouring another layer of the resin and hardener mix over the top of your decorations. Leave to set, ideally overnight.

Step 7:

The finishing touch.
Once your resin decoration has set, carefully remove it from the silicone bauble mould and remove any rough edges. Finally, add your chosen thread or ribbon and tie to complete your resin Christmas decoration design! (Our range of satin ribbons would work perfectly!

We hope you’ve enjoyed making your own Christmas bauble. If you have any questions or want to know more, get in touch with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. We’d also love to see what you’ve been making so please share pictures of your creations with us too, tagging Cooksongold!

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