Hi Kathy!!!!
I'm having some resin problems and know you work with it, so I thought I'd ask the expert! I've been working with Envirotex lite, making little charms-Like you I was inspired by those great glitter filled Muertos folk art, and all the collage sites showing them these days. My problem is-my resin is always full of air bubbles and they are nearly impossible to "blow" out of the caps...When I mix it, it looks like whipped egg whites its so frothy...Am I doing something wrong???? Also-at least 75% of my caps are un-sellable. The resin seems to penetrate or seep under the image and makes it dark..... I've been spraying fixative, varnish and diamond glaze on the image first to try and stop this-but it still happens...VERY frustrating as you know! I glue the image down first-should I stop???  These take SO much time to compose, spray with fixative or put on a coat of diamond glaze, then wait for it to dry, glue it down-then wait for it to dry.-then mix up the resin and pray its not frothy....very time consuming, but I am SO addicted!!!! Any tips or help you can give me is SO appreciated!!!!
Thanks!
Barbe

Howdy Barbe! Resin is such a complicated material to work with. Avril Lavigne even wrote a song dedicated to it! OK, maybe not.I swear it took me months to get my own process down pat. I'm sure every resin artist has their own recipe for success but here are some tips from what I've learned. Yes, it is supposed to look like egg whites or something yuckier. That's a good sign because it means you've mixed it well. If you don't mix it well it won't cure properly. As soon as you pour the resin in the bottlecap, gently blow out the bubbles with a straw. I like to use the skinny cocktail straws, they seem to work better for me. If you let the resin sit too long, it will begin to cure and the blowing technique won't work anymore, so do it fast. As far as sealing the image, my suggestion is to cover it with white glue, making sure there are absolutely NO openings/creases anywhere in sight. If there is one, you can bet your favorite glue gun that the resin will seep under the picture and ruin your whole dang project. It still happens to me every so often... Best of luck!
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