[Jewelry making - Article 00416] - [Orchid] Jewelry with Hard Resin

[Susan Lucas]

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    At a show recently, I saw some beautiful beaded necklaces and
    earrings where the vendor said that they were made with "hard resin"
    and beads, and that the resin was dyed to match the beads.  She
    emphasized that it was not polymer clay. 

    After a bit of research, it looks like "hard resin" is probably
    urethane resin (not sure on this as there are several kinds.)  My
    question is (a) is urethane resin the kind used for jewelry and (b)
    has anyone on this list worked with it?  Please discuss your
    experiences.  (I also read that it has quite harmful fumes.) 

Susan
Sun Country Gems
www.suncountrygems.com


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