Make your own DIY resin hair clips with our easy tutorial! Customize them to match any outfit or style! A fun craft project for teens and adults!
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DIY Hair Clips with Resin
Resin project have been HOT lately, and ever since I made my Rainbow Glitter Wine Tumblers last winter, I have been a total resin-aholic! There is SO much that you can do with resin and about a zillion ways that you can customize each project!
I’ve experimented with quite a few different cast resin projects, and I can confidently say that this is one of the EASIEST resin projects that you can create! Quick, easy, and the results are SUPER impressive!
Supplies Needed to Make Resin Hair Clips:
- 2-Part Resin – I used KSRESIN Liquid Art Ultra UV Epoxy Resin because it pours and cures crystal clear and smooth as glass. (Save 5% using our link or coupon code HAPPINESS at checkout)
- Silicone Mixing Cups
- Mini Cups
- Silicone Hair Clip Molds
- Metal Hair Clips
- E6000 or similar strong adhesive
- Mixing Sticks
- Personal Protection Equipment including Gloves and a Mask*
- Lighter or Butane Torch
- Glitter, Polymer Clay “Sprinkles,” or other Mix-Ins
- 10 ml Plastic Syringes, optional
* Note: the KSRESIN has no VOCs and low odor, so I generally am able to forego a mask, however, I always work next to an open window. Make sure to work in a well-ventilated area!
You can choose to mix in pretty much ANYTHING that you want for your barrettes, but I chose to use a variety of glitters and polymer clay “sprinkles” and decorations. These polymer sprinkles and decorations are from Happy Kawaii Supplies, and they have a TON of seriously awesome things to choose from!
My favorite glitters come from A Little Muggle Magic (yes, they almost all have Harry Potter themed names! 😂), but you can also find awesome glitters from Backfist Customs, Pamper Your Princess, Mr. Nola’s Glitter, Peachy Olive Glitters, or one of the MANY glitter seller on Etsy!
Items from Happy Kawaii Supplies in this post include Lemon Crush Pastel Sprinkles, Lisa Frank is a Rainbow Sprinkles, Bright Horizon Sprinkle Mix, Multicolor Iridescent Star Glitter, and Arctic White Iridescent Rhombus Diamond Glitter.
To begin, pour equal parts of the KSRESIN resin and hardener in a silicone cup. Use the measurements on the cup and be as precise as possible! The resin has a working time of 45 minutes, so you can work with a decent amount of it at a time, however, each individual well of the different molds only uses between 3.5-5 ml, so I generally mix up around 40-50 ml per batch.
Allow the pieces to sit and cure overnight. KSRESIN pieces will become dry to the touch and able to un-mold after 12 hours, however, it takes 3 days for the pieces to fully cure and achieve maximum hardness.
As much as I love, love, LOVE glitter, I have to say that I’m pretty partial to these fun sprinkled hair clips also! I think next time I may try a mixture of fine iridescent glitter AND sprinkles!
What would you use in your DIY resin hair clips? I can’t wait to see what you make! If you try this tutorial, don’t forget to show off your results on social media using the hashtag #hiHomemadeBlog!
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