Making Resin Jewelry

If you want a break from sleek precious metal jewelry and want to try out something adventurous, bold and “different” i.e. out of the box, then you can experiment with resin jewelry. By resin jewelry I mean jewelry made with lac beads, amber and other such tribal sources.

Resin Jewelry

Resin jewelry belongs to the genre of fashion or costume jewelry or junk jewelry and looks best when teamed with bohemian skirts, or leather attires. If you want to sport a boho-chic look and wear jewelry that screams for attention, resin jewelry is your best bet.

Resin jewelry pieces give an instant lift to your regular ensemble and spice them up by adding some pizzazz. They make for attention grabbing eye catching headturning neck/ear/hand gears which are affordable as well.

Because of their reasonable pricing, you can easily purchase them from fashion jewelry stores or boutiques or better still from online jewelry stores where you can browse through the widest collection and variety of resin jewelry.

Lac Resin Beads

Lac sourced from India, is a very rare and unique resinous substance, derived from the secretion of beetles or tiny little lac insects/bugs called KERRIA LAC KERR in India. This resinous substance is 100% natural, bio-degradable, eco friendly and non toxic. Therefore lac beads do not cause allergic reactions and are considered much safer.

Their shiny luster, unusual colors and shapes and varied designs contribute to their exotic appeal. Shapes range from oval or egg shaped, bell shaped, heart shaped, square to round and are handcrafted with meticulous expertise.

You can make pendants, bracelets, necklaces, earrings, rings, and bangles with resinous lac beads and throw in other kinds of tiny beads, corals, and sea shells, metal rings, cut stones, mirror work and such kinds of accessorizing and detailing to impart a royal look to your resin jewelry.

Amber Resin Jewelry

Your other option for resin jewelry is amber sourced from fossilized tree resin extracted from conifer trees (Pinites succiniter) that became petrified and turned into fossils since the Tertiary period. Copal refers to semi fossilized resin or sub fossil amber.

This gemstone called amber is typically yellow. But this semi precious stone is also available in hues like red, black, violet, golden orange or green. Amber is basically 90 to 30 million years old fossilized resin or petrified tree sap with bodies/remains of tiny bugs trapped inside the gemstone. The southern shores of Dominican Republic and the coast of Baltic Sea abound in amber.  

This warm beautiful stone can be utilized in many creative ways to give shape to various kinds of resin jewelry.