What's this?! What's this?! It's a Jack Skellington Bling Phone Grip made of resin!
Do you consider Nightmare Before Christmas a Halloween or Christmas movie? Personally, I would watch it every day of the year if I could - Jack Skellington is the best! Made of resin and rhinestones, this Jack Skellington Bling Phone Grip is sparkly, spooky and looks great attached to the back of your phone or to your keys when used as a keychain! This is such a fun and easy project for crafters of every level to complete with confidence, and I've been so excited to show you how to do it!!
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To make your own Jack Skellington Bling Phone Grip, you will need these supplies:
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SAFETY FIRST: Before getting started, wear disposable gloves, protect your workspace, and be sure to work in a well-ventilated area!
Prepare 20ml of Amazing Clear Cast epoxy according to package directions. Pour in equal parts of resin and hardener to a large mixing cup. Slowly stir the resin together with a stir stick for two minutes or until combined. If the resin looks cloudy or has any streaks running through it, you need to keep stirring it until it becomes clear.
Add a generous amount of white metallic mica powder to the resin and stir with a clean stir stick until evenly incorporated. Give the resin a few minutes to "rest", allowing the bubbles to rise to the top.
Use the stir stick to slowly pour some of the resin into the bottom section of the Jack Skellington phone grip mold until you get to the top of the facial features (as seen above). Do not let the resin higher than this area! Let the resin sit for a few minutes, then spritz with 91% alcohol to remove any surface bubbles.
Leave the resin to cure in an undisturbed, well ventilated area for at least 4 hours. DO NOT REMOVE FROM THE MOLD!
Prepare 20ml of Amazing Clear Cast epoxy according to package directions. Pour in equal parts of resin and hardener to a large mixing cup. Slowly stir the resin together with a stir stick for two minutes or until combined. If the resin looks cloudy or has any streaks running through it, you need to keep stirring it until it becomes clear.
Add a generous amount of black metallic mica powder to the resin and stir with a clean stir stick until evenly incorporated. Give the resin a few minutes to "rest", allowing the bubbles to rise to the top.
Slowly pour the resin into the mold until filled to the top, but be careful to not overfill! Let the resin sit for a few minutes, then spritz with 91% alcohol to remove any surface bubbles.
Leave the resin to cure in an undisturbed, well ventilated area for at least 12-24 hours. You will know that the resin is completely cured when it is no longer tacky to the touch and easily pulls away from the edges of the mold.
Now for my favorite step in the process: demolding! Carefully remove theJack Skellington piece from the mold. Trim away any excess resin with scissors or a craft knife. Sand down edges, if necessary. If the resin still feels flexible, it may just need more time to cure. Let the piece sit in a warm, flat area to cure for a few hours (or days) to completely harden.
The eyes, nose, and mouth will be open areas at this point. Since we are covering the piece in rhinestones, it's much easier to do with an even surface. Prepare about 5 ml resin combined with black metallic mica powder, and carefully pour it into the facial features. Do NOT overfill, or you will have to sand it down after curing. Spritz with 91% alcohol and allow the resin to cure completely (about 12 hours).
*If you don't want to add bling, skip the remaining steps. Attach the phone grip blank to the back of the resin piece, and you are done!
Now that the resin phone grip base is complete, it's time to add bling! Gather your blinging materials, which include E6000 Adhesive with Precision Tips, black rhinestones, white rhinestones, and a rhinestone picker tool (some rhinestone packs come with one).
The clear E6000 Adhesive is the same adhesive we all know and love, but come with Precision Tips! This allows you to add adhesive, a little at a time, to small areas. Start by covering a small area, like an eye, with a thin layer of adhesive.
I learned throughout the process to not cover large areas with adhesive. I covered the whole left side, but by the time I got to the opposite end, the adhesive was already too dry for the rhinestones to stick. So, I would recommend working in small sections - add a little adhesive, cap the adhesive, add rhinestones, and then repeat.
Tip: Adhesive will likely continually ooze from the tip, so I would recommend immediately removing and replacing it with the cap whenever the adhesive is not in use.
It helps to start along one edge of the area, and then work your way to the opposite side.
Next, pour out some of the white rhinestones. Repeat the process of alternating adhesive and rhinestones in over the white resin. I started at the top of the head, and worked my way to the bottom.
Isn't he the cutest?! I love all of that sparkle!! It took me about 30-45 minutes to cover the phone grip, but it was actually quite relaxing for me. The process reminded me a lot of diamond painting, which I really enjoy!!
Once the adhesive is completely dry (refer to adhesive packaging), attach the phone grip blank to the back of the resin piece. It's important that the adhesive is completely set. If it isn't, the rhinestones could shift or come off completely.
If you don't want to make a phone grip out of this piece, you could make it into a keychain or use as a backpack charm - just twist an eye screw to the top of the piece and then attach a keychain.
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