Faux Opals Diy

Make beautiful faux opals in every hue for your jewelry projects!

Posted by Mark Montano

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Easter grass and nail polish are just two of the ingredients you'll need to make these beautiful opals!

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You Will Need (6 things)

  • Famowood Glaze Coat
  • Angel Hair Easter Grass
  • Nail Polishes
  • Molding putty
  • Jewelry Findings
  • Small torch or lighter

Steps (3 steps, 480 minutes)

  1. 1

    Glaze Coat High Gloss Craft Resin
    E-6000 Glue
    Molding Putty
    Nail Polish
    Jewelry Findings
    Angel Hair (Opalescent Easter Grass)
    Cabochons
    Small Torch or Lighter

  2. 2

    Watch the video tutorial here:

  3. 3

    1. Knead equal parts of the molding putty together and create a flat ball
    2. & 3. Push the cabochons into the molding putty and wait 10 minutes for your mold to set
    4. Cut angel hair into small pieces so it looks like chunky glitter
    5. Mix a small amount of the Glaze Coat together
    6. Mix in the angel hair pieces into the Glaze Coat
    7. Pour into the molds and pop bubbles with a small torch or lighter
    8. When set (wait 8 hours) paint the backs with different colors of nail polish
    *This will give the opals different colors
    9. Set in jewelry with E-6000 glue