How to Make Hair Clips with Resin

You don’t have to be an expert working with resin to learn how to make hair clips. In fact, this is the perfect beginner friendly craft project to start with to learn a new medium!

From different colors and additives, there are endless ways to customize your own hair clips. Use them to add a pop of color to your wardrobe, or make a large batch to gift to your friends. Heres’ how:

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Materials

– Casting epoxy
– Barette Mold + Clip Set (here’s another option too!)
– Chunky glitter (Michaels has so many options. I want to try this one)
– E-6000 glue
– Wooden stir sticks
– Gloves
– Paper or plastic cup for mixing

If you plan on making a few of hair clips, I suggest that you buy a few silicone mold sets. The resin needs time to cure, so if you only have one mold, that’s the limit you can make at a time.

How to Make Hair Clips

1. Mix your resin together according to the manufacturer instructions. If you’re new to working with resin, check out the archives for my tips for working with resin!

2. Add your glitter to your resin mixture. If you’re making several styles at once, it helps to divide your resin into different cups before adding any glitter or additive.

*Note* Be careful not to add too much glitter, otherwise your resin may not harden. Each clip really only needs a small amount of resin. Start slow and add more after stirring.

3. Pour resin and glitter mixture into your silicon hair clip mold. You’ll want to fill to the top without overflowing, so pour slowly. Any resin outside the mold should be removed so it doesn’t harden on your clip.

4. Allow at least 24 hours for the resin to harden then remove from the mold. Double check your specific resin– some can take up to 48 hours to cute.

5. Attach your metal clips to a piece of cardboard and apply a small coat of E-6000 glue to the top. Attach your resin piece and then allow to dry flat for another 24 hours.

6. When completely dry, remove from the cardboard and it’s ready to wear.

Troubleshooting

One common error with this project is if the resin doesn’t cure properly. There’s a few reasons this happens.

1. The resin ratios were off.

2. Too many additives

3. Not enough time.

If you run into your clips coming out of the mold and they’re flexible, focus on these areas to troubleshoot and try again! Let me know in the comments below if you’re having issues and I can also try to help.

That’s all it takes to making hair clips with resin! How cute would be be in a spa day gift basket for your friends?

They really are super easy to make and the customization possibilities are endless. I might try this easy craft project again with two-tone colors or even with dried flowers.

Let me know if you give this one a try. I can’t wait to hear how they turn out!