Steps:1. First cut a small segment of silver tubing that the chain will be strung through. Then solder that tube to the bezel (the silver cup that holds the resin).
2. Place this in the "pickle" (crock pot of mild acid) for cleaning.
3. Then solder the interior bezels to the larger bezel. These smaller bezel cups hold the different colors. Then that goes into the pickle.
4. Once the pickle has cleaned all of the metal, give it a more thorough cleaning with sandpaper and steel wool.
5. Then it is ready to fill with the resin. Choose the colors and use a toothpick to bring the color into a powder.
6. Then mix the two-part resin using a syringe to measure exactly. Once the clear resin is mixed, use the syringe to add the resin to the colored powders and mix those together.
7. Use a toothpick to carefully drip the colors into the bezels until they are about half full.
8. Use tweezers to carefully place the herbs into each color.
9. This all has to dry for 24 hours. Then a topcoat of clear resin is added to protect the herbs.
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