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Gummy Bear Bracelet

Don't just eat your sweeties, wear them.

Stick a pin through a gummy bear.
Dip it in to your varnish/resin. Only dip it for a couple of seconds or it will expand and not look like a bear anymore.

Stick it in to some clay and leave it to dry.
Repeat this for as many bears as you want to use.

The bears will go really clear and shiny.
When the bears are dry get a needle and some elastic.
Thread some beads on to a bracelet and then thread a teddy on.
Repeat until you have made a full bracelet.

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jo

Feb 18, 2006 10:33pm ago

woweee, these look so good ive been wanting gummi bear stuff for ages, how long do these last? do they harden completely? do they go all funky?

Feb 22, 2006 6:30pm ago

yah i love it!! do they eventually go bad and get all gross? im gonna try to make one!

Jemma

Mar 2, 2006 3:00am ago

Can I ask what kind of varnish it is? Can you buy it at like B&Q, can you say what its called? Thanks x

Sarah

May 3, 2006 11:00pm ago

these are so cool. I think I want to make some. ^^
About how long did you leave them to dry? (and the above question- will they last?)
Yummy. :)

shaaa

May 11, 2006 2:51pm ago

awwww ! itz sho adorable && cute =]

Monica

Sep 3, 2006 3:31pm ago

Thank you for makeing it easy for a dumb girl to understand
i love you

mary

Oct 24, 2006 2:50pm ago

how is this bracelet holding up? do the bears eventually rot? Thanks

Fey

Jan 20, 2007 12:35am ago

This is so cute. Do the gummis have to be hard or is it okay if they're kind of soft?

Cat Morley

March 24th, 2007 22:00

I'm not sure if PVA would work, it's probably quite weak compared to varnish as it's mostly made from water. Give it a shot though and let me know how it turns out.

ʎǝɔɐɹƃ

March 24th, 2007 22:56

can u use pva glue...it shuld mke the same effect i shuld think...

ʎǝɔɐɹƃ

March 31st, 2007 01:41

yea the PVA kinda worked...but wen i was in skool...i was soooooo tempted 2 eat em!!!

Cat Morley

May 8th, 2007 17:07

You can get varnish in art stores, craft shops and hardware stores.

charlene lam

May 8, 2007 7:05pm ago

where do u get varnish?

Sam

Jun 15, 2007 6:13pm ago

Wow - that looks fun! I have resin but I think the container sealed itself shut.... haha it's a bummer. This summer, though, I'm hoping to get some more and work on some resin projects!

winnifer

June 27th, 2007 23:16

thats amazing, but only one question, the gummy bears will be sticky??

Jocelyn A.

September 9th, 2007 23:30

hah. I gotta make these they will go great with the dominoe bracelets

Whitney E.

September 18th, 2007 06:09

Haha. I just ate some gummy bears today. :D This looks like a really cool project sometime. What kind of resin would you use. I'm not too familiar with them.

Lillith

September 18th, 2007 18:58

Will FamoWood Glaze Coat work for this?

Cat Morley

September 18th, 2007 21:02

They shouldn't be sticky if you coat them in enough resin.

I can't say if the glaze would work, best bet is to try it out - you're hardly taking a risk at wasting one gummy bear.

ketsurei k.

September 28th, 2007 02:15

this is so cool! I just made a few with clear nail polish!!!

Tiffany S.

October 23rd, 2007 18:28

I'm so making one of these!

Shiv and me tried this but with some jelly fruits, we used vanish but after the first coat of vanish they were still very soft so we used another coat and they looked like they had been dipped in sugar, what happened?

Cat Morley

November 8th, 2007 12:28

Hmm, I'm not sure. Were they sugar coated jelly fruits?

Shivi

November 8th, 2007 13:01

They weren't sugar coated, they just looked like that coz all the varnish was peeling off. We used a craft varnish called gloss varnish, should we try a hardware store type?

Cat Morley

November 8th, 2007 13:22

That would probably be better, though you should really use resin for the best result.

Shivi

November 11th, 2007 06:21

What's resin and where do you get it?

Michelle Y.

November 29th, 2007 02:15

This is such a cute idea!!!
I was wondering if you could use nail polish to "varnish" the candy since I don't have varnish but I have an awful lot of clear nail polish though...

Renee& Jacob

November 29th, 2007 03:22

what kinda varnish is that?

Thats a cool idea

QueenQuill

December 21st, 2007 09:43

Adorable! I'm definitely going to make one. Gives me so many ideas for other types of candy jewelry. Too much fun!

Shivi - Resin is an epoxy (plastic) liquid that when mixed with a hardener turns into a clear (unless dye is added) plastic coating.

You can buy resin at most craft stores. Just read on the label to see if it's good for such craft projects, though most should work fine for this application.

Note: Be sure to read resin instructions carefully! Resin doesn't set up unless you measure and mix correctly. A cool tip to get bubbles out of resin: breathe on it. (Don't blow, just breathe). The carbon dioxide released when breathing causes the air bubbles to rise to the surface of the resin and disappear. But be careful! Resin is highly caustic, so when breathing out onto the resin, don't breathe back in without turning away first! Also be sure to use in a well ventilated area, and if you use it a lot you need to get a respirator and take other safety precautions.

Enjoy!

QueenQuill

December 21st, 2007 09:53

A note on resin:
I particularly like the Envirotex Lite resin, which can be found at a lot of craft stores. Here is their website, which contains a lot of different products for different applications:
http://www.eti-usa.com/index.html
See the section "polymer coatings."
They also have a "where to buy" section.