Resin!

Another cool thing I found while wondering around Michaels was this really cool substance called resin. Basically it is this material that comes in two bottles and when you mix even parts of these liquids it cures over night and will harden to form a sort of glass-like plastic. It comes with molds for making pendants and it is clear so you can put anything you want in it. The only thing about this stuff is for just a little kit of it it will set you back about $12-$15 and that isn't even for the good quality stuff. however the things you can make out of it are definitely worth the money. 

Difficulty: 6/10
Access to Materials: 7/10

WARNING THIS STUFF IS TOXIC, do NOT wash it down the sink...or eat it

Fist, here is the stuff I recommend you use if you've never done this before:

It comes in a little plastic bag with a purple label and you can find it over by the bead area in most Michaels stores. Make sure you get the starter kit because that will come with more supplies and molds.

make sure you follow the given instructions, you don't want to mess this up and have a globby mess. 

What you will do is take the larger bottle, and pour in your desired amount into a measuring cup up to one of the lines, lets say go to the 10ml line. then you take the smaller bottle, the hardener, and you have to add half the amount you used for the other bottle, so you would add 5ml. all together in the measuring cup it will come out to 15ml total. Remember that for whatever amount of the larger solution you use, you always add half that amount of hardener. With the mixing stick, evenly mix the two together SLOWLY. you do not want air bubbles in this. If there are, try to scoop out or pop as many as you can. When mixed pour into the mold and then gently poke in whatever materials you want to add! I like to use pressed flowers or beads but you can even use photos. Make sure its on glossy paper though. 

Keep coming back to the molds in the next hour since your items may have floated to the top. Keep poking them down till they stay and the resin begins to get harder. Cover with a piece of paper so dust will not get in and lt them cure for 48 hours. If you are impatient, this is not the craft for you. 

after 48 hours, put the mold in the freezer for five minutes then you can pop them right out! The kit comes with a little drill so you can drill a hole in them to make them into charms or pendants. 

Also, make sure when you clean up, you do not rinse out the measuring cup, use a paper towel to wipe it down as best you can because this stuff should not go down the sink. 

other things you can do with this is fill lockets, tiny glass bottles, etc.