Behind the scenes of my small business as a resin artist and jewelry designer! I was supposed to be an engineer, studied it in college, but making beautiful things is my passion. I discovered resin art in 2019 and have been creating unique home decor ever since. I've grown a lot as an artist and as a small business owner and I'm here to share with you my journey. Subscribe to see what we're making, the struggles, the success, and everything in between!
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I love your videos! I’m getting ready to make my first mold. You put my mind at ease to jump in and do it! One question…I’ve seen molds that have extraordinary sparkle. Can you tell me how to get those results? Thank you so much.
Thank you for watching! Can you elaborate on the sparkles? It could be glitter or just lots of mica powder. I don’t suggest glitter in molds though because I’ve heard of the glitter transferring from the mold to the final piece and it leaves a little spot in your mold where the specks originally were.
@@EllafulDeco IntoResin has some molds that shine like crazy! I ordered their little flower mold. I love the shine! Thank you so much for replying! I didn’t tell you I tried to go to your website. I forgot what it said. Wasn’t available though. Thx again! Yvonne
I don’t know what mold you’re talking about, but when you say shine, are you talking about the mold itself or the final piece that comes out of the mold. If it’s the piece that comes out of the mold, that depends on the master that you’re molding. The silicone picks up the texture of the piece you’re molding. If you’re molding a matte tray, you mold will give you a matte finish. If you’re molding a shiny tray, your mold will give you a shiny finish. I hope this answers your question.
I don't think you're supposed to wrap the seal around the can like this. Just leave it on the lid, the vacuum will compress them together with the seal in between.
You’re probably right, but it was really difficult to remove the lid when I did it that way so that’s why I wrap the seal. I’ve been using it this way almost daily for 4 years now and it’s still working like day 1, reaches the maximum vacuum without issues so I guess it doesn’t matter.
I love them Jim’s wife Tara thanks Gods so good ugh I have bad left side I’m do everything so hard thanks I can’t believe I’m doing resin eh yeah I just weedwack the lawn with a bad foot really thanks
Wow-these are FABULOUS!!!🤩💜🩵💜🩵 I can't wait to try my hand @ these! Thank you so much for a terrific instructional video-I'll definitely be checking out your other videos! I definitely subscribed to your channel as well! Question-what brand of glitter did you use? I love it, but that was the only item that you didn't provide a link for. Thanks very much though for the other links you provided! I hope you continue to make great resin crafting videos-you're a great instructor! 😁
Thank you for watching! There is no link for the glitters because it was from another small business and they no longer sells glitter. I don’t have any suggested replacements yet since I had stocked up a lot before they closed. You can find lots of pretty unique mixes on Etsy though.
Thank you for the info! I’m just curious, this resin you said is meant for 1 inch pours, but your sphere looks a lot bigger than 1 inch. How was it still okay to pour and avoid flash curing?
Thank you for watching! The sphere is about 2" and I poured about 1.75" for the first layer. It was ok because the volume was small. TotalBoat's website listed this resin's max depth as 1" for smaller castings using less than 16oz of epoxy. I think I poured maybe around 6-7 oz at first so it wasn't too much to cause it to flash cure. The depth may have caused the first layer to cure faster though.
The white is Castin' Craft's opaque white pigment. I get mine off Amazon: amzn.to/3Gdbqf9. Products used in my video are also linked in the description.
Thanks! They take about 1.5-2 weeks from start to finish. My resin (TotalBoat) takes 7 days to full cure. If you use a different resin, they should come with its own instructions.
Resin produces bubbles in the process of mixing the two parts so when you're mixing resin, mix slowly. Pouring the resin a thicker layer than it's supposed to will also result in the bubbles getting trapped in your pieces once it's cured. I use a heat gun to help with surface bubbles. If I'm using a deep pour resin, I will use a vacuum chamber to help remove majority of the bubbles in the mixture.
I haven’t really experimented much with it reduce bubbles. I just add a top coat to fill in the bubbles, but top coating is also what I do with all my trays for the extra shine. You can try to apply resin to the film first before placing it into the mold. I dip flowers in resin to help reduce bubbles, so that may work for the film.
Your work is beautiful and very well done. I am looking to use whole rose blooms and need something easier due to trouble with my hands. I notice you are diligent with proper tools. How do you safely clean and dispose of trace resin from your projects? I have worked it on how to be safe mixing and making but not sure how to dispose of/clean mixing containers etc. Do you have a video on that aspect? Many thanks.
Thank you! I let the resin harden, then peel them off the containers. I keep the cured resin to reuse in future pieces to save on material as well. I don’t have a video covering that specially, but this is something I make with my the cured resin from cups and stuff - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9D65wuE6RRg.html.
From my experience, it does not. It is exposed to air as I am covering the flowers. It will absorb the moisture from the air if you leave it out, but you can always recharge it to use again. The silica gel that I use is linked in the description if you want to try that out. If your silica gel solidifies when it comes in contact with air, you should contact the manufacturer of the product for further instructions or ask the source of the information to assist you.
Hi, my flowers colour got changed when crying in silica gel. they were pink roses.. and now turned almost pale yellow. Any tips to not do the same thing again, as I need the original colour retained?
Hello! It could be that the silica gel needs to be recharged. If not, then that may just be how that flower dries. Not all flowers dry the same, for example tropical flowers tend to dry brown for me. I will have to color enhance it to get the original color back.
I just discovered this video and I want to do it too!!! You explain so well every step its perfect! Plus your voice is so smooth and zen to listen too lol
This foil uses heat to transfer. Deco foil has a transfer gel that would allow the foil to transfer to the surface with the gel. I don’t know if just rubbing the foil onto the surface would work due to the process for this specific heat transfer foil that I have. Maybe there are foils that can just be rubbed on, but I’m not sure.
Thank you 😊 this is the foil that many use to create clear inserts for resin art. I don’t have a tutorial on that yet, but there are definitely some out there if you are interested in that.
I followed a similar guide but my resin receded from the edges and almost repelled against the window film! Do you know what may have caused this? My surface was level 😅
I resined the sides of the board as well to make sure the film is completely sealed in the piece. Otherwise, even if the resin stuck to the film, it can still be peeled off. The window film is also smooth so there’s nothing for the resin to grip onto. Kind of like if we were top coating the sides of a piece, if we don’t sand it, the resin just slides right off. Hope this makes sense.
