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Resin Whirl

Resin art and epoxy crafts reward a slow setup: the right resin, a level mold, and safety gear before the first pour. Use these guides to choose supplies, cast coasters and jewelry, and learn pouring techniques that cure clear instead of cloudy.

UV Resin vs. 2-Part Epoxy: What Beginners Should Choose

I fell into resin five years ago trying to “save” a handful of pressed garden flowers. I bought a simple coaster kit, mixed way too confidently , and ended up with sticky fingerprints permanently preserved like a crime scene. Later, when I discovered UV resin, I had the opposite problem: I cured it...

Beginner Resin Art Supplies: Essential First-Pour List

The first time I tried resin, I was determined to preserve a handful of pressed flowers from my wildly overgrown garden. I bought a tiny coaster kit, covered my dining table in wax paper, and thought, How hard can this be? Two hours later I had sticky fingers, bubbles trapped around every petal,...

Set Up a Safe, Ventilated Resin Workspace at Home

The first time I mixed epoxy in my dining room, I thought cracking a window was “good enough.” It was not. Between the smell, the sticky drips I somehow tracked everywhere, and the realization that my cozy craft corner was also where we ate dinner, I learned fast that resin needs its own little...

Resin Safety Gear: Respirators, Gloves, and Eye Protection

My first resin setup was a coaster kit on the dining room table, a roll of paper towels, and the kind of confidence you only have before you know what an amine blush is. I thought cracking a window was “ventilation” and that my thin dish gloves counted as safety gear. Then I got a splitting...

About Ruby Fletcher

Hi, I’m Ruby Fletcher, and welcome to Resin Whirl. If you’re here because resin looks magical but also a little intimidating, you’re in the right place. I’m the person who has mixed a batch too fast , chased micro-bubbles with a heat tool a little too close, and learned the hard way that “it’ll...