How to Resin the Eco-Friendly Way - Easy Ways to Help Minimise Waste

Green is the new black! 🌎 As we become more aware of our carbon footprint, it's worth looking at how we practice our resin craft, not just for Earth Day, but every day. I've recently implemented several changes in my studio to reduce waste. Many of the changes were easy to make. Some of them even saved money! It all started when I ran out of graduated measuring cups and couldn't get any in a hurry. There was nothing for it; I had to clean the cups I was using so I could mix more resin. It turned out to be so easy.  See how to do that here . I raided the trash bag in my studio for some used cups (and was horrified at how many there were!). I soon discovered that once the resin had cured, it doesn't stick to the type of plastic these cups are made from. They were so EASY to clean that it became my standard practice!  I didn't originally do this to be planet-friendly, but when I saw how many cups were in my trash bag, I realised I needed to reduce the waste my studio......

3 Easy Ways to Measure a 2:1 Ratio Resin

Measuring resin can be challenging! Have you ever struggled to get the right amounts of resin and hardener? It's not so hard with a 1:1 ratio. But it's not so easy when your resin is a 2:1 mix ratio... or a 3:1 ratio. That's when it can be CONFUSING! You probably know that if you get the measurements wrong, (or you don't mix thoroughly, or your room is too cold) you end up with resin that doesn't cure properly... it stays soft and bendy. Or worse, it stays sticky. And it ruins your whole project! If this sounds like you, then you need an easy-to-understand method to work out how much of each part to pour out. And I've got 3 methods for you to choose from! But first, a little about ratios and what they actually mean.  Your bottles of resin and hardener are marked with a ratio that's used to measure out the right amount of each part. It's different for every brand but most commonly, you'll find 1:1 and 2......

Resin Project - How to Make an Easy and Elegant Christmas Ornament

I LOVE Christmas and all the feel-good festivities that bring my family and friends together at this magical time of the year.  When Christmas starts appearing in the shops in October, I'm excited to check out the season's colour trends and admire all the beautiful ornaments that are this year's must-have decorations. It feels like you have months to get your holiday decorating organised in October.  And then suddenly, it's December... Christmas is just around the corner, and the shops are starting to sell out of all the beautiful decorations you had your eye on. Never fear... if you've got resin and a mould, you can make your own gorgeous holiday ornaments that will make your tree beautiful, and they will have even more significance because YOU MADE THEM. These 3 elegant ornament designs were all made using just a single mould . So you're probably thinking it will take days to make them. But not so... I poured and dem......