How to Make Resin Coasters with Oytra’s Epoxy Resin Art Kit ?

Follow these simple steps to bring your unique coaster designs to life using Oytra's beginner-friendly resin art kit:

Step 1: Start with the Magical Potion – Resin and Hardener Mixing

OYTRA  Art Resin kits come with 2:1 Epoxy Art Resin, meaning for every 2 parts of resin (Part A), you add 1 part of hardener (Part B). Use a measuring cup or a weighing scale and be as accurate as possible. For example, mix 60g of resin with 30g of hardener, or 100g of resin with 50g of hardener.

Once measured, use the provided paper cups and a wooden stick to mix gently yet consistently for 3-4 minutes. Make sure to scrape the sides and bottom of the cup to ensure everything is fully combined.

Step 2: Adding Pigments, Glitters, and Pressed Flowers

Oytra Coaster Making Kit with pigments, silver, and gold flakes

This kit includes two pigments and two molds, giving you plenty of ways to customize your coaster designs.

To add pigment, simply mix it into your resin-hardener mixture and stir well until the color is fully blended.

For a dual colour swirled effect, you can create two separate resin mixtures, one with each color pigment. Pour them side-by-side into the mold and let them gently run into each other.

Coaster Making Kits with  Glitter Flakes

Glitter flakes offer an easy way to add sparkle. You can either mix them directly into the resin along with any pigment for an even distribution, or sprinkle 5-6 pinches on top of the poured resin and gently push them down with your stick.

Coaster Making Kits with Pressed Flowers

For embedding the pressed flowers, pour a thin layer of resin and place the flowers into it. Let this layer cure slightly, for 5-7 hours-the flowers get firmly stuck on the mould. This will ensure that the flowers don't float around. Then, pour more layers of resin as much as required to fill the mould to its brim.

Step 3: Wait for the Beauty to Come to Life!

Lightly cover the mould so that dust and other unwanted particles do not settle on it.

Leave it aside for between 24-36 hours at room temperature. Avoid disturbing it during this crucial curing period.

Step 4: Demould to Reveal Your Finished Resin Keychains!

Once fully cured and no longer sticky, pull the mould at its edges to gently remove your coaster from the silicone mould. 

These colourful and durable resin coasters are now ready to add an aesthetic charm to your kitchen sets. 

Explore other beginner-friendly kits by Oytra: personalized alphabet keychains, earrings, pendants, and clocks. 

With OYTRA ART RESIN KITS, you'll have plenty of room to get your hands dirty and truly embrace the inevitable messy starts and mistakes that are bound to happen.

For a similar step-by-step guide for each of these kits, visit the Art Resin blog section on Oytra's official website.