How to Make Resin Vase Crafts

Vases don't just hold flowers, they tie different elements of your dcor together and enhance the warmth of a room. A vase can turn a bland windowsill into an eye-catching nook or transform a ho-hum coffee table into a focal point. Even if you don't have the budget for a designer vase, don't worry. You can make vase crafts at home with little more than resin and a few household supplies.

Instructions

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Read the directions on your resin kit carefully. Each type and brand of resin has its own particular ratio of resin to activator. Misreading directions or measuring improperly can cause tacky resin that never sets completely.

2

Put on your plastic gloves. Measure the appropriate amount of resin into one disposable measuring cup and the proper amount of activator into another. The volume on your mold should be printed on the bottom. If your mold requires 6 oz. of resin mix and your resin to activator ratio is two parts resin to one part activator, you need 4 oz. of resin and 2 oz. of activator.

3

Pour the activator into the resin. Stir gently and carefully with a bamboo skewer. You will get bubbles, no matter how carefully you stir. You may leave the bubbles for aesthetic value or breathe gently on the resin to get rid of them. The warmth from your breath pops the bubbles.

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Pour the resin into the mold. Pour from one point without moving the measuring cup; moving the cup around the mold will cause more bubbles. You want a tall, slender mold with a long cylinder in the center. This creates a tube resin shape.

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Allow the resin to set in the sun for about half the recommended time. At this point, slowly sink your chosen embeds into the vase around the edges of the mold. Long objects work best for vases. Make sure your items don't touch the silicone mold; you want the embeds to be surrounded by resin.

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Let the resin cure for the rest of the recommended time. Gently pull the top of the mold away from the resin vase. This should loosen the vase enough so you can wiggle it free.