You’ve created the perfect resin casting. Or at least you thought you did. You try demolding your resin only to find you can’t get it out of the mold. Now what? How are you going to get resin out of the mold? Here are six of my favorite resin tricks to help you get your […]
Tag: troubleshooting
10 Ways To Ensure Your Next Casting With Epoxy Is A Disaster
Casting with epoxy is a lot of fun. Until it isn’t. Despite your efforts, you’re not getting the effect you expected and you’ve got a mess on your hands. And you might be thinking, ‘Why does this work for other people but not for me?’ Here’s what I know from my 15 years of casting […]
5 Biggest Resin Troubleshooting Mistakes You Can Easily Avoid
Crafting with resin seemed like a good idea at the time. Make a resin bowl or keepsake pendants. Or compose a piece of epoxy art for your living room. But now you find yourself calling the resin obscenities like ‘YOU zit-popping puff poodle!’ and you’re wondering where you went wrong. While creating with resin is […]
5 Things You Need To Know Before Crafting With Epoxy
I started crafting with epoxy resin in 2006. Looking back, there were a few things I wish I had known upfront. I have no doubt it would have saved me some time, aggravation, and a few gray hairs. If crafting with epoxy resin is something you want to try, here’s what you need to know […]
5 Most Common Mistakes Beginners Make With Resin
Believe it or not, I was once a beginner with resin. So I’m sure you figured that out before now. But, I tell you this because when I started with resin, whoa, I made some mistakes. And over the last 11 years of helping other with their resin projects, I see creatives making the same […]
3 Ways To Defeat Your Biggest Epoxy Problems
Let me start out by saying that I’m sorry you’re on this page. Well–sorry, not sorry. I’m sorry you’re here because you’ve got epoxy problems. I’m NOT sorry you’re here because I’ve got some good advice to help you with your epoxy problems. Problem 1: “Water stains” on embedded items. You put paper into your […]
STOP Believing These 10 Myths About How To Use Resin
If there’s a reference about how to use resin on the internet, it must be true, right? Spoiler. It’s NOT. In fact, there are a bunch of MYTHS out there that I see recycled over. And over. And believing these myths keeps you from being the most fantastic resin artist you can be. It’s […]
9 Things You Can Do With Your Epoxy Mistakes
I admit it. I’m a hoarder. I’ve held onto my epoxy resin mistakes for the past fifteen years. I just can’t bear throwing them in the trash. And I’ve heard from others that I’m not the only one who keeps their resin screwups. Guess what? Keeping your epoxy mistakes can be pretty useful from time […]
5 Biggest Resin Casting Problems And How To Avoid Them
It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. No, I’m not talking about this famous novel. I’m talking about my first six months as a resin artist. It was back before the days of googling terms like best epoxy resin and having the answer in a couple of seconds. When […]
3 Resin Problems No One Wants To Talk About
Hi. My name is Katherine and I have a resin obsession. But that’s not why you’re here, is it? Like if you wanted to know how to use epoxy as glue or the best resin jewelry molds, you wouldn’t have ended up on this specific page. Nope. I’m guessing you’re here because you’re having resin […]
