Have you always wanted to make your own tiered cake stand? In this easy manual, Stefanie shows you how to make a beautiful tiered cake stand and matching coasters from epoxy resin. You can make it in all kinds of colors and decorate it with different decorations.
My name is Stefanie, I am 36 years old and work as a flight attendant. What started with making a few coasters with epoxy resin has grown into making many creations that I think up, design and make myself. My Instagram is CreaStessie . Feel free to take a look at my Instagram for inspiration!
I will take you through the creative process of making a beautiful 3-tiered etagere with matching resin coasters. I have included clear photos so that the process is easy to follow. Have fun reading and making!
Useful to know:
Make sure that all the materials are ready on a protected and clean work surface free of dust and hair. Dust and hair can easily fly into your resin work and then dry together. This is not pretty and a great waste of your creation. It is important that the surface on which you work is level so that your resin does not run to one side. It is also wise to make your work in a place that you will not need for the next 24 hours, because you cannot move your work when you have finished pouring. Think carefully in advance about what you want to make and which colours you are going to use. You have about 30 minutes of processing time and good preparation is therefore very important. In the photo you can see how I like to prepare and place my materials. I do the mixing and colouring on a protected table and the pouring on my kitchen counter. I checked the kitchen counter for level and protected it with a garbage bag. Then I placed the silicone moulds on it. 
We use the Epoxy resin 1:1 , this is epoxy resin for large surfaces. This epoxy also has a higher viscosity, which means that it is a bit thicker. I am going to mix this in a silicone mixing cup. Because the resin is a bit thicker, the colors do not immediately flow into each other very much. That is, for what I want to make, very handy.
Because I am going to fill 3 molds at once and therefore need quite a lot of resin , I am going to empty both bottles into my mixing cup. The resin mixes 1:1 very easily. You can use mixing cups for this: I used an empty yogurt bucket so that I can simply throw it away later. I empty both bottles of resin (A + B) into the bucket. I make sure that the bottles are completely empty so that I have the same amount of both liquids. If you are working with a different resin , I advise you to weigh both components before mixing them. Then I set the timer to 4 minutes and mix the resin and the hardener well with my stirring stick. Do this very carefully. Scrape well along the edges and the bottom, because everything has to mix very well with each other.
After stirring well for 4 minutes I divide the resin that I want to color over the number of cups that I will use to mix with the color pigments. The majority of the resin remains uncolored for this project and stays in the bucket. I put 50ml in one cup for the pink pigment , 50ml in the other cup for the white pigment and 50ml in a cup for the gold flakes and glitter.
I add 5-8 drops of color pigment to the resin in the cups. I stir this very well again, so that it becomes a nice even color resin and the flakes and glitter mix well with the resin.
First I pour the silicone molds half full with the uncolored resin from the bucket. Then I go over the resin with my heat gun to remove air bubbles. This can also be done with a lighter, but then don't go too close to the edges of the mold. You can damage / melt the molds.
I start by pouring the resin mixture with the gold flakes and gold glitter. I pour this into all 3 molds in the middle of the mold. In the middle of the molds is a silicone cap, this ensures that you get a recess in your work to place the etagere irons in. This way you do not have to measure where the holes are or make these holes afterwards in your work. Very easy.
Then I take the paper cup with the pink resin and fold the edges of the cup into a spout towards each other. In each mold I make a thin flower pattern with the pink color. I then repeat this with the white resin cup. Now you see a beautiful flower pattern in each mold. Don't worry that it will stay that way, resin will "work" and ensure that the colors flow nicely and create a petal effect. It doesn't matter if not all flowers are the same. In nature that is not the case either and that creates a beautiful and playful effect. After pouring I always go over it again with my hair dryer to remove the last air bubbles. Don't do this too close because then you risk "ruining" the pattern.
I always cover my epoxy creations so that no dust gets in while drying. I use a fly net for this that is very sturdy and does not touch my work. Now I let the epoxy resin dry. If you are satisfied with your work and it stays that way, it has to dry for 24 hours. If you, like me, put a second layer of clear resin on top, it has to dry for at least 4. This depends on the temperature in the room where you are crafting. The warmer, the faster it dries.
Because I worked with glitter and gold leaf, you may feel this in your work. I don't like that and therefore always add a second layer of clear resin. This is possible because I filled the molds about halfway in step 3. This can be done after about 4-8 hours. I mix the resin with the hardener again as in step 2 and stir this well for at least 4 minutes. After this, I pour the clear resin over my work and make sure that the molds are well filled but do not overflow. I use my hair dryer again to remove air bubbles. This time, let your work dry, covered, for at least 24 hours so that it can harden properly.
After your work has fully hardened you can remove the tiered layers from the silicone molds. Do this carefully so as not to damage your work or the molds.
Start at the bottom with the largest board of the etagere. You place the rubbers first and then screw the screw in at the bottom. Then screw an etagere iron onto the end of the screw on the other side of the first board. Then take the middle board, put another rubber circle in between and then another etagere iron. Then place the last etagere board, put the rubber circles in between again and then screw the last etagere iron with handle on it. Tadaaa! Your etagere is finished.
I also made two matching coasters at the same time. I made these according to the same steps as described above. Now you have a beautiful etagere for delicious snacks with two beautiful matching coasters.
I hope I inspired you :) Good luck and have fun with your creation! Love Stefanie!
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