Do you want to make your own etagere? Make an etagere entirely to your taste in your favorite colors with this step-by-step plan. You can use the etagere for a nice high tea, birthdays, parties and other occasions.
My name is Jessica Immen-van Ophem, 38 years old. As an artist I make many colorful things such as: paintings for inside and outside, resin art geodes, pyramids and tables, art cards with beeswax, clay goddesses, dream catchers and jewelry with gemstones. You can find my creations on my website .
I have been working with epoxy resin for a few years now. I have tried different brands. There is a difference in e.g. the thickness of the epoxy, mixing ratios, hardening, clarity, gloss or yellowing (UV protection) and of course the price. Pay close attention to this when purchasing and read the description carefully! The epoxy resin from itsOkay is a bit thicker and very beautifully clear. It dries shiny and tight, without bubbles or other weirdness.
On Facebook I came across an advertisement from Itsokay and saw how much stuff they sell for resin art. Super fun and this `candy store` makes my creative heart beat faster. Immediately want to make something beautiful.
Useful to know:
Make sure all the materials are ready and always work on a clean workspace. You can use a spirit level to check whether the surface is level. You also have apps on your phone for this, if you don't have a spirit level at home. If your workspace is slightly crooked, the epoxy resin will also flow crooked and you don't want that. Think carefully about what you want to make. What colors do you like? What decorations do you want to incorporate? Don't make it too difficult for yourself, because you only have half an hour because of the hardening of the epoxy resin .
We use the Epoxy resin 1:1 casting resin . This is resin for large surfaces. I am going to mix this in a silicone mixing cup. You can weigh it with the scale. It says that you can first heat the epoxy resin in the bottles in a bowl with warm water, but that went wrong with me. I think I heated it for too long, which caused the epoxy to become too hard immediately after mixing. Unfortunately, this was no longer good to use. Then I took new epoxy resin and used it without heating it. That went perfectly. It is easy to distribute and the epoxy resin is nice and clear. You can get air bubbles more quickly, but that is what the burner is for. Tip: Mix the 2 components well in 1 direction with a wooden spatula. This will create fewer air bubbles.
Mix the pigment colours you want to use. I still had colours in stock and chose black, turquoise and gold. Because the holder is gold, it is very nice to incorporate this colour. That ensures that it becomes 1 whole. I divided the epoxy resin into a small amount of gold and the black and turquoise colours 50 around. This goes into the plastic cups. Stir well and then you can start pouring.
Concentration! First pour the turquoise color from the outside to the center and then immediately the black color from the inside to the outside. Immediately against the turquoise color.
Burn the air bubbles away with a heat tool. For example, a lighter or burner. When both halves fit nicely, continue with the gold color. Pour this over the border where black and turquoise intersect. The amount depends on what you like. Again, burn the air bubbles away with a heat tool.
Blow out the gold pigment color or use a hair dryer. I made a swinging movement by blowing fairly hard and well aimed. From the inside out. Is this to your liking? Then burn away the air bubbles again with the heat tool.
Now it's time to add some fun resin art decorations . I used gold leaf metal flakes to make it a bit more sparkly. You can spread the flakes with a spatula and press a little bit into the epoxy resin . Then fire it again and let it rest for 24-48 hours. Now make the other 2 layers of the cake stand.
The epoxy resin has hardened and you can remove the molds. Are there any sharp edges? Sand them away with fine grit sandpaper. Be careful not to scratch the surface!
I then painted the edges in gold acrylic paint. I placed the cake stand on a cup so that you can turn it. You have to let the paint dry well. Then another layer of acrylic paint and while this was still wet, I sprinkled gold glitter over the edges. This sticks to the paint. Let this dry well again.
Epoxy is not dishwasher safe. Hot dishwater is also not recommended, because the epoxy resin will be heated and can bend. After use, wipe your resin art pieces with a wet, soft cloth and dry with a tea towel. Never use epoxy as a cutting board. Sharp knives will scratch the epoxy resin.
Do you have questions about making art, jewelry or casting/coating floors or other objects? At itsOkay, several epoxy experts work with each their own expertise. We are happy to help you.
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