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DIY Geode Coasters
5 Materials
$5
1 Day
Easy
Happy new year everyone!
I thought I would start the year off with one of my easiest tutorials to date. These beauties may look intricate and complicated to make, but it’s all a lie!
Read on to see just how easy it is! And if you prefer to follow a video, see my YouTube link below!
I thought I would start the year off with one of my easiest tutorials to date. These beauties may look intricate and complicated to make, but it’s all a lie!
Read on to see just how easy it is! And if you prefer to follow a video, see my YouTube link below!
For my step by step video for this tutorial, please see my latest YouTube video!
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Materials used:
- Resin and pigments - use my code HANNAH20 for 20% off your online purchases here
- Glitter
- Silicone coaster molds
- Measuring jug and mixing spatula
- 6 mini silicone cups
- Mixing sticks
- Blow torch
- Heat gun
Measure out equal parts of resin and hardener into your plastic mixing jug, starting with your hardener. You shouldn’t need more than 400ml of fully mixed resin, therefore 200ml of hardener and 200ml of resin.Combine and mix well for about 5 mins.
Split the resin between 6 mini silicone cups and colour 5 of them to your liking leaving 1 clear.I coloured mine as follows:
- Cup 1 - Glittery teal
- Cup 2 - Antique gold
- Cup 3 - Deep teal
- Cup 4 - White
- Cup 5 - A mix of 3 glitters
- Cup 6 - Clear
Now add each colour to each of your 4 molds. However, don’t use up all of your resin in one go. Start with just one layer.
I like to start with the center colour and then the outside colour and carry on from there. Add rings of colour in any order you like.
To see how I filled my coaster molds, check out my YouTube video using my links in this post.
I like to start with the center colour and then the outside colour and carry on from there. Add rings of colour in any order you like.
To see how I filled my coaster molds, check out my YouTube video using my links in this post.
Pop some bubbles using your blow torch and then blend your rings using your heat gun.
Repeat the earlier steps adding more resin rings. Then use the clear resin to spread and blend all the colours.
Blend and pop some more bubbles before leaving your coasters to cure for at least 12 hours.
All that’s left to do now is demold and fall in love! It’s that easy!
Thank you for reading and please also take time to check out my instagram at @hannah_somerville88
Happy crafting!
Happy crafting!
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Lauraon Jan 14, 2020Very pretty
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Bronxgirlclon Jan 14, 2020It might be cheaper to buy the coasters because the things you need to make these are very expensive.
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Hannah Somervilleon Jan 15, 2020Definitely. You get a hell of a lot out of one pack of resin and endless uses out of your coaster molds and many of the other products. Plus, its such a fun craft!
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I'm about to watch your you tube video, but would like to know if you can see light through these? By the way, absolutely gorgeous!!
Awesome thank you! And yes, they are slightly transparent in the middle. You can choose to make them more transparent by adding less colour pigments at the mixing stage. The more colour you add, the darker and harder to see through them they become. X
Wonderful. How many coasters do you get out of the batch of 1/2 c hardener and 1/2 cup resin?
Yes, thanks. These are so fun. I will definitely make some.
What else could you use for the molds? The ones you use seem very project specific.
Hi Cary, if you're crafty, you can use a hot glue gun to make your own molds. I have a video on how to do this on my channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-qbsSjx3z1bCfgQLeyhvbA