DIY Resin shell dish with gold leaf inclusion

Put on gloves, protect your eyes and air out the room. Take a cardboard cup and a wooden spoon like the popsicle sticks to make your mixture.

Pour 2x20 ml of liquid A into the cup with the measuring cup and 20 ml of liquid B with the second measuring cup as indicated on the resin box.

Mix the two liquids well in the cup with the stick but avoid adding bubbles so do not mix too vigorously. It is important that the two liquids are well mixed otherwise the resin will remain sticky in some places.

Pour the resin inside the mould and tap it a few times to remove any air bubbles. With the stick, add the gold leaves by sliding them inside the mould. Spread them out evenly.

Pass the flame of a lighter over the bubbles to make them disappear. Leave to harden for 48 hours with a piece of paper over the opening of the mould to prevent dust from falling onto the resin. Be careful, the paper must not touch the resin.

You can keep the remaining resin in the freezer. Take it out 15 minutes before using it and mix it to soften it.

Gently remove the cup from the mould. You can cut and sand the marks on the cup due to the edges of the mold opening, then put some resin back on it with a brush you don't care for. Clean it with household white vinegar before it hardens.