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DIY Leaf Shaped Resin Bowl

Learn how to use a mold putty and then clear epoxy to make a leaf-shaped resin bowl. Finish the edges with gold for a unique and elegant
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Author: Stephanie Paxman

Materials

Instructions

Create a resin leaf mold

  • Start by getting your leaf pattern ready. You can draw or print on a piece of paper. Lay a piece of freezer (shiny side up) or wax paper over it and tape down so it doesn't shift.
  • Roll up a golf ball sized amount of yellow and white mold putty. Combine them thoroughly by pinching, "smooshing" and rolling until it's a uniform yellow color with no white parts.
    mold putty
  • Roll it into a snake that's a little thicker than a pencil. Bend it around on the paper to follow the leaf shape. Pinch ends together where they meet, trying to smooth a bit. Press it all down a bit too, to make sure it has flat contact with the freezer paper - but don't lose height.
    create leaf mold
  • Let the mold putty set for at least one hour. Then put the leaf pattern under the silicone mat and move the putty rope over to the silicone. To keep resin from leaking out under the mold, add a line of hot glue all around the outside of the mold.
    fig leaf mold

Mix, color and pour resin

  • In a measuring cup, pour 2.5 ounces of part A and 2.5 ounces of part B of Amazing Clear Cast. Stir for 4 minutes.
    mix clear epoxy
  • Pour clear resin into smaller mixing cups to add mica powder and alcohol inks. The powders will make the resin opaque, and the inks will stay more see through.
    add mica to resin
  • Pour the colored resin into the mold, kind of following the shape of the leaf as you pour it in. When the mold is filled in, about 1/4 inch deep or a little less, remove bubbles with a heat gun. After about 10 minutes, give a light spray of alcohol to remove any other bubbles.
    diy leaf mold with putty

Shape resin bowl

  • When the epoxy is set but still bendable (about 3 -4 hours, climate dependent. Drape the silicone mat over a bowl to finish curing for 36 - 72 hours until fully cured.
    shape cured resin
  • Once fully cured, peel away the mold and the mat and used an electric nail file to smooth the edges.
    leaf bowl with resin
  • Use a gold paint pen to color the edges.
    paint gold edge resin