{"title":"How to Make a Resin Trinket Dish","canonicalUrl":"https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/resin-art/how-to-make-a-resin-trinket-dish","category":{"slug":"resin-art","name":"Resin Art"},"creator":{"name":"Summer Girl Designs","channelUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzbm-Nei-GzNwjlA2S-MR-A","sourceVideoUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLIrTykakE8"},"tldr":"Make a resin trinket dish with a 3D flower bloom: pour petal loops, drag them into a flower and shape the disc over a bowl. Gold rim finish.","totalDurationSeconds":490,"videoDurationSeconds":490,"difficulty":"medium","project":{"difficulty":"medium","projectMinutes":45,"waitMinutes":480,"totalMinutes":525,"estimatedCost":{"currency":"USD","min":5,"max":12},"yield":"a set of 4 trinket dishes"},"tools":["silicone round molds","mixing cups","wooden stir sticks","torch","heat gun","small glass bowls","nitrile gloves"],"materials":["two-part epoxy resin","white pigment paste","gold pigment paste","coloured resin pigment","gold leaf flakes","plastic wrap","gold leafing pen"],"steps":[{"number":1,"title":"Mix the Two-Part Epoxy Resin for the Trinket Dishes","text":"Measure part A and part B resin into a clear cup in the ratio on the label. Stir slowly for a few minutes, scraping the sides and bottom, until there are no more streaks and the resin is completely clear. Set your round silicone molds out on a level, covered surface before you start, along with every pigment you plan to use."},{"number":2,"title":"Divide the Resin and Add Pigment Paste","text":"Pour the mixed resin into smaller cups, one for each colour. Nadia uses a white pigment paste, a bright gold paste and a transparent red violet. Mix each paste in its jar first, then add a small amount to its cup and stir well. Keep one cup of resin clear for the base layer of each dish."},{"number":3,"title":"Pour a Clear Resin Base Into the Round Silicone Molds","text":"Pour clear resin into each mold, trying to put the same amount in every one so the dishes match. Use a wooden stick to push the resin out to the edges. Pass a torch quickly over the surface to pop any air bubbles. Keep the flame moving so you do not burn the resin or the silicone mold."},{"number":4,"title":"Pour Coloured Resin in Petal Loops","text":"Take the coloured resin and pour a thin stream onto the clear base in looping petal shapes, like drawing a five-petal flower. Start near the centre and loop out toward the edge and back. Do the purple ones first, then pour the gold resin the same way in the other molds."},{"number":5,"title":"Pour White Resin Over the Petal Shapes","text":"Now pour the white pigmented resin over and around the coloured loops, following the same petal pattern. The white is what creates the 3D effect. It sinks through the clear layer and spreads into lacy edges, while the colour sits beside it to give each petal its tint. Torch the surface once more."},{"number":6,"title":"Drag a Stick Through the Resin to Make 3D Flower Petals","text":"Take a small wooden stick and drag it through the resin from the outer edge into the centre, between each pair of petals. Each pull narrows the petal and lifts its shape. Finish with a small swirl in the middle. Watch the flower open as the white keeps sinking for the next few minutes."},{"number":7,"title":"Add Gold Leaf Flakes to the Resin Flower Centre","text":"Pick up a few gold leaf flakes on the tip of the same stick and press them into the centre of each flower. They make the stamen and catch the light. Leave the molds on a level surface, covered from dust, to cure. Check the timing on your resin, but plan on at least 8 hours."},{"number":8,"title":"Demold the Resin Flower Discs","text":"Peel the silicone back and lift each disc out. Both sides of a 3D bloom look good, so pick the one you like best. Nadia normally uses the bottom but chose the top for this order. Demold while the resin is still bendy, around 8 hours in. Leave it a day and it gets too stiff to shape."},{"number":9,"title":"Shape the Resin Discs Into Trinket Dishes Over a Bowl","text":"If the discs feel stiff, warm each one with a heat gun until it softens. Line small glass bowls with plastic wrap and press a disc into each one so it curves into a dish. Place something on top and tape around the bowl to hold the shape. Leave them for a few days to cure fully in that shape."},{"number":10,"title":"Paint a Gold Rim on the Resin Trinket Dish","text":"Lift the cured dishes out of the bowls. Run a gold leafing paint marker around the wavy edge of each one for a finished, gilded rim. Go slowly and steady the dish with your other hand. Let the paint dry, then your set of resin trinket dishes is ready to use or wrap as a gift."}],"recipe":null,"lastUpdated":"2026-10-13T14:28:04.368Z","published":"2026-10-13T14:28:04.201Z","license":"CC BY 4.0. 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