Join us on this relaxed and friendly 1.5 day workshop, to design and make beautiful coasters and trays using resin and dried flowers. This is a fun and creative course and a great introduction to working with resin.
Epoxy resin uses a two-component system that includes resin and a hardener. When mixed together, the two components create a chemical reaction that solidifies the resin to become a solid plastic. You can add various additions, such as colour, glitter, dried flowers, gold leaf and charms to create beautiful and unique creations.
In this course we will be using pressed flowers to create coasters and/or small trinket trays.
You will learn how to design your pieces, how to mix and pour your resin and how to use moulds, avoiding bubbles and other common issues. At the second session, once your resin has set, you will be shown how to finish and sand down your pieces, to give a beautiful finished product to take home with you.
No experience needed.
Most materials for this course are included in the course fee. Please bring an apron and wear old clothing.
Disposable masks/respirators, gloves and protective equipment will be provided. You may wish to purchase your own respirator, particularly if you are intending to continue working with resin from home or enrolling onto one of our other resin workshops.
You will need to bring in a collection of pressed flowers that you would like to use in your project - these can be purchased online or collected from your garden.
We will have a small stock of basic moulds, however, they can be purchased fairly cheaply and we recommend you bring your own so that you can create in a style of your choosing.
It could give you confidence to try a new hobby at home or it could lead onto other workshops in resin at the college.