How to Start Resin Art Business | Complete Guide

Social Media Platforms are filled with resin craft videos where people are creating beautiful artifacts from resin and selling them. If you are also curious about this business, you are at the right place, today I will give you every detail on how to start resin art business.

There are many questions related to this like is there a demand for products made from resin? are they profitable? where can you sell them? Should you start a resin art business? In this blog, I will explain this business in detail and share my experiences with resin art.

What is Resin?

Resin is a chemical that turns into a solid when mixed with a hardener. We will not go into deep chemistry just understand this, It is just like a liquid when mixed with another liquid it turns into a solid.

The two liquids are resin and hardener, both are generally colorless liquids. You have to note that both are necessary for creating craft, you cannot go with only one because only after mixing does the resin get hard and take shape. I have explained how to handle the resin and craft the materials step by step below.

Different Types of Resin

Two major types of resin that are used to make crafts are:

1. Epoxy Resin

Epoxy resin is the most popular resin that is widely used for various purposes including making crafts. It consists of two parts first is resin and second is hardner. takes around 8-10 hours to dry completely.

2. UV Resin

UV resin is widely used for making jewelry because of its less hardening time. and you can also use UV rays to dry the crafts. It’s lesser in quality than epoxy resin, after one year they tend to fade and form clouds on their surface.

Initial Investment cost

The resin art business is a micro-business that requires minimum capital. You can start a resin art business with a minimum investment of $500. In Which, you need around $300 for resin supplies and $200 for online business setup.

If you are setting up your websites your initial investment may go higher because you need to handle the delivery yourself.

Also, there are varieties of products made from resin, If you are going to resin Jewelry, you need to spend some more. There are high chance that the materials are not available in your country and you may need to import some materials.

On Jewelry products you need to spend around $3-4 per piece

In my case, I imported my resin jewelry materials from China. For two reasons first they are super cheap and they have a variety of products from similar niches. I will explain in detail about importing sample raw materials from China.

Also Read: 20 Best Handmade Products to Sell on Etsy

Essential Supplies for Resin Craft

The material required depends on the type of craft you are going to create like:

Here is step by step process to make a resin craft.

Step 1: Take Resin, hardner, a bowl, and a steering rod.

Step 2: Pour down the resin and hardner in the bowl in the proper ratio, as I have already explained the ratio, you can also see the ratio instruction on the resin bottle.

Step 3: Mix the resin and hardner with the help of the steering rod in the bowl, as rein and hardner have different properties rein is highly viscous and hardner is very light, take at least 10 minutes and mix them well.

Step 4: If you would like to add some color, you can add it while mixing the resin and hardner.

Step 5: Take the silicon mold and pour the mixture into the mold. Place the mold on a plane surface, it would allow the mixture to spread equally.

Step 6: Wait for 8-10 hours for the resin to dry and after that, you can take out your resin craft from the mold. In 8-10 hours resin would become hardened, now you can polish and sell it.

Different types of crafts use different molds and might have lower dry time but the resin mixture process and hardening process are the same in every craft.

Let’s see the different types of crafts you can make from resin.

Different types of resin craft.

List of Best-Selling Resin Crafts that you can sell:

Keychains:

Keychains are the easiest items to make from resin, you just need the resin mixture, a mold, and the chains. After casting the mixture in the mold you can drill it and hook the chain, Your DIY keychains are ready.

Jewelry:

There are several jewelry items you can make from resin-like rings, earrings, pendants, bangles, and many more. To make jewelry you need the materials like frames and chains.

You can make bangles and earrings with just molds but to craft complex jewelry you need more materials like chain frames, flowers, and mold.

Resin Photo Art:

Resin photo art is the technique of protecting photos by coating a resin layer on the photo. This way photos can be framed for a long time.

Picture Frames:

You can make picture frames with resin and mold, they are beautiful and durable. They are sold at high prices on online platforms.

Dried Flower Resin:

Dried flowers can be used to make beautiful decorative items, to make dried flower resin you need flowers, resin, and mold. and then you can easily make dried flower resin.

DIY resin tray:

Resin can be used to make home-based items like trays, cups, and plates, you just need the mold and you are ready to go, you can design the tray according to your choice.

Resin Art:

Resin is used to make beautiful wall art for decorative purposes, this can be accomplished with the help of artificial painting and coloring DYE.

Where Can You Sell?

The most important part of any business is sales, where do you sell these arts? Is there any marketplace for these types of crafts?

Since there is demand for these products, there must be a marketplace, let’s have a look at a few popular marketplaces that are selling handmade crafts.

1. Your Website

2. E-commerce Platforms

3. Social Media

There is no better platform for selling anything better than social media platforms. Today, platforms like Instagram and TikTok have marketplaces for directly selling products.

This feature makes it easy for creators to start their e-commerce journey easily. You can start posting content about your product and link them directly to your shop, this way your customers won’t be lost browsing the products.

Platforms like Pinterest have high engagement and thus have a high probability of conversion.

Why Resin Craft Business?

Some Disadvantages of Resin Craft

Although resin crafts seem good there are some disadvantages too like:

1. The resin craft market is niche-based means its size is very small and has limited growth potential.
2. Resin is a highly dangerous chemical that can be harmful if not handled carefully and also it has some long-term use consequences. So, You need to have protective gear like a mask and gloves.
3. Sometimes you have to import raw materials when you are working with jewelry which would cost you extra money.

Conclusion

The resin art business is a unique business opportunity for everyone, you can start it part-time and create a good income stream. The best thing about resin craft is that you don’t need any training or experience to start it.

It certainly has some bad sides like small market size and toxic chemicals but hey, every business has some flaws that we have to deal with, and this one is also the same. any college student or housewife can easily start this business with little investment.