Create Color Changing Resin Coasters

Step-By-Step Instructions

Prepare your Workspace. Make sure you are working in a well-ventilated area and have a LEVEL workspace with a table protector (plastic sheet, trash bag, or silicone mat). Lay out your coaster molds and give them a quick spray with silicone mold release spray. Mold release spray is optional, but it can help make it easier to demold. Next set out your Art ‘N Glow thermochromic pigment, 3 sheets of rose gold leaf and Art ‘N Glow resin.

Step 1: Prepare your sheets of rose gold leaf by crumbling and gently ripping up into little pieces and placing into your mixing cup.

Step 2: Mix resin thoroughly per instructions and pour half into the rose gold leaf mixing cup. Add thermochromic pigment to the other half of the resin. Mix both thoroughly. We recommend starting with approximately 1 part thermochromic pigment to 20 parts resin and then additional pigment if needed to achieve your desired look.

Step 3: Pouring slowly, add the thermochromic resin mix around the outer edge of your molds with the circle in the middle, then add the rose gold leaf resin mix around the center so both are coating the bottom. Keep drizzling each resin until you’re happy with the ratio of each in your mold.

Step 4: Pour resin in remaining molds. Using the other 2 molds, without the circle in the middle, carefully pour each resin into the mold at the same time to make a half and half split down the middle. Keep drizzling each resin until you’re, once again, happy with the ratio of each.

*Artist tip: Use picnic tents to cover resin projects. It keeps dust out & you can keep an eye on your project without disturbing it!*

Step 5: Remove any bubbles. Waiting a minute or two, use a torch or heat gun in a sweeping motion over the resin to help remove any bubbles after letting them come to the surface. Cover your project and wait for 24 hours.

Step 6: Demold. (The best step!)

Step 7: Apply a resin topcoat, making sure to push the resin to the very edges of all the curves of your coasters. Remove bubbles with your torch or heat gun, then cover for 24 hours.

Step 8: Add gold details. Using your Krylon Rose Gold Leafing Pen, shake vigorously, and test on paper to get the paint pen working. Starting on the edges, apply 2 coats waiting 10 minutes in between each coat. Then, apply to the corners of the edges to get nice clean lines that show onto the resin topcoat to give it a beautiful geode look. Wait 10 minutes, apply a second coat. Wait 72 hours before using them to ensure ample curing time.

Step 9: You are done! Go ahead and test out to see your thermochromic coasters change color!