Snowflakes, creating a thick and soft white carpet outside our homes, are a beautiful part of winters. To enjoy this season even more and get wintery vibes even when we are inside covered in sweaters and blankets, we can decorate our homes with resin snowflakes and similar items. So, if you want some snowflakes for your home as well, scroll down to find out how you can easily make them with resin.
DIY Resin Snowflake Ideas
The beauty of snowflakes is that every snowflake is different in pattern from the other. When you are making snowflakes for yourself, you might not want to use different silicone molds; however, you can still use different colors and techniques to make your resin snowflakes stand out even when you are using the same style of mold for each one of them. Scroll down to find three DIY resin snowflake ideas that you will fall in love with:
From these ideas, you can either choose one and make all your snowflakes in the same way or you can use all three ideas to create an assortment of snowflakes for your home, or your family and friends!
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Frozen-themed Resin Snowflake
The first snowflake will have the colors of everybody’s favorite animated movie, Frozen. You can use this idea if your kid’s birthday is round the corner and they are asking for Frozen theme for their birthday. This will make for a great decoration item for your kid’s special day.
Supplies Needed
- Snowflake Silicone Mold
- Epoxy Resin and Hardener
- Indigo Blue and Light Blue Mica Powder
- Dropper
- Small Plastic Cups with Thin Spouts
- Gloves
Step-by-step Instructions
- Fill the Snowflake Mold
Take your snowflake silicone mold and start filling its inner star with indigo black resin mixture.
Carefully pour light blue resin mixture in the petals connected with the inner star.
Use a dropper to add clear resin mixture in the outermost needles of the snowflake. Leave it for three to six hours so that it can get a gel like consistency. This gel-like consistency will help the base layer to connect with a new, upper layer firmly.
Once your mold has achieved the right consistency, pour a clear resin layer on top to seal the base layer. Now, leave it to dry overnight.
- Demold the Snowflake
After it has completely cured, you can carefully demold it.
Once you have demolded the snowflake, you can start decorating your home with it to give your place a magical touch.
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Iridescent Resin Snowflake
Glitter is everybody’s best friend when it comes to a quick solution for adding some sparkle to your project. Iridescent glitter takes your glitter game to another level with the gorgeous, multi-color effect that it offers. This iridescent resin snowflake idea is for you if you are an iridescent glitter fan as well.
Supplies Needed
- Snowflake Silicone Mold
- Epoxy Resin and Hardener
- Mixing Stick
- Paint Brush
- Fine-crushed Dark Green Iridescent Glitter
- Fine-crushed Silver Glitter
- Black Mica Powder
- Small Plastic Cups with Thin Spouts
- Gloves
Step-by-step Instructions
- Fill the Snowflake Mold
Start this snowflake mold with a clear resin layer as the base.
Take fine-crushed dark green iridescent glitter and lightly apply it in the outer edges of the snowflake with the help of a paintbrush. Here, the resin base layer will help the glitter stick nicely to its place.
In the inner petals, apply silver glitter for contrast.
Pour black-tinted resin as the top layer over the glitter to create a beautiful contrast between the two layers. Use dark green iridescent glitter in the black resin mixture as well to make the colors of the snowflake pop. You can use a mixing stick to stir the iridescent glitter in the resin well so that there are no lumps. Leave it to cure for about twenty-four hours.
- Demold the Snowflake
Once your snowflake has cured after about twenty-four hours, it is now time to demold it.
Now that your beautiful dark green iridescent snowflake is out of the mold, it is ready to be used however you feel like!
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Monochrome Resin Snowflake
Nowadays, monochrome is in trend and while everybody is going for the monochrome look, why not your resin snowflakes as well? Forget the traditional plastic snowflakes you see in the market and add a chic twist to your resin snowflakes project by making them monochrome in a cool way!
Supplies Needed
- Snowflake Silicone Mold
- Epoxy Resin and Hardener
- Silver Foil Paper
- White Mica Powder
- Small Plastic Cups with Thin Spouts
- Gloves
Step-by-step Instructions
- Fill the Snowflake Mold
Pour clear resin mixture to make the base layer of your snowflake mold. Leave it to set for about three to six hours.
Use a small plastic cup with thin spout to add some resin mixed with silver foil paper pieces in the area covering at least three outermost needles of the snowflake.
Cover the rest of the snowflake with white resin mixture. As resin is self-leveling, both the parts will spread out evenly in the mold. Leave this mold to cure overnight.
- Demold the Snowflake
Once your monochrome snowflake has fully cured after about twenty-four hours, you can now demold it carefully.
After demolding it, you can set your beautiful snowflake however you want to decorate your place. You can also gift it to your favorite person!
Whether you have a get-together at home with your family and friends or it’s just another day chilling at home, resin snowflakes are a must-have decoration for the winter season. So, get your hands on the resin snowflake supplies right now and start making your own monochrome snowflakes at home before this chilly and snowy season ends!