Food! Food! Food! Let’s put it in resin!! We’re going to add oatmeal, rice and dried soup beans!
Supplies You Will Need
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- Coaster mold: https://amzn.to/2cnIfYW
- Oatmeal, rice, beans: look in your pantry or stop by the grocery store
- Resin
- When deciding on which resin to use for your coasters, you need to keep in mind whether you want it just for cold cups or for hot as well.
- If only for cold drinks, you can be flexible and use whatever brand you like:
- If you want it to work for both hot and cold drinks, you need to look for a heat resistant resin, like these:
- FX Poxy ~ According to the manufacturer, this one is heat resistant to 500° F.
- Stone Coat
- When deciding on which resin to use for your coasters, you need to keep in mind whether you want it just for cold cups or for hot as well.
Food Coasters Video Tutorial
Directions:
1. Mix some resin, according to the package directions. You will need three ounces to start. Separate into three different cups.
2. In the first cup, mix some oatmeal. In the second cup, mix in some rice. In the third cup, mix in some dried soup beans.
You will have plenty left over of each to make a meal!!
3. Pour each of the mixed contents into one of the cavities in the coaster mold.
4. Use lighter to pop the bubbles.
5. Allow to cure for at least a couple of hours, or more.
6. Mix three more ounces of resin and pour on the top of all of the coasters, to give them all a level surface.
7. Pop the bubbles and allow to cure a minimum of 12 hours.
That’s it! Pop those babies out of there and you have three very natural looking coasters!
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Mona
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