Crystal resin is like liquid glass that you can tame exactly to your liking – pour it into a mold or bed, wait for it to harden, and you get a crystal clear, shiny object that you would expect to see in a jewelry store window rather than on your kitchen table. Jewelry and decoration makers around the world know it as epoxy resin or simply resin. Here you will find everything you need to create – from the resin itself and hardener to molds, beds, dyes and tools.

Working with resin is surprisingly intuitive. You mix the resin with the hardener in the right ratio, you can add color, glitter, dried flowers or small decorations and pour the mass into a silicone mold or metal bed. After hardening, a solid, transparent casting is created, which can be further sanded and polished. Thanks to this, you can make original resin jewelry - earrings, pendants and rings - as well as decorations and household items exactly according to your imagination.

Jewelry resin has two main forms and it is worth not confusing them. Crystal resin imitating glass hardens into a perfectly clear, hard and shiny surface - suitable for casting into molds and beds when you want the effect of real glass. Glazing resin, on the other hand, is applied in a thin layer and creates a shiny "glaze" over the finished jewelry, picture or other surface. In addition to the classic two-component resin, you can also find UV resin, which hardens in a few minutes under a UV lamp and is ideal for quick and small projects.

Crystal resin is grateful for beginners and advanced. If you're just starting out, grab a creative kit that includes resin, hardener, and tools, and read our Getting Started with Crystal Resin guide. More experienced crafters will appreciate the wider selection of dyes, molds, and silver beds. For more tips and inspiration, check out Everything You Need to Work with Crystal Resin and 10 Ideas for Making with Resin, or check out our blog. Take your pick and get crafting with crystal resin.