How To DIY A Resin Tray By Doing Less

What’s the easiest way to DIY a resin tray?  Add moss and wood slices into a wooden tray that you fill with clear epoxy resin. This tray will come in handy in so many places around your house.

Supplies needed for this resin tray DIY:

• Wood tray
• Thin Wood slices
• Stain
• Clearcoat
• Resin Obsession Super Clear Resin
• Moss
• Rag
• Gloves
• Measuring cups
• Stir stick

Step 1:  Color the wood

Stain the wood tray with the color of your choice. I stain the top and bottom to make the finished project more finished. Allow to dry completely.

Step 2:  Seal the wood

Apply a clearcoat and let it dry.

Step 3:  Secure wood slices

Use hot glue to add wood slices and moss to the bottom of the tray. Make sure the moss does not stick up over the wood slices. I did not seal the wood slices in any way before beginning.

Also, add a bead of hot glue around the back of the tray. This will make sure that the resin does not leak out when poured.

Step 4:  Cover your crafting space

Add the wood tray to the bottom of a cardboard box lined with wax paper. This will catch any resin you spill or leak out of the tray.

Step 5:  Mix and pour epoxy

You will need to DIY the resin in two pours for this tray. If you only do one pour, you’ll have horrible issues with tons of bubbles. So, the first pour should just come to the top of the wood slices and cover as much of the moss as possible. Then, mix and pour resin to add to the tray.

I used three tablespoons of resin mixture for the first pour. Mix the resin as two parts A and one part B, then pour over the top of the tray. Be sure to wear gloves when working with resin. Remove any bubbles and allow to set at least overnight.

Step 6:  Add a second layer

Do a second pour covering everything. Again, be sure that everything is enclosed in the resin with this pour. I used four tablespoons of resin mixture for this second pour.

Again remove bubbles and allow the resin to dry.

Your DIY resin tray is perfect for being a drop zone for keys, change, and more.

Plus, you get to look at this gorgeous tray every day.

I love the woodland trend and this fits in perfectly.  Add this to your farmhouse décor as an organizer.

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Originally written by Angie Holden

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