Best Gifts For Resin Artists
Resin looks like an easy hobby to shop for, right up until you are standing in front of the shelf. Half of it is the same clear liquid in a different bottle, and they already have three of those.
The gifts that land are the ones that fix a specific annoyance. Dust settling in a curing piece, a mold that only makes coasters, a table that now has epoxy in the grain, a garage that smelled for two days.
Everything below is in stock with a seller holding the buy box, and rated at least 4.2 stars across 500 or more reviews. They are grouped by how far into resin the person already is.
Quick picks
For someone who has not poured anything yet
1. LET’S RESIN 16oz Epoxy Resin Kit and Molds Complete Set
A first pour usually fails for boring reasons. No pigment, the wrong cup, nothing to pour into.
This box has the resin and hardener, the molds, mica, dried flowers and the stirring bits together, so the afternoon they open it is the afternoon they can start.
It is the safest thing on this list to buy for someone who has only watched resin videos so far.
Check LET’S RESIN 16oz Epoxy Resin Kit and Molds Complete Set on Amazon
2. Nicpro Silicone Measuring Cups Tool Kit
Resin cures by ratio. Guess at it and the piece stays tacky forever, and there is no fixing it afterwards.
These cups have the measurements molded into the side, and leftovers peel out in one rubbery disc once they cure, so the same two cups last for years.
If you want a small second thing to sit alongside a starter kit, this is the one that gets used on every single pour. Our resin mixing ratio chart explains why the measuring matters so much.
Check Nicpro Silicone Measuring Cups Tool Kit on Amazon
3. LET’S RESIN Premium Resin Collector Mat, 20 by 14 Inches
Almost everyone starts out working on a table that belongs to the whole household.
The raised lip on this mat catches the runoff coming off a mold before it finds the wood grain, and cured drips pop straight off the silicone.
It rolls up and goes in a cupboard, which is the part that keeps the peace.
Check LET’S RESIN Premium Resin Collector Mat on Amazon
4. AirGearPro G-500 Reusable Respirator
Nobody buys themselves a respirator, which is exactly why it works as a gift.
The A1P2 filters on this one handle organic vapor rather than just sawdust, which is the difference that matters with epoxy in a room with the windows shut.
If you want the honest version of the risk before you buy it, we wrote about whether resin is toxic and what the fumes actually are.
Check AirGearPro G-500 Reusable Respirator on Amazon
For the artist who wants better color
5. Luckymica Mica Powder, 24 Colors
Color is where resin stops looking like a school project.
A pinch of mica gives clear resin a pearl shift that changes as you tilt the piece, and 24 jars is enough that nobody is rationing the good one.
Our guide to dyeing epoxy resin covers how much to add before the mix stops curing properly.
Check Luckymica Mica Powder on Amazon
6. LET’S RESIN Concentrated Alcohol Ink Set, 26 Colors
Alcohol ink keeps moving inside the resin while it cures, so the pattern is never quite the same twice.
That is the appeal for anyone bored of flat single colors, and the petri dish pieces all over Instagram are made with almost nothing else.
Check LET’S RESIN Concentrated Alcohol Ink Set on Amazon
7. Gold Flakes for Resin, 30 Metallic Colors
Foil flakes are the quickest way to make a small piece look like it cost something.
Tweezers come in the box, which matters more than it sounds, because flakes stick to fingers and to nothing else.
Check Gold Flakes for Resin on Amazon
8. Dried Flowers for Resin, 106 Pieces
Real flowers set in resin are the pieces that end up on a shelf instead of in a drawer.
These are already pressed flat and properly dried, which is the slow part if you try to do it at home with a heavy book.
We have a whole guide on drying flowers for resin if they would rather use their own garden.
Check Dried Flowers for Resin on Amazon
For making things worth giving away
9. RESINWORLD 6-Cavity Deep Round Coaster Molds
Coasters are the gateway project, and they are the thing friends start requesting once they see one.
Depth is what separates the good molds from the rest. Shallow cavities make thin coasters that flex and warp when a hot mug lands on them.
Six at a time also means a set, which is what people actually want to be given. Keeping them clean is easy enough, and our mold cleaning guide covers the bit everyone gets wrong.
Check RESINWORLD 6-Cavity Deep Round Coaster Molds on Amazon
10. RESINWORLD Shiny Bookmark Silicone Molds, Set of 3
Bookmarks take almost no resin, so they are what gets poured with whatever is left in the cup.
The mold surface is polished rather than matte, so the finished bookmark comes out glassy without any sanding at all.
Check RESINWORLD Shiny Bookmark Silicone Molds on Amazon
11. LET’S RESIN Rectangle Rolling Tray Mold
A tray is the first thing someone makes that reads as furniture rather than craft.
The mold holds a proper raised edge in one pour, so there is no second pass and no seam line where the sides meet the base.
Check LET’S RESIN Rectangle Rolling Tray Mold on Amazon
For the one who is already deep in it
12. Resiners AirWave Pro UV Resin Light
UV resin sets in minutes instead of overnight, and that changes what someone can finish in one evening.
This one folds flat and runs off its own battery, so it lives on a coffee table rather than taking over a workbench.
If you are not sure which one they use, UV resin and epoxy are different materials and the lamp only helps with the first.
Check Resiners AirWave Pro UV Resin Light on Amazon
13. LET’S RESIN 33-Piece Resin Polishing Kit
The gap between a homemade piece and one somebody would pay for is almost always the edge.
Wet sanding up through the grits and finishing with the compound takes a cloudy sawn edge back to clear, and this kit has the discs and the polish in one box.
Our notes on polishing compounds for epoxy go through the order to use them in.
Check LET’S RESIN 33-Piece Resin Polishing Kit on Amazon
14. YVV Motorized Rotating Display Stand
Anyone selling resin online is fighting flat photographs.
A slow turntable gives them video where the light moves through the piece, which is the only way depth shows up on a phone screen.
It doubles as a curing turner for tumblers, so it is not a single-use gadget.
Check YVV Motorized Rotating Display Stand on Amazon
What I would skip
Resin heating mats look like the obvious upgrade and I would leave them alone this year. The four best-reviewed ones I checked sit between 4.1 and 4.6 stars on 114 to 373 reviews, which is a thin field for a heated device somebody leaves running on a table.
Skip another bottle of clear resin too. Most people have settled on a brand, and an opened bottle has a short enough shelf life that a spare just goes cloudy in the cupboard.
A pressure pot is the other one to think twice about. It needs a compressor, it is loud, and it is a decision the artist should make for themselves. Send them our pressure pot guide and let them choose.
More resin gift ideas
If none of the above fits, the resin tools every artist ends up buying is a longer list of the practical stuff, and our pick of craft resin kits goes deeper on the all-in-one boxes. For anyone making jewelry rather than homeware, bezels are the small thing that opens up a whole category of projects.
Related questions
What do you get a resin artist who already has everything?
Consumables and mold shapes, not another tool. Pigment, foil and pressed flowers get used up, molds get outgrown, and hardly anyone buys enough of either. A new mold shape also gives them a reason to pour something this weekend.
Is a resin starter kit a good gift for a complete beginner?
Yes, as long as it includes molds and pigment. The kits that disappoint are the ones holding only resin and hardener, because the person then needs a second shopping trip before they can make anything at all.
Are resin fumes something to worry about at home?
Enough to give a respirator and open a window. Most craft epoxy is low odor rather than no odor, and it cures over several hours in the same room the person is sitting in.
What is a good small resin gift?
Foil flakes, a bookmark mold or a pack of pressed flowers. Each one fits in a stocking and adds something they cannot improvise from what is already on the shelf.
