📱 Best Platforms
Etsy for handmade reach. Shopify with Printful for POD. Amazon for FBA scale.
📖 The Hustle
Create and sell resin art products on Etsy — jewelry, coasters, trinket trays, and decorative pieces. Resin is a versatile medium that allows you to embed dried flowers, glitter, pigments, photographs, and even small objects into glossy, durable finished pieces. Start with smaller items like earrings and pendants ($15-30) to perfect your technique, then expand into coasters, serving trays, and wall art ($30-120). The learning curve involves understanding mixing ratios, curing times, and bubble removal, but you can master the basics within 2-3 weeks of practice. Dried flower preservation is especially popular — customers love wearing real flowers sealed in clear resin. Market through Instagram and TikTok where the glossy, colorful nature of resin art photographs beautifully. Offer custom memorial pieces incorporating funeral flowers or a loved one's handwriting, which commands premium pricing of $75-150.
🚀 First Step
Buy a resin starter kit (epoxy resin, molds, pigments, safety gear) and create 10 pairs of simple flower earrings to learn the process.
🔑 Keys to Success
- Start with small items like earrings to minimize material waste while learning
- Custom memorial pieces with funeral flowers are high-emotion, high-price products
- Safety is critical — always use proper ventilation, gloves, and a respirator when working with resin
🛠 Tools & Resources: Etsy, Instagram, TikTok, Amazon (for supplies), Canva